Marchand lifts Bruins in OT
CALGARY, ALBERTA: Brad Marchand scored his 22nd goal 3:36 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday.
After a turnover by defenceman TJ Brodie deep in the Flames end, Riley Nash sprung Marchand on a breakaway and he slipped the puck through the pads of rookie goaltender David Rittich.
David Pastrnak also scored for Boston (36-13-8), who moved within one point of Tampa Bay for first place in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference. The Bruins, who are 12-1-2 in their last 15 road games, have two games in hand on the Lightning. Boston have lost only three times in regulation in the last 28 games (21-3-4). Tuukka Rask made 28 saves.
Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Flames (30-21-9), who fell to 1-3-4 in their last eight home games. They began the day one point out of third place in the Pacific Division.
In Las Vegas, Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Getzlaf scored to lead Anaheim over Vegas 2-0 in their Pacific Division showdown.
The Ducks regained sole possession of third place in the division, two points ahead of Los Angeles and Calgary. They are a point behind second-place San Jose.
Vegas, who lead the NHL with 82 points, had their three-game winning streak snapped.
In Buffalo, Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 35th goal and Washington reclaimed the top spot in the Metropolitan Division with a 3-2 win over Sabres.
John Carlson had a goal and assist and Philipp Grubauer stopped 32 shots in a game the Capitals led 2-0 after two periods.
Evgeny Kuznetsov sealed the victory by scoring into an open net with 26 seconds remaining. Washington completed a 2-1-1 road trip and bounced back from a 7-1 loss at Chicago on Saturday.
Washington improved to 34-18-7 for 75 points, one ahead of idle Pittsburgh.
Kyle Okposo and Evander Kane scored late for the Sabres, who dropped to 2-7-1 in their past 10 home games.
In New York, Matt Cullen and Tyler Ennis scored in Minnesota’s 5-3 win over Islanders.