The 7-Eleven Power Rankings: Lightning No. 1 for second straight week

Their eight-game winning streak came to an end when they lost to Winnipeg in OT Sunday. Andrei Vasilevsky returned from his injury to make 48 saves in a 4-1 win over Toronto in the previous game.

Comebacks are a common recent theme in the NHL, with the Flames joining the party against Philadelphia. Trailing 5-3 with 1:08 remaining they scored twice to tie it up and then won it in OT.

The Jets don’t mind playing a little extra time. They’ve won nine of their last 10, with four of those wins in overtime and one other in a shootout. Mark Scheifele has 14 points in his last five games.

A shootout win over New Jersey was their third in a row and fifth straight at home. It improved their record against the Eastern Conference to 10-0-0, the best start between conferences in NHL history.

Alex Ovechkin missed out on an NHL record third hat trick in a row, but he did score the tying goal and the shootout winner against Buffalo to give the red-hot Capitals their fifth straight win.

A win over Dallas ended a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Gabriel Landeskog scored his 20th and 21st goals, Nathan MacKinnon scored his 20th and Mikko Rantanen extended his point streak to 14.

The Sharks have won four games in a row (and six of their last seven) for their longest winning streak of the season. Timo Meier leads all San Jose goal scorers during the streak with four.

A 4-1 win over the Flyers ran their home winning streak under Ken Hitchcock to six games, allowing a total of six goals. On the road they’re 3-2-2 with Hitchcock, giving up 29 goals in those seven games.

You couldn’t blame Marc-Andre Fleury for letting in a few goals in his 12th straight start as they blew a 4-1 lead to lose 5-4 in OT to New Jersey. He won his 13th straight start two days later and has 19 wins.

Four goals in 4:50 in the second period helped Boston overcome a 2-0 deficit and defeat Arizona. Patrice Bergeron, who’s been out since Nov. 16, may practice Wednesday and could return next week.

The Canadiens have won five of six games, with a dubious 7-1 loss to Minnesota spoiling their record. In the five wins they’ve scored 24 times, with 11 different players contributing with goals.

Matt Murray made a successful return in net after missing a month with a 4-3 win over L.A. to give Pittsburgh a 5-1-1 record in their last seven. Casey DeSmith was 7-2-2 in Murray’s absence.

Losers of five of six, the Wild found their scoring touch with 7-1 and 5-1 wins. Then they faced Calgary on Saturday for the second time in five games and lost 2-1, after losing 2-0 to the Flames on Dec. 6.

The Stars have lost four in a row, all on the road and all to Western Conference teams. The worst loss was to Anaheim – they led 3-1 with 3:30 left in the second and then allowed five goals to lose 6-3.

Although just 3-3-1 so far in December, the Isles have been successful in two respects this month: they’re 2-0-1 back at Nassau Coliseum and they’ve allowed 24.1 shots per game – fewest in the league.

A 4-2 win over Edmonton was the sixth straight game they have earned a point, five of those resulting in wins and one OT loss. Elias Pettersson has regained his touch with 12 points in those games.

The good news in their game against Arizona was that they welcomed Mats Zuccarello back to the lineup and scored three power play goals. The bad news is that they blew a 3-0 lead and lost in OT.

They're a respectable 10-5-3 at home, but are one of the league’s worst on the road (4-11-1). They’re consistent in one respect: allowing the most shots at home (38.1) and the most on the road (38.2).

The Panthers lost their fourth straight on the road, but at home they’ve earned points in seven of their last nine, despite just one regulation win. Six of those nine games have gone to extra time.

Losing 3-0 to the New York Rangers and headed for their fifth consecutive defeat, the Coyotes turned it around with four unanswered goals to win 4-3 in overtime. But in their next game they lost 3-0.

Trailing 4-1 to Vegas, the Devils scored four straight goals to win in overtime. Against Nashville they trailed before scoring the equalizer with 1:31 remaining to earn a point in the shootout loss.

One of the few things going right is Ryan O’Reilly, who leads the team in goals, assists and points. His shorthanded OT goal gave them a win over the Avs. Going wrong is Jake Allen (.897 SV %, 3.23 GAA).

Their road trip in Western Canada was a disaster, losing all four games (0-3-1) and getting outscored 22-9. In the one game they should have won, they led 5-3 with 1:08 left but lost 6-5 in OT to Calgary.

The good news is Jonathan Toews had three points in a 6-3 win to end their seven-game skid. He had three more points in an OT loss to Winnipeg. The bad news is Corey Crawford has another concussion.

An eastern four-game road trip resulted in four straight losses, but what counts for the basement-dwelling Kings as a positive is that they earned points in two of the four games when they went to OT.