nhl roundup Tuesday’s other games

Senators 1, Bruins 0

BOSTON

Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots for his first NHL shutout and defenseman Erik Karlsson scored the lone goal. It was the Senators’ first victory in five games against the Bruins this season. The Senators moved one point behind the Northeast Division-leading Bruins, who have played four fewer games. Ottawa won for the sixth time in seven games and sent the Bruins to their fourth loss in six.

Capitals 3, Islanders 2, OT

WASHINGTON

Alex Ovechkin scored at 1:35 of overtime after Troy Brouwer tallied twice in the final 31/2 minutes of regulation,.

Blanked by Evgeni Nabokov for 56 minutes, the Capitals mounted a stunning rally to win their third straight — their longest streak since an identical run in mid-January.

Hurricanes 4, Predators 3

RALEIGH, N.C.

Bryan Allen scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box. Nashville’s Gabriel Bourque scored less than a minute later — at 2:16 of the third period — to cut Carolina’s lead to 4-3, but the Predators couldn’t tie it.

Lightning 2, Canadiens 1

TAMPA, FLA.

Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 44th goal, and Tampa Bay beat slumping Montreal. Adam Hall also scored for the Lightning, who are 11th in the Eastern Conference and trail eighth-place Washington by five points. Mathieu Garon finished with 23 saves.

Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 3

TORONTO

Mike Santorelli scored twice for Florida in a road win over Toronto. Loud chants of “Fire Wilson!” directed at coach Ron Wilson were heard twice during the third period as the Leafs lost for the ninth time in 10 games, including all four on a homestand. Toronto is four points out of a playoff position in the Eastern Conference. Marcel Goc, Jason Garrison and Stephen Weiss also scored for Florida, which leads the Southeast Division with 72 points. Jose Theodore added 28 saves. Phil Kessel, Nikolai Kulemin and Joffrey Lupul had goals for the Maple Leafs.

Kings 4, Wild 0

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Backup goalie Jonathan Bernier stopped 25 shots for his fifth NHL shutout, and Anze Kopitar scored and added in Los Angeles’ rout of Minnesota. Justin Williams, Dwight King and Jordan Nolan added goals for Los Angeles, which entered the game having won only one of six. The Kings moved into a tie with Dallas and Colorado for the eighth place in the Western Conference. Los Angeles scored four goals on only 15 shots. Bernier secured his first victory since Jan. 9 and didn’t give up a goal for the first time since shutting out Edmonton last March. Minnesota, which had won three of four, remained five points below the postseason cutoff.

Associated Press