Yzerman rises on goal list

Detroit captain Steve Yzerman scored his 690th goal to tie Mario Lemieux for eighth place on the career list, and the visiting Red Wings defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Monday.

The 40-year-old Yzerman scored midway through the second period off a scrum that started with Niklas Kronwall’s shot from the slot. Patrick Lalime made the save on Kronwall, but the rebound ended up on Yzerman’s stick just to the left of the goal, and he buried it for his 12th goal of the season.

Next up for Yzerman is Mark Messier, who ranks seventh with 694 goals.

Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (SO): At Boston, Olli Jokinen scored in a shootout and Florida goalie Roberto Luongo stopped all three Boston attempts in the tiebreaker.

Hurricanes 2, Lightning 1: At Raleigh, N.C., Mark Recchi scored his first goal for Carolina, Martin Gerber had 23 saves and the Hurricanes clinched a playoff spot.

Rangers 5, Sabres 4 (SO): At New York, Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist in the third period to tie the Rangers’ records for goals and points in a season, and goalie Henrik Lundqvist was perfect in relief in New York’s victory over Buffalo.

Canucks 7, Kings 4: At Vancouver, British Columbia, Alexandre Burrows scored two of his three goals during a 3-minute span late in the second period and the Canucks beat Los Angeles.

Around the league

Nashville forward Darcy Hordichuk was suspended three games without pay by the NHL for initiating a fight Saturday with Los Angeles’ George Parros. … Tampa Bay defenseman Pavel Kubina left the Lightning’s game against Carolina because of a lower-body injury. … Toronto forward Jason Allison is out indefinitely because of a broken bone in his hand. … Dallas extended coach Dave Tippett’s contract through the 2008 season after exercising a one-year option.