Skinner leads Sabres past Habs, winning streak hits eight

stopped 37 shots.

WILD 4, JETS 2 >> Eric Staal scored with 2:31 remaining and Minnesota topped Winnipeg in an emotional, penalty-filled matchup.

Nino Niederreiter, Eric Fehr and Zach Parise also scored for Minnesota, which trailed 2-0 after two periods. Alex Stalock made 26 saves while filling in for Devan Dubnyk, who was scratched with an illness.

DUCKS 2, OILERS 1 >> Rickard Rakell scored 14 seconds into overtime as Anaheim rallied to beat Edmonton.

The Ducks earned their second straight win after a pair of overtime losses to Toronto and Colorado. Nick Ritchie tied the game with

16.2 seconds remaining, and John Gibson made 27 saves. CAPITALS 3, RED WINGS 1 >> Michal Kempny and Alex Ovechkin scored in a 1:56 span of the third period and Washington recorded its season-high fourth consecutive victory.

Kempny snapped a 1-1 tie with a slap shot at 6:38, and Ovechkin extended the lead to 3-1 with his 16th of the season.

ISLANDERS 4, DEVILS 3 >> Mathew Barzal scored on a his own rebound after being stopped on a breakaway at

3:40 of overtime to lead the Islanders.

Jordan Eberle, Anders Lee and Nick Leddy also scored as the Islanders snapped a two-game losing streak and beat New Jersey for the second time this season. Thomas Greiss made 39 saves.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, FLAMES 0 >> Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist in his 100th career game to lead Vegas.

The Golden Knights avenged a 7-2 loss at Calgary on Monday and marked the first time the Flames have been shut out this season. HURRICANES 4, PANTHERS 1 >> Jordan Martinook recorded his first career hat trick and Carolina defeated Florida.

Martinook scored in the first period and added two goals in the third for the Hurricanes, who won their third straight game.

Teuvo Teravainen also scored, and Curtis McElhinney made 34 saves for Carolina in his third win in as many starts.

LIGHTNING 4, BLACKHAWKS 2 >> Tyler Johnson scored twice and Nikita Kucherov had three assists for Tampa Bay.

Ryan Callahan and Brayden Point also scored for Tampa Bay, which improved to 13-0-2 in the past 15 regular-season meetings with Chicago. Louis Domingue stopped 30 shots.

BLUE JACKETS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2>> Cam Atkinson scored for the sixth straight game, and Columbus remained atop the Metropolitan Division with the win.

Josh Anderson had two goals and Markus Hannikainen also scored, helping the Blue Jackets avenge a 4-2 loss at Toronto on Monday. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his eighth win.

Ron Hainsey and Kasperi Kapenen scored for the Maples Leafs (15-8-0), and Frederik Andersen stopped 20 shots.

BRUINS 2, PENGUINS 1 >> Joakim Nordstrom scored 1:57 into overtime to lift Boston past Pittsburgh.

Jake DeBrusk also scored and Jaroslav Halak made 36 saves for the Bruins.

Evgeni Malkin scored the only goal for Pittsburgh, which was trying to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month.