AROUND THE NHL

AROUND THE NHL

Friday’s games

Capitals 2, Sabres 1

WASHINGTON

Tom Wilson broke a tie with seven minutes left, Braden Holtby made 36 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres. Evgeny Kuznetsov started the winning play when he stole the puck from goalie Carter Hutton behind the net. The center quickly fed Wilson just outside of the crease. Wilson has 10 goals in 15 games this season. Holtby came up big in the final moments as the Capitals spent most of the final two minutes killing off a penalty. Washington has won six of its last seven games and has beaten the Sabres twice at home in less than a week. Buffalo is 0-5-2 in its last seven games in Washington. Johan Larsson tied it for Buffalo at 9:01 of the third period.

Devils 5, Senators 2

NEWARK, N.J.

Reigning MVP Taylor Hall had two goals and two assists and the slumping New Jersey Devils rode their top line in snapping a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Ottawa Senators. Kyle Palmieri added a goal and two assists, Nico Hischier had a goal and an assists and the line finished with nine points as the Devils won for only the fourth time in the last 17 games (4-7-6). Pavel Zacha ignited the outburst with a short-handed goal and Keith Kinkaid made 25 saves for New Jersey. Matt Duchene, who missed the last six games because of injury, scored both goals for Ottawa. Craig Anderson gave up five goals on 25 shots before Mike McKenna replaced him in the third period.

Associated Press