Monahan’s goal in OT gives Flames win

Blue Jackets snap skid, end Capitals’ six-game win streak with 5-2 victory

DENVER — Sean Monahan scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Calgary Flames over the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Monday night.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, Derek Ryan also scored and David Rittich made 28 saves for Calgary, which has won five in a row under interim coach Geoff Ward and finally broke through against Colorado this season.

Andrew Mangiapane and Michael Frolik scored 1:27 apart to start the third period for Calgary.

BLUE JACKETS 5, CAPITALS 2 : In Washington D.C., fresh off sweeping a four-game road trip, the NHL-leading Capitals fell flat in a loss that snapped their winning streak at six. Washington hadn’t lost in regulation since Nov. 20.

The Capitals’ seven-game point streak came to an end two days before facing the Boston Bruins in a showdown of the league’s top two teams.

Goaltender Braden Holtby made 19 first-period saves but allowed four goals on 37 shots. Alex Ovechkin scored his 21st of the season early in the third period, and Backstrom added a 6-on-5 goal in the waning minutes in his return from an eightgame injury absence.

SENATORS 5, BRUINS 2: In Ottawa, Ontario, Anthony Duclair had two goals and one assist, and Anders Nilsson made 38 saves as the Senators beat the Boston Bruins.

The win was Ottawa’s (13-17-1) first over the Bruins (20-5-6) since April 6, 2017.

Chris Tierney, Artem Anisimov and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for the Senators, who were playing their first home game since returning from a five-game trip (1-4-0). ISLANDERS 5, LIGHTNING 1: In Tampa, Fla., Semyon Varlamov stopped 31 shots, Brock Nelson scored twice in the third period, and the Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning.