NHL results | Friday

Penguins 4, Maple Leafs 2

TORONTO — Brock McGinn and Jake Guentzel scored in the third period, leading Pittsburgh to the victory.

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which earned its second straight win since its seven-game slide. Jason Zucker also scored, and Casey DeSmith made 28 stops.

William Nylander and Zach AstonReese scored for Toronto in its second straight loss. Erik Kallgren made 19 saves.

Capitals 5, Lightning 1

WASHINGTON — Washington’s Darcy Kuemper got the best of the Tampa Bay Lightning again, making 28 saves to lead the Capitals to a victory against the team he beat for the Stanley Cup last summer in a game full of boiling tensions and a couple of fights.

Kuemper was facing the Lightning for the first time since defeating them in Game 6 of the final while with Colorado. He picked up his fifth win in 12 starts since leaving the Avalanche and signing a long-term deal with the Capitals.

Sonny Milano scored twice and Anthony Mantha and Aliaksei Protas each had a goal for Washington.

Sharks 5, Stars 4

DALLAS — Tomas Hertl scored early in the third period, and San Jose stopped a five-game losing streak.

Alexander Barabanov, Logan Couture, Timo Meier and Hertl each had a goal and an assist, and Evgeny Svechnikov also scored to help the Sharks get their first win since Oct. 27. James Reimer had 25 saves to end a personal four-game losing streak.

Couture also had a fighting penalty, giving him a Gordie Howe hat trick.

Wild 1, Kraken 0

SEATTLE — Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves, leading Minnesota to the road win.

It was Fleury’s 72nd career regularseason shutout. Mats Zuccarrello scored in the first period as the Wild snapped the Kraken’s five-game win streak.

Fleury made three stops in the closing seconds on Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde.