Hartman breaks tie as Wild win
Wild 4, Lightning 2: Ryan Hartman broke a 2-all tie midway through the third period, and host Minnesota beat Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Hartman scored for the third straight game and has goals in five of the last six games to give him 12 on the season. Nick Bjugstad, Victor Rask and Marcus Foligno also scored for Minnesota, which has won three in a row and scored the most goals in the NHL since Nov. 2.
Corey Perry scored for the second time in three games for Tampa Bay. Alex Killorn added his first goal in 11 games, tying the game in the second period.
Capitals 4, Hurricanes 2: Dmitry Orlov scored on a power play with 2:55 remaining, and the Washington Capitals recovered after blowing a two-goal lead to beat the host Carolina Hurricanes.
Alex Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas scored 59 seconds apart in the second period for the Capitals, who’ve won nine of their last 11 games (91-1).
Devils 5, Flyers 2: Andreas Johnsson had two goals and two assists, Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists and host New Jersey beat Philadelphia.
Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, and Nathan Bastian also scored for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves for New Jersey, which snapped a two-game losing streak and won at home for the first time since Nov. 11.
Sharks 2, Blackhawks 0: Timo Meier scored on a deflection and added an empty-net goal, James Reimer earned his 42nd career shutout, and visiting San Jose beat Chicago.
The Sharks won for the third time in four starts, all with Reimer in goal. He was only occasionally challenged en route to his first shutout in 22 months, stopping 29 shots.
Bruins 3, Canucks 2: Brad Marchand scored the tying goal on a power play in the third period and set-up David Pastrnak’s goahead score, helping host Boston over Vancouver.
Anton Blidh also scored for Boston, and Linus Ullmark made 36 saves. The Bruins won for the fifth time in seven games.