POWER PLAY, BOBROVSKY SHINE IN COLUMBUS WIN

WASHINGTON» The Columbus Blue Jackets’ NHL-worst power play scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in his return to the lineup and Anthony Duclair had his seventh goal of the season for Columbus, which has three power-play goals during its two-game winning streak. It entered the night 7 of 59 on the power play, an 11.9 percent conversion rate.

Bobrovsky bailed his teammates out on a turnover-filled night that saw him face 34 shots. Fellow Vezina Trophy winner Braden Holtby did the same for Washington, stopping 34 shots.

Matt Niskanen had a powerplay goal for the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals.

Maple Leafs 6, Devils 1.

John Tavares scored his ninth goal of the season, Patrick Marleau had his 600th NHL assist and Toronto beat New Jersey.

Nazem Kadri, Connor Brown, Andreas Johnsson, Morgan Rielly and Tyler Ennis also scored, and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves. Toronto improved to 115-0 with its third straight victory.

Marleau was involved in Kadri’s goal, becoming the 88th NHL player to reach the 600 assist milestone. Travis Zajac scored for New Jersey.

Red Wings 3, Rangers 2, OT.

» Dylan Larkin scored DETROIT with 5.1 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Detroit past New York.

Andreas Athanasiou, who had tied the game with 2:02 remaining in the third period, backhanded a pass to Larkin, who redirected the puck past Henrik Lundqvist for his seventh goal of the season. The Rangers led 2-0 after two periods but had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Detroit has won five of six after winning just one of its first 10 games.

Blues 4, Sharks 0.

Chad Johnson made 32 saves for his first shutout with St. Louis, helping the Blues beat San Jose.

Alex Pietrangelo, Ryan O’Reilly, Jaden Schwartz, and Alexander Steen scored. The Blues have won four of five games after winning just two of their first eight to start the season.