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Capitals 4, Bruins 3
Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal to move within four of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record, powering Washington past the slumping Bruins in Boston.
Washington built a 2-0 lead on goals from Nic Dowd and Ovechkin, and Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson sealed it late after Boston tied it.
David Pastrnak scored twice for the Bruins, who have now lost nine straight (0-8-1).
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Blues 2, Red Wings 1 (OT)
Cam Fowler buried the game-winner in overtime to give St. Louis its 10th straight win. Jordan Kyrou scored the other Blues goal and Jordan Binnington made 20 saves.
J.T. Compher had the lone goal for Detroit, which continues to slide out of playoff contention.
Canadiens 3, Panthers 2 (OT)
Nick Suzuki scored the tying goal with 8.4 seconds left in regulation and the overtime winner to lift Montreal.
Rookie Lane Hutson assisted on all three Canadiens goals, giving him 57 assists on the season — second-most ever by a rookie NHL defenseman.
Florida got goals from Niko Mikkola and Mackie Samoskevich but fell in OT.
Ducks 4, Sharks 3 (SO)
Mason McTavish had three assists and scored the only goal in the shootout to lead Anaheim past San Jose.
Trevor Zegras and Sam Colangelo scored in regulation for Anaheim, while Shakir Mukhamadullin, Alexander Wennberg, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic found the net for the Sharks.
Oilers 3, Golden Knights 2
Leon Draisaitl netted his league-leading 52nd goal in a three-goal second period as Edmonton held off Vegas.
Jake Walman and Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who strengthened their third-place spot in the Pacific.
Vegas, despite clinching a playoff berth during the game, saw its six-game winning streak end.
Sabres 5, Senators 2
Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch both tallied a goal and assist, and James Reimer made 33 saves as Buffalo swept the season series from Ottawa.
Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson scored for the Senators in another loss for a team out of playoff contention.
Lightning 4, Islanders 1
Tampa Bay scored three unanswered goals and clamped down defensively to beat the Islanders for a fourth consecutive win.
Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman scored in the second period, while Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point each had two assists.
Bo Horvat opened the scoring for New York, which has lost six in a row.
Blue Jackets 8, Predators 4
Kirill Marchenko notched his first 30-goal season with a hat trick and an assist to lead Columbus in a rout of Nashville.
Seven Blue Jackets recorded multiple points, while the Predators suffered a fourth consecutive defeat despite goals from Filip Forsberg and Michael Bunting.
Kings 4, Jets 1
Los Angeles swept the season series against Winnipeg behind multi-point efforts from Anze Kopitar, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Adrian Kempe.
Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for the Kings, while Cole Perfetti scored the Jets’ lone goal in the loss.
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Utah Hockey Club 3, Flames 1
Barrett Hayton scored the eventual winner in the second and Karel Vejmelka made 33 saves to help Utah top Calgary.
Kevin Stenlund and Clayton Keller also scored for Utah, which won its second straight.
Rasmus Andersson tallied the only goal for the Flames, whose playoff hopes continue to fade.
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