1,000th Thornton assist in S.J. win

Joe Pavelski scored twice, his latter an empty netter that produced Joe Thornton’s 1,000th career assist, and the Sharks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday night.

Aaron Dell stopped 31 shots in his 14th game for visiting San Jose.

Pavelski opened the scoring with his 22nd goal, and Mikkel Boedker also had a goal for San Jose, which was coming off a 3-1 loss Sunday at Minnesota.

Josh Morrissey scored for the Jets in the first period and Mark Scheifele scored his 28th of the season with seven seconds left in game.

Boedker’s short-handed goal at 7:26 of the third period gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead. Jets rookie Patrik Laine’s pass was knocked down by center Logan Couture, who fed Boedker for a breakaway that he used for a high shot to beat Connor Hellebuyck, who made 27 saves in his 11th straight start.

Boedker’s ninth goal of the season came with only six seconds left in a tripping penalty to Sharks defenseman Paul Martin. Pavelski notched his empty-netter at 19:34 for the 3-1 edge.

Pavelski’s first goal, at 9:45 of the first period, came after Hellebuyck had to deal with a bad bounce. He had stretched out to make a stop, started falling and the rebound went underneath him to Pavelski at the front of the crease.

Winnipeg remains tied with idle Los Angeles and one point behind St. Louis, which holds the second wild-card berth, in the Western Conference playoff race.

Stars 4, Capitals 2:

Kari Lehtonen made 42 saves and Devin Shore, Radek Faksa and Jason Spezza scored as Dallas won for the sixth straight time in Washington. In extending their points streak in the series to 12 games, the Stars ended the Capitals’ home win streak at 15 games. It was Washington’s first home loss in regulation since Dec. 17.

Rangers 1, Lightning 0:

Mika Zibanejad scored 3:56 into overtime and Antti Raanta made 38 saves in his third shutout of the season for visiting New York. Tampa Bay, 8-2-3 over the past 13 games, moved two points behind the New York Islanders for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers failed to score on three power plays, and are 1-for-36 over the past 14 games.

Senators 4, Bruins 2:

Mike Hoffman’s power-play goal early in the third period was host Ottawa’s first tally with a man advantage in three games. Derick Brassard, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Alex Burrows also scored for the Senators, whose Craig Anderson made 25 saves. Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand had Boston’s goals, and Tuukka Rask made 25 saves.