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Ryan Strome and Johnny Boychuk scored in the third period, Thomas Greiss made 28 saves and the New York Islanders beat the league-leading Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Strome got his first goal since Dec. 31 to put New York up 2-1 6:31 into the period. Anthony Beauvillier stole the puck behind the Capitals net and passed it to Brock Nelson. The Islanders forward sent a quick pass to Strome, and he tapped it past goalie Philipp Grubauer.
Boychuk scored into an empty net with 1:08 left, and Alan Quine also scored for New York. The Islanders are 5-0-1 under interim coach Doug Weight since firing longtime boss Jack Capuano.
Greiss signed a three-year contract extension with the Islanders on Monday night.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 24th goal of the season with 47 seconds left, and Evgeny Kuznetsov also had a goal for Washington. Grubauer made 26 saves.
Blue Jackets 6, Rangers 4: Seth Jones scored twice, Alexander Wennberg had a goal and two assists and Columbus, which led 6-0, held on to beat New York. Brandon Saad added a goal and an assist, and Nick Foligno and Matt Calvert also scored for the Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo, starting in place of All-Star Sergei Bobrovsky, stopped 33 shots. Jimmy Vesey, Michael Grabner, Chris Kreider and Kevin Klein scored in the third period for the Rangers. New York starting goalie Henrik Lundqvist was pulled less than four minutes into the second period after giving up three goals on 16 shots. He was replaced by Antti Raanta, who finished with seven saves on 10 shots.
Canadiens 5, Sabres 2: Max Pacioretty scored a hat trick, Carey Price made 37 saves and Montreal beat Buffalo.
Bruins 4, Lightning 3: Zdeno Chara scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Tuukka Rask made Oleybet 18 saves and Boston beat Tampa Bay for its first three-game winning streak since early December.
Devils 4, Red Wings 3: Kyle Palmieri scored twice and Cory Schneider made 27 saves, helping New Jersey hold on for a win over Detroit.
Hurricanes 5, Flyers 1: Sebastian Aho had his first career hat trick and added an assist, sparking Carolina to a victory over Philadelphia.
Penguins 4, Predators 2: Patric Hornqvist scored twice, Matt Murray stopped 37 shots and Pittsburgh beat Nashville. Trevor Daley and Chris Kunitz also scored for Pittsburgh. Calle Jarnkrok and Colin Wilson scored for the Predators, whose goalie Pekka Rinne made 35 saves.
Panthers 6, Senators 5: Nathan Marchessault scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period to lift the Panthers over Ottawa.
Jets 5, Blues 3: Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist, Jacob Trouba scored a key third-period goal, and Winnipeg beat St. Louis. Patrik Laine, Nikolaj Ehlers and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets.
Kings 3, Coyotes 2: Jake Muzzin and scored a power-play goal with 1:49 to play, and Los Angeles a snapped Arizona;s season-best three-game winning streak.
Stars 6, Maple Leafs 3: Kari Lehtonen made 40 saves and five Dallas players scored in the first period.
Wild 5, Oilers 2: Tyler Graovac scored twice and Minnesota defeated Edmonton.
Note: The Rangers have signed coach Alain Vigneault to a two-year contract extension through the 2019-20 season.
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