National Hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored twice and Yegor Sharangovich had the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period as the New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 Wednesday night to snap a six-game skid.

DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored 1:51 into overtime, Artturi Lehkonen had a goal in his first game against his former team, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fifth win in six games.

CHICAGO (AP) — Roman Josi moved to the top of Nashville's career points list on Wednesday night. He celebrated by passing around credit for the accomplishment.

DETROIT (AP) — Rookie forward Elmer Soderblom’s fourth goal of the season snapped a tie early in the third period and gave the Detroit Red Wings the lead for good as they downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 on Wednesday.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov is taking an indefinite leave of absence for unspecified family reasons.

Mark Giordano remembers a time when 3-on-3 overtime was run-and-gun. Those chaotic days are long gone.

OTTAWA — Defenceman Artem Zub has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators. The contract has an average annual value of US$4.6 million. Zub will earn $4 million in 2023-24, and then $4.

New Jersey Devils (21-9-2, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (15-14-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Panthers -138, Devils +117; over/under is 6.

Carolina Hurricanes (20-6-6, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (19-9-4, third in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay Lightning (20-10-1, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (13-11-7, sixth in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Lightning -169, Red Wings +143; over/under is 6.