SATURDAY’S OTHER NHL GAMES

Ducks 2, Blue Jackets 1, OT

COLUMBUS

Daniel Sprong scored 1:19 into overtime to lift Anaheim past Columbus. Adam Henrique won a faceoff in the Ducks offensive zone, and Sprong beat Sergei Bobrovsky with his second goal of the night. John Gibson stopped 36 shots for Anaheim. The Ducks have won four straight and eight of nine. Markus Nutivaara scored for Columbus. Columbus native Kiefer Sherwood (Youngstown Phantoms 2013-15) played his first NHL game at Nationwide Arena.

Capitals 4, Sabres 3, SO

WASHINGTON

Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 29th goal of the season to extend his points streak to a career-best 14 games and had the shootout winner for Washington. Ovechkin has 17 goals and six points during his points streak and has scored in six in a row. The Stanley Cup champion Capitals have won five in a row. Brett Connolly and Jakub Vrana also scored, and Pheonix Copley made 25 saves. Sabres captain Jack Eichel scored twice and No. 1 overall pick Rasmus Dahlin had a power-play goal for Buffalo.

Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 3, OT

SUNRISE, FLA.

Aleksander Barkov scored at 3:24 of overtime to complete his first NHL hat trick and lift Florida past Toronto. Barkov slipped the puck past goalie Frederik Andersen from the right side of the crease. Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist, and Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to help the Panthers snap a four-game skid. Mitchell Marner scored twice for Toronto, John Tavares added his team-high 20th goal and Andersen stopped 28 shots. The Maple Leafs have lost four of their past five, The Maple Leafs tied it at 3 with 1:39 left in regulation on Marner’s second goal.

Flames 2, Wild 1

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Matthew Tkachuk scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period for Calgary, and David Rittich made 34 saves against Minnesota. Mark Giordano scored short-handed in the first period for the Pacific Division-leading Flames. They are 11-2-1 in their last 14 games, with 10 wins in regulation, and lead the NHL with 50 third-period goals. Jordan Greenway scored for the Wild.

Canadiens 5, Senators 2

MONTREAL

Shea Weber scored the tiebreaking goal in Montreal’s four-goal third period and the Canadiens beat Ottawa for the third time in 12 days. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Matthew Peca each had a goal and an assist, and Paul Byron and Jonathan Drouin also scored for the Canadiens. Carey Price stopped 16 shots to win his fifth straight. Colin White and Mikkel Boedker scored for the Senators.

Islanders 4, Red Wings 3, SO

UNIONDALE, N.Y.

Mathew Barzal scored on a power play in the third period and had the only goal in the shootout to lift New York past Detroit.Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored in regulation, and Thomas Greiss made 18 saves for New York. Thomas Vanek had a goal and two assists, and Gustav Nyquist and Trevor Daley added goals for Detroit.

Associated Press