Kings score 9 times in Milan Lucic’s return to Boston
Lucic scored in his return to Boston, Drew Doughty had a power-play goal for his 300th career point and the Los Angeles Kings had nine goal scorers in a 9-2 rout of the Bruins on Tuesday.
Lucic, 27, played eight seasons with the Bruins and was a member of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team.
Markus Granlund scored shorthanded for his first goal in 21 games and added an assist to lead host Calgary.
All-Star Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan — the team’s top two scorers — along with Lance Bouma were healthy scratches for disciplinary reasons after reportedly arriving to the arena late for practice Monday.
Reid Boucher set up a goal and scored the game-winner 7:13 into the third period, and host New Jersey edged Edmonton after retiring Martin Brodeur’s No. 30 jersey in a rousing ceremony.
Defenseman Alex Petrovic scored in the first minute of the second period to cap visiting Florida’s four-goal opening surge against Buffalo.
Rickard Rakell had two goals, Chris Stewart scored on a penalty shot and Andrew Cogliano added an empty-netter to lead visiting Anaheim.
Cal Clutterbuck scored the winning goal in the shootout, lifting visiting New York to a sweep of the four-game season series against Columbus.
Tomas Plekanec scored twice and added an assist, extending host Montreal’s winning streak to three games.
Ben Bishop stopped 23 shots but Tampa Bay dropped consecutive games in regulation for the first time since Nov. 27-28.
Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists as visiting Washington won its fourth straight game.
Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist, and Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and chipped in with an assist as visiting Vancouver stopped a four-game losing streak.
The Senators acquired defenseman Dion Phaneuf from Toronto in a nine-player trade weeks before the deadline.
Ottawa gets Phaneuf, forwards Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey and Ryan Rupert, and defensive prospect Cody Donaghey from the Maple Leafs for defenseman Jared Cowen, forwards Milan Michalek, Colin Greening and Tobias Lindberg and a second-round pick in the 2017 draft.