Capitals’ Ovechkin scores 30 for 12th straight season

WASHINGTON >> Alex Ovechkin recorded his 30th goal of the season and Daniel Winnik scored two goals, including the game-winner late in the third period, as the Washington Capitals overcame listless stretches to beat the lowly Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday night.

Ovechkin became the third player in league history to score 30-plus goals in each of his first 12 seasons, joining Mike Gartner (15) and Wayne Gretzky (13).

Winnik scored with 4:39 remaining, Justin Williams added another goal not long after and Winnik sealed the Capitals’ fourth consecutive victory with an empty-netter. BRUINS 2, ISLANDERS 1 >> Riley Nash scored twice and backup goalie Anton Khudobin made 18 saves as Boston beat New York, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Nash broke a 1-1 tie with his second goal of the contest at 4:12 of the third period, beating Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss from the slot for his seventh goal of the season. CANADIENS 3, SENATORS 1 >> Andrei Markov scored two goals and set up another and Montreal beat Ottawa Senators to retain first place in the Atlantic Division. Shea Weber also scored for Montreal, which leads the Senators by three points.

Carey Price stopped 31 shots for Montreal, and Craig Anderson had 21 saves for Ottawa. PANTHERS 7, BLACKHAWKS 0>> Jonathan Marchessault scored his first career hat trick, James Reimer stopped 25 shots for his first shutout of the season and Florida routed Chicago.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and three assists, and Aleksander Barkov added a goal and two assists for the Panthers. SABRES 5, MAPLE LEAFS 2 >> Jack Eichel scored twice and set up another goal in Buffalo’s win that slowed youthladen Toronto’s late-season surge to clinch a playoff berth. HURRICANES 3, DEVILS 1 >> Jeff Skinner scored the goahead goal on a breakaway with 10:26 left and surging Carolina stretched its points streak to 10 games with a victory that eliminated New Jersey from playoff contention for the fifth straight year. FLAMES 3, BLUES 2 >> Sean Monahan scored with three seconds left in overtime, lifting Calgary past St. Louis. CANUCKS 4, WILD 2 >> Reid Boucher scored twice in Vancouver’s four-goal second period and the Canucks defeated slumping Minnesota. PREDATORS 7, SHARKS 2 >> Colton Sissons and James Neal both scored twice to lead Nashville over the staggering San Jose Sharks.