GAME DETAILS
HOME team in caps.
Capitals 4, ISLANDERS 1:
Tom Wilson scored twice, Braden Holtby stopped 32 shots and the Capitals beat the Islanders and former coach Barry Trotz for their season-high sixth straight win. Nic Dowd and Alex Ovechkin also scored for Washington, which won after giving up the first goal for the fifth time during its win streak that has catapulted the defending champions to first place in the Metropolitan Division.
MAPLE LEAFS 4, Bruins 2:
Frederik Andersen made 38 saves for the Maple Leafs in a 4-2 win against the Bruins at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. Igor Ozhiganov scored his first NHL goal, and Mitchell Marner had three assists for Toronto (17-8-0), which has won two straight and nine of its past 12 games (9-3-0). Patrick Marleau played in his 1,600th NHL game, becoming the 11th player in history to do so.
PANTHERS 4, Devils 3 (OT):
Mike Hoffman scored 1:28 into overtime to lift the Panthers over the Devils on Monday night. With their goalie pulled for an extra skater, the Panthers tied it 3-all on Jonathan Huberdeau’s 100th career goal with 1:29 left in the third period. Huberdeau also had two assists. Aleksander Barkov added a goal and an assist, and Jared McCann also scored for Florida.
James Reimer stopped 29 shots.
RANGERS 4, Senators 2:
Marc Staal, Lias Andersson, Chris Kreider, and Mika Zibanejad scored, and Henrik Lundqivst made 29 saves as the Rangers defeated the Senators. The Rangers extended their dominance at Madison Square Garden, improving to 8-1-0 at home in their last nine games.
Blue Jackets 7, RED WINGS 5:
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals to help the Blue Jackets hold on for a win over the Red Wings. The Blue Jackets led 3-0 after the first period and led by four goals in the second. Detroit rallied with three straight goals and pulled within one twice in the third period.