NHL ROUNDUP

Tuesday’s games

Sabres 6, Capitals 2: JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist for the host Sabres. Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and two assists for the Sabres (36-35-5, 77 points), who are five points behind the Capitals and Detroit Red Wings for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves in the win. Martin Fehervary and Dylan Strome scored for the Capitals (36-28-10, 82 points), who have lost three straight (0-2-1). Charlie Lindgren stopped 25 of 31 shots before being lifted in the third period.

Canadiens 5, Panthers 3: Nick Suzuki scored two goals and the host Canadiens ended a sevengame losing streak against the Panthers. Joel Armia, Cole Caufield and Jake Evans also scored, Alex Newhook had two assists and Sam Montembeault made 37 saves for the Canadiens (2933-12, 70 points), who have won four of five. Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist, Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett also scored and Anthony Stolarz made 34 saves for Florida (47-24-5, 99 points), which has lost four of five and eight of 10 (2-7-1).

Penguins 6, Devils 3: The visiting Penguins scored five unanswered goals to erase a third-period deficit. Evgeni Malkin scored twice and added an assist, Sidney Crosby added a pair of goals and Michael Bunting and Bryan Rust each had two helpers for the Penguins, who avoided being swept in the three-game season series with New Jersey. Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell also scored for the Penguins, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 23 saves for his second win in as many nights. With the win, Pittsburgh (34-30-11, 79 points) created a threepoint cushion over the Devils (36-35-4, 76 points) in the Eastern Conference wild-card race.