Kapanen scores OT winner for Penguins

Kasperi Kapanen scored on a one-timer 1:43 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

The Penguins won for the fourth time in five games against the Capitals this season, including two in overtime and one in a shootout. They also won for the eighth time this season after entering the third period tied or trailing.

Kapanen and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, and Evgeni Malkin scored his fifth goal of the season.

Conor Sheary and Richard Panik scored for Washington.

SENATORS 5, CANADIENS 4, SO >> Josh Norris scored the shootout winner to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Tim Stutzle also beat Montreal goalie Carey Price in the shootout. Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk opened with a miss and Senators netminder Matt Murray stopped Corey Perry and Jonathan Drouin.

BLACKHAWKS 6, BLUE JACKETS 5,SO>> Patrick Kane scored career goal No. 398 and collected three assists, helping the Chicago Blackhawks to a shootout win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Alex DeBrincat had the only successful attempt in the tiebreaker.

SABRES 4, DEVILS 1 >> Victor Olofsson scored his sixth power-play goal, Linus Ullmark was magnificent in making 41 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the slumping New Jersey Devils.

Rasmus Asplund and Dylan Cozens broke the game open early in the third period with goals in a 1:34 span that send the Devils to their third straight loss. The win was the Sabres’ second over the Devils in three days and only their second in the last seven games (2-5-0).

LUNDQVIST RETURNS TO ICE AFTER SURGERY >> Veteran goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is back on the ice, less than two months after heart surgery. Lundqvist posted a video to social media on Tuesday that showed him in full uniform blocking shots on goal.

The longtime New York Rangers goaltender and 2012 Vezina Trophy recipient announced on Dec. 17 that he would miss his first season with the Washington Capitals because of an issue with his heart. Lundqvist signed a oneyear contract worth $1.5 million with the Capitals on Oct. 9.