Raleigh, n.c.
Justin Faulk and Jordan Staal also scored for the Hurricanes, now 9-0-1 in their past 10 at home. Cam Ward made 31 saves.
Staal scored his 15th career short-handed goal in the second period, and Faulk tied it with 13:12 left in the third.
Ryan Spooner and Brad Marchand had the goals for the Bruins, who squandered a two-goal lead.
Boston went ahead midway through the first when Spooner scored on a tip-in from the top of the crease. The Bruins added to their lead early in the second when Marchand scored on a power play. He deflected a slap shot from Spooner by Ward at 3:17.
Staal cut Boston’s advantage in half with 9:48 left in the second. He stole the puck from Austin Czarnik near the Carolina blue line and rushed up the ice on a breakaway, beating goalie Anton Khudobin with a sharp wrist shot.
Faulk scored on a rising shot after Staal won a faceoff and got the puck to Elias Lindholm. Faulk scored for the second straight night and has seven goals this season.
Boston, which played its third game in four nights, outshot Carolina 29-12 through the first two periods. But the Hurricanes turned up the pressure in the third and had a 10-4 advantage.
Notes: Torey Krug had two assists for the Bruins. It was the fourth time this season he’s had multiple assists in a game. … Khudobin fell to 1-5-1.
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus improved to 23-5-4, the best start in franchise history. It has not lost since Nov. 26. Montreal, which outshot Columbus 37-24, fell to 21-9-4.
It was Bobrovsky’s NHL-best 20th win. He kept Columbus in the game despite an apathetic third period in which the Blue Jackets took just five shots.
New York
Mikael Granlund, Jason Zucker, Matt Dumba and Charlie Coyle also scored for the Wild (21-8-4), who chased Henrik Lundqvist with four goals on 13 shots.
Coyle added three assists, while Koivu and Zucker had three points apiece. Eric Staal (two assists) and Granlund both finished with two points.
Minnesota’s Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves in his seventh start of the season.
Pittsburgh
Chad Ruhwedel got the first goal of his career for Pittsburgh.
The Penguins improved to 8-0-1 in their last nine home games while offering an immediate response after getting crushed 7-1 in Columbus on Thursday.
Washington
Carlson beat Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy 55 seconds into the game, and scored again at 15:42 of the first. The defenseman has three goals on the season.
Sunrise, Fla.
Anthony Mantha, Drew Miller and Nielsen scored for Detroit (15-15-4) in regulation.
Jared Coreau made 31 saves for his first career win in his second start.
