Eric Staal broke a tie 51 seconds into the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to beat the Washington Capitals, 4-2, on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Phillip Di Giuseppe, Jeff Skinner, and Andrej Nestrasil also scored, and Eddie Lack made 30 saves to help the Hurricanes end the Capitals’ winning streak at nine games.
Alex Ovechkin had his 21st goal for Washington, and Nicklas Backstrom also scored.
Penguins 5, Red Wings 2 — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored goals 34 seconds apart in the third period to help lift visiting Pittsburgh over Detroit.
The Penguins have a five-game unbeaten streak at Joe Louis Arena, going 3-0-2 in that span.
Crosby has three goals and five assists in his last six games.
Islanders 2, Sabres 1 — Nikolay Kulemin extended his goal streak to three games, Thomas Greiss made 42 saves, and New York beat host Buffalo, which lost its third straight.
Wild 3, Blues 1 — Erik Haula broke a third-period tie, Devan Dubnyk made 33 saves, and visiting Minnesota beat St. Louis.
Blackhawks 4, Avalanche 3 — Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal with 1:31 left in overtime to lift visiting Chicago.