Center Jack Eichel made an immediate impact upon his return to the Buffalo Sabres lineup, scoring one goal and assisting on another in a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre Tuesday. Eichel, the second overall pick of the 2015 entry draft, missed the first 21 games of the season with a high ankle sprain suffered on the eve of the opener. Center Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and wingers Kyle Okposo and Sam Reinhart had the other goals for the Sabres, who connected three times on the power-play. The loss spoiled a hat trick performance by Senators winger Mike Hoffman. Mark Stone had the other Ottawa goal. Rangers 3, Hurricanes 2: Jimmy Vesey scored a power-play goal with 5:12 remaining to lift to the New York Rangers to a come-from-behind victory against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers trailed 2-0 after one period but rallied behind goals from defenseman Nick Holden, left-winger Rick Nash and Vesey's goal, that came with defenseman Ron Hainsey in the penalty box for four minutes. Flyers 3, Bruins 2 (SO): Shayne Gostisbehere scored in the ninth round of the shootout to give Philadelphia the win over Boston at the Wells Fargo Center. Defenseman Michael Del Zotto and center Claude Giroux scored in regulation and goaltender Steve Mason (6-8-3) stopped 45-of-47 shots for the Flyers (11-10-3), who won for the second straight time. Forwards David Krejci and Brad Marchand netted goals for the Bruins (12-10-1), who fell for the fourth time in five games. Jets 3, Devils 2: Winnipeg continued to reap the benefits of home cooking by beating New Jersey. It's the second consecutive win at the MTS Centre for the Jets - they beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Sunday - following a five-game losing streak on the road. It's also their fifth consecutive win on home ice. Rookie Patrik Laine scored the winner early in the third period and Connor Hellebuyck continued to have the hot hand in the Jets net, stopping 23 shots. Blue Jackets 5, Lightning 1: Josh Anderson had a goal and two assists as Columbus beat Tampa Bay. The Blue Jackets (12-5-4) finished with a 9-2-3 record in November despite winning just twice in the past five games. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for his 12th win of the season. Scott Hartnell added a goal and an assist for Columbus, which also got goals from William Karlsson, Alexander Wennberg and Sam Gagner while building a 5-0 lead. Red Wings 3, Stars 1: Petr Mrazek made 34 saves and Detroit held on to defeat Dallas at Joe Louis Arena for a come-from-behind win. Blackhawks 2, Panthers 1 (SO): Right-winger Richard Panik scored once in regulation and scored again in the shootout round to lift Chicago over Florida. In other games it was: Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 2; Predators 5, Avalanche 3; Canucks 5, Wild 4; Sharks 2, Coyotes 1 (OT); Ducks 2, Canadiens 1.
