Odd goals help Panthers top Toronto

TORONTO — Jussi Jokinen scored two strange goals to help lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night. Jokinen wasn’t attempting to score on either goal against the Maple Leafs, with two passing attempts pinging off Toronto sticks and beating Jonathan Bernier, who made his third straight start in goal. Jaromir Jagr and Teddy Purcell added empty-net goals for the Panthers, who won for the fourth time in five games. Florida is three wins from matching its franchise record of 43. Penguins 4, Hurricanes 2 Sidney Crosby scored a pair of highlight-reel goals as Pittsburgh rallied at home for a fourth straight victory. Crosby beat Eddie Lack with a slick backhander in the first and added a redirect from his knees in the second to extend his points streak to 10 consecutive games as Pittsburgh strengthened its grip on seventh place in the crowded Eastern Conference playoff race. Devils 7, Wild 4 Devante Smith-Pelly, Mike Sislo and Adam Henrique scored two goals apiece as New Jersey had its best offensive performance of the season in a win at home. Reid Boucher also scored, Tyler Kennedy added three assists and Keith Kinkaid had 28 saves for New Jersey. Predators 4, Islanders 2 James Neal and Ryan Johansen each scored a goal and added an assist to lead host Nashville. Ryan Ellis and Austin Watson also scored for the Predators, who have recorded at least one point in the standings in 16 of their last 17 games. Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 1 Henrik Zetterberg and Darren Helm scored in the third period to lead Detroit to a win at Columbus, Ohio. Luke Glendening also scored and Jimmy Howard stopped 27 shots as Detroit moved a point ahead of Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card playoff spot. Howard improved to 12-6-3 in his career against Columbus. Kings 4, Rangers 3 Anze Kopitar scored the tying goal late in the third period and tipped home the winner in overtime, propelling the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Kopitar deflected a slap shot by Jake Muzzin at 1 minute 34 seconds of the extra period to seal the win for the Pacific Division-leading Kings, who rallied from a two-goal deficit for their third straight victory over a likely playoff team. Los Angeles (43-22-5) won after trailing to start the third period for the NHL-best eighth time this season. After tipping a shot by Milan Lucic past goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to force overtime, Kopitar capped his first multigoal game since his hat trick against the Rangers last month. He now has 24 goals this season. In another game it was: Arizona 3, San Jose 1.