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NHL results | Monday

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BOSTON — Brad Marchand and Anders Bjork scored 27 seconds apart in a four-goal first period that chased Braden Holtby, and Charlie Coyle added a short-handed goal to help the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 7-3 on Monday night.

Tuukka Rask made 39 saves to snap his five-game losing streak as the Bruins opened a 5-0 lead and sat on it while the Capitals outshot them 34-6 over the last two periods.

Boston was deprived of another score when Washington knocked the puck into its own net during a delayed penalty, but the officials had inadverten­tly whistled the play dead.

Lightning 6, Panthers 1

TAMPA, Fla. — Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist, Brayden Point had a four-point game and Tampa Bay scored three powerplay goals in a win over Florida.

Point had a goal and three assists, Nikita Kucherov added a goal and two assists and Alex Killorn and Mikhail Sergachev each scored power-play goals as the Lightning snapped a two-game winless skid.

Andrei Vasilevski­y finished with 29 saves and improved to 15-9-2 on the season.

Maple Leafs 8, Hurricanes 6

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored twice and added an assist in a wild 59-second span midway through the third period, and Toronto beat Carolina.

Tyson Barrie and Pierre Engvall sealed the victory with an emptynette­r.

Wild 3, Flames 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Devan Dubnyk recorded his first shutout of the season and Joel Eriksson Ek and Luke Kunin scored as Minnesota blanked Calgary.

Dubnyk made 22 saves in his third game, and second, start since missing extended time for a family issue. He earned wins in both of his starts since his return.

Eric Staal added an empty-net goal with 2:43 remaining to seal the win.

Flyers 5, Rangers 1

PHILADELPH­IA — Kevin Hayes and Travis Sanheim each scored a pair of goals to lead Philadelph­ia over New York for its fourth straight victory.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel added his first career goal for Philadelph­ia, which improved to 13-2-4 at home. The Flyers entered tied with the Islanders for best home winning percentage.

Jesper Fast scored for New York, which has dropped four of five.

Blue Jackets 3, Islanders 2

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Vladislav Gavrikov scored late in the third period to lift surging Columbus over New York.

The Blue Jackets have won five straight.

Columbus improved to 6-0-2 in its last eight games as Joonas Korpisalo made 35 saves for the win. Kevin Stenlund and Nathan

Gerbe also scored for the injurydepl­eted Blue Jackets.

Senators 3, Sabres 1

OTTAWA, Ontario — JeanGabrie­l Pageau scored two goals, leading Ottawa over Buffalo.

Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists. Craig Anderson, making his first start since suffering a knee injury Dec. 7, stopped 43 shots.

Zemgus Girgensons scored for the Sabres (17-14-7). Linus Ullmark made 27 saves.

Predators 3, Coyotes 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Roman Josi had a goal and an assist, Pekka Rinne made 26 saves and Nashville edged Arizona.

Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Predators, who have won four of five.

Lawson Crouse and Jakob Chychrun scored for Arizona. Alex Goligoski added two assists.

Canadiens 6, Jets 2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault each scored two goals and Montreal won its fourth straight game, beating Winnipeg.

Max Domi and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and assist for the Canadiens, who won for the sixth time in eight games. Brendan Gallagher had a pair of assists.

Carey Price stopped 27 shots for Montreal (18-13-6), which last lost in Winnipeg on March 5, 2016.

Devils 7, Blackhawks 1

CHICAGO — Travis Zajac capped New Jersey’s dominant second period with a short-handed goal, and the Devils pounded Chicago.

P.K. Subban, Damon Severson and John Hayden also scored in the second as New Jersey won for just the third time in 12 games. Jack Hughes picked up his fifth goal in the first, and Blake Coleman and Pavel Zacha scored in the third.

Nikita Gusev had three assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves.

Canucks 4, Oilers 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Quinn Hughes’ power-play goal midway through the third period was the winner as Vancouver won its third straight game.

Tyler Motte, Bo Horvat and Loui Eriksson also scored for Vancouver (19-15-4).

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Oscar Klefbom scored for Edmonton (20-16-4).

Avalanche 7, Golden Knights 3

LAS VEGAS — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Nazem Kadri each scored two goals, leading Colorado past Vegas.

Matt Nieto, Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche.

Goaltender Pavel Francouz is unbeaten in his last 12 games. He has won his last four starts.

Marc-Andre Fleury, who entered the game on a 5-1-1 run in last seven home starts, made 31 saves.

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