Panthers win 10th straight, Stars lose again

The Florida Panthers secured a franchise record 10th successive NHL win with a 5-1 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

Jaromir Jagr (736) closed the gap to Brett Hull (741) on the NHL all-time goals list, with his effort on nine minutes, 45 seconds opening the scoring.

Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly tied the scores early in the second period, before Derek MacKenzie restored the Panthers' lead.

The in-form side of the NHL proved too strong in the third period, with Corban Knight, Jonathan Huberdeau and Brandon Pirri adding to the score and condemning the Sabres to a fifth straight loss.

Western Conferences leaders the Dallas Stars suffered a third consecutive defeat after going down 6-2 to the New York Rangers.

The Stars have the best scoring record in the NHL but were undone in defence by the free-scoring Rangers, with Derek Stepan contributing with a double.

Meanwhile, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild tied an NHL record with goals two seconds apart.

The Blue Jackets scored at 59:44 to trail 3-2 before Mikael Granlund scored at 59:46 to confirm a 4-2 Wild win.

Zach Parise finished with a hat-trick for the winners.

In other results, the Washington Capitals held on for a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins, and the Philadelphia Flyers topped the Montreal Canadiens 4-3.

An overtime goal from Artemi Panarin saw the Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2, a double from Drew Stafford helped the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators, while the Calgary Flames secured a 3-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.