CAPITALS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 7

GTON» Tom Wilson WASHI N scored again before being ejected, Nicklas Backstrom had a hat trick and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to seven games.

Wilson scored his seventh goal in nine games since coming back from a lengthy suspension, extending his career-best goals streak to five games and points streak to seven. The short-handed goal gives Wilson 13 points, but a hit on New Jersey’s Brett Seney late in the second period put him back in the spotlight for the wrong reason.

After Seney released the puck and it had gone into the corner late in the second period, Wilson skated up from behind and hit him with his left shoulder. Wilson was assessed a match penalty for an illegal check to the head, which carries with it an automatic suspension that the NHL must review before deciding to rescind. Wilson, who was given a 20-game suspension that was reduced to 14 for an illegal check to the head in the preseason finale, could avoid being suspended. After review, he did not make principal contact to Seney’s head, it did not look like a predatory play and Deney returned at the start of the third.

Panthers 3, Sabres 2, OT.

Aleksander Barkov scored at 2:26 of overtime for Florida to hand Buffalo its second loss in two nights following a 10-game winning streak.

Jared McCann and Evgenii Dadonov also scored, and James Reimer stopped 20 shots.

Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist and Jeff Skinner also scored for Buffalo.

Ducks 2, Hurricanes 1, OT.

» Ryan Getzlaf

R ALEIGH, N.C. scored 1:15 into overtime to lift Anaheim past Carolina.

Pontus Aberg scored the tying goal with 3:50 left in regulation. John Gibson stopped 33 shots to help the Ducks win their third straight and for the fifth time in six games.

Flames 4, Kings 1.

Mikael Backlund had two A goals and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Friday night. Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan also scored for the Flames. Matthew Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm each had two assists.