In brief: Tyler Johnson’s hat trick sends Tampa to win

NHL: Tyler Johnson scored three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-3 win Tuesday night.

Tampa Bay, 3-5-1 in the last nine games, also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov. Ondrej Palat had three assists in the Lightning’s first win over Pittsburgh since Nov. 17, 2011.

Johnson, the former Spokane Chiefs center and Central Valley High School graduate, scored twice in the first and extended the Lightning’s lead to 4-0 at 2:37 of the second with a 2-on-1 goal against Jeff Zatkoff, who replaced Marc-Andre Fleury earlier in the period.

It was the second hat trick of Johnson’s NHL career to provide the offense for the Lightning.

“It’s cool, it’s special. It’s something you’ll always remember,” Johnson said. “I’m sure I’ll remember mine from last year forever as well, but, the biggest thing is just getting that win. A hat trick’s one of those things you need your line, you need your team to help you out. I had that tonight. They made it really easy.”

• Bernier makes 43 saves: Jonathan Bernier made 43 saves for his second shutout of the season, and visiting Toronto beat Dallas Stars 4-0.

• Flyers win third straight: Wayne Simmonds scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, lifting Philadelphia to a 5-2 victory over Minnesota at St. Paul, Minnesota, for its third straight win.

• Rangers roll to seventh consecutive win: Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis each scored twice, Henrik Lundqvist made 30 saves and the host New York Rangers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-2 victory over Washington.

• Perrault extends point streak: Mathieu Perrault scored two goals while extending his point streak to eight games, and Winnipeg routed host Chicago 5-1.

• Slumping Oilers lose again: Sam Gagner had two goals and two assists as the visiting Arizona beat Edmonton 5-1, handing the Oilers their eighth consecutive defeat and 19th in 20 games.

• Varlamov returns for win: Semyon Varlamov returned from an injury and stopped 26 shots in his second shutout of the season, leading Colorado past St. Louis Blues 5-0 at Denver.

• Red Wings end winless streak: Tomas Tatar had a pair of power-play goals in the third period and Detroit ended a six-game winless streak with a 6-3 victory over visiting Buffalo.

Unranked Rebels upset No. 3 Arizona

College men: Christian Wood had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Rashad Vaughn added 21 points and UNLV pulled off one of its biggest wins in recent years by knocking off No. 3 Arizona 71-67 at Las Vegas.

UNLV (8-3) refused to back down, playing more aggressively most of the game to end Arizona’s regular-season nonconference winning streak at 39 games.

Trailing by five with 2:19 left, Arizona (12-1) fought its way back, pulling within 68-67 on T.J. McConnell’s putback with a minute left.

• Stanford knocks off No. 9 Texas: Anthony Brown scored a season-best 25 points and Chasson Randle added 21 to help Stanford knock off No. 9 Texas 74-71 in overtime at Austin, Texas.

The victory was Stanford’s first on the road against a top-10 team since 2008.

Brown gave Stanford (7-3) a one-point lead by making a driving shot with 1:08 left in the extra period. After Texas (10-2) guard Javan Felix missed a 3-point shot, Randle made a jumper with 10 seconds left for the final margin of victory.

• No. 11 Shockers avoid upset: Rashard Kelly grabbed a rebound and put back a short bank shot with 3.8 seconds left as No. 11 Wichita State (10-1) overcame a sloppy night to beat Hawaii (8-4) in overtime and reach the final of the Diamond Head Classic at Honolulu.

• No. 14 Utah breezes to win: Freshman Brekkott Chapman scored a career-best 22 points to help No. 14 Utah cruise past South Dakota State 80-66 at Salt Lake City.

Lillard brilliant again as Blazers win in OT

NBA: Damian Lillard scored 40 points, making a tying 3-pointer with three seconds left in regulation, and visiting Portland rallied from a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Oklahoma City 115-111.

Lillard’s 40-point outing was his second in Portland’s last four games, following a 43-point outburst against San Antonio on Friday. He also had 11 assists.

Lillard went 8 of 12 from 3-point range, including one with 2:07 left in overtime to put Portland up 111-106. Lillard had seven points in the extra period.

Oklahoma City played for a third straight game without NBA MVP Kevin Durant, who has a sprained right ankle.

• Lakers defeat Warriors without Bryant: Carlos Boozer scored 18 points in his new role off the bench, and the host Los Angeles Lakers shocked the league-leading Golden State 115-105 without Kobe Bryant.

The NBA’s No. 3 career scorer sat out for the first time this season to rest his tired legs, a decision made by coach Byron Scott.

• Hawks rally to down Clippers: DeMarre Carroll scored a career-high 25 points and host Atlanta rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-104 for their fifth straight victory.

Al Horford had 20 points for Southeast Division-leading Atlanta, which has won 14 of 15.

• 76ers surprise Heat: Michael Carter-Williams scored 20 points, Luc Mbah a Moute added 19 and visiting Philadelphia erased a 23-point second-half deficit to stun Miami Heat 91-87.

K.J. McDaniels scored 13 for the 76ers, who’ve won two straight for the first time all season.

• Rose, Gasol power Bulls: Derrick Rose scored 25 points and Pau Gasol had 18 as Chicago won its fourth straight, beating Washington 99-91.

• Cleveland buries Minnesota: Kevin Love scored 20 points in his first game against Minnesota, Kyrie Irving added 29 and host Cleveland pulled away in the second half for a 125-104 victory.

LeBron James added 24 points for the Cavs, now 12-3 since opening 5-7.

• Hill makes winning debut: Indiana point guard George Hill made an impactful season debut, leading the Pacers to a 96-84 home win over New Orleans.

After missing the first 28 games with a left knee contusion, Hill had a team-high 15 points, four rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes.

• Bledsoe has triple double: Eric Bledsoe got his second career triple-double and Phoenix won its fourth in a row, beating visiting Dallas 124-115 in the Suns’ highest-scoring game of the season.

• Charlotte takes down Milwaukee: Kemba Walker scored 27 points and Gerald Henderson added 16 as visiting Charlotte held off Milwaukee Bucks 108-101, extending the Hornets winning streak to a season-high four games.

• Nets rally for win: Joe Johnson scored 27 points, Mason Plumlee added 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, and host Brooklyn rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Denver Nuggets 102-96.