Raffi Torres scored early in the third period and Steve Mason made the go-ahead goal stand up as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 in the NHL on Tuesday. R.J. Umberger also scored for the Blue Jackets, who are sixth in the Western Conference with 88 points, four ahead of Nashville and five in front of eighth-place St. Louis. Cal O'Reilly gave the Predators a lead midway through the first period. Panthers 5, Senators 2: At Sunrise, Florida, Richard Zednik and Bryan McCabe scored power-play goals late in the second period and lifted Florida over Ottawa. Nathan Horton and Stephen Weiss also scored for Florida, which won its third straight game. Michael Frolik added an empty-net goal with 1:32 left. Chris Kelly and Chris Campoli both netted goals for Ottawa, but the Senators were eliminated from playoff contention. Craig Anderson, making his third straight start for Florida in place of Tomas Vokoun, stopped 30 shots. Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 1: At Montreal, Alex Kovalev scored for a fourth straight game 25 seconds in and assisted on Andrei Markov's power-play goal to lead Montreal past Chicago. Facing former goaltending partner Cristobal Huet, Carey Price came within 7:42 of recording his first shutout in over four months but allowed Patrick Sharp's 26th goal. Price made 28 saves as he and the Canadiens improved to 3-0-1 in their last four games. Bruins 3, Lightning 1: At Boson, Manny Fernandez stopped 24 shots and Eastern Conference-leading Boston won its fourth straight game, beating Tampa Bay. Canucks 2, Wild 1, OT: At St. Paul. Minnesota, Henrik Sedin scored 4 minutes into overtime and Roberto Luongo stopped 33 shots, lifting Vancouver over Minnesota and into first place in the Northwest Division. Stars 3, Kings 2: At Los Angeles, Brendan Morrison scored two power-play goals and Marty Turco stopped 26 shots as Dallas snapped a seven-game losing streak. Jack Johnson and Anze KopiDucks 5, Oilers 3: At Edmonton, Alberta, Scott Niedermayer had a goal and two assists as Anaheim jumped above the postseason cutoff line in the Western Conference with a victory over Edmonton.
