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OTTAWA — While the Ottawa Senators would have loved to honour three of their most prolific scorers with a high-scoring performance, they were more than satisfied to eke out a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

EDMONTON — It didn’t take long for Oilers forward Zach Hyman to make his presence known in his return from injury.

CALGARY — Colton Parayko scored the overtime winner for the St. Louis Blues in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 2, OT Edmonton 6, Columbus 3 St. Louis 4, Calgary 3, OT Montreal 3, Nashville 0 Ottawa 2, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 8, San Jose 1 Carolina 5, Colorado 3 Florida 7, Philadelphia 5 Seattle 5, N.Y.

DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell's gambles paid off.

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each had two goals and Connor McDavid notched four assists as the Edmonton Oilers stormed to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 1:59 left in the game to help the Florida Panthers overcome a blown three-goal lead and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-5 on Thursday night.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Matthew Schaefer scored the overtime winner to give the Erie Otters a 4-3 victory over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Donovan Arsenault scored the overtime winner to give the Val D'Or Foreurs a 6-5 win over the Charlottetown Islanders in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League play on Thursday night. It was his second goal of the game.

OTTAWA — It was far from perfect but the Ottawa Senators will take points any way they can. Josh Norris scored his second goal of the game with 41.6 seconds remaining to give the Senators a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.