MONTREAL: Nicklas Backstrom scored in the third period, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday.
Jay Beagle and Andre Burakovsky also scored for the NHL-leading Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 20 shots.
Washington improved to 12-0-2 in its last 14 games at Montreal. The Capitals' last regulation loss at Bell Centre was on Jan. 10, 2009.
Alexander Radulov and Max Pacioretty scored for Montreal, and Carey Price made 27 saves.
With the Capitals leading 2-1 and Radulov in the box for hooking, Backstrom scored his 15th of the season at 5:16 of the third.
Maple Leafs 6 Bruins 5: In Boston, William Nylander got his first career hat trick and James van Riemsdyk scored his second of the game to break a tie with 1:36 left as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.
Connor Brown also scored for Toronto, which moved one point behind Boston for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have played five fewer games than the Bruins.
David Pastrnak scored two goals for Boston and Ryan Spooner, Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug each added one. Bergeron and Krug had power-play goals.
Penguins 4 Blues 1: In St. Louis, Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots as Pittsburgh beat St. Louis.
Kris Letang and Justin Schultz also scored for the Penguins while Patrik Berglund scored for St. Louis, which handed new coach Mike Yeo his first loss after replacing the fired Ken Hitchcock.
Blackhawks 5 Stars 3: In Dallas, Trevor van Riemsdyk put in a rebound with 4:03 left to lift Chicago over Dallas.
Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped a close-range shot by Artem Anisimov but van Riemsdyk followed to put the puck under Lehtonen and make it 4-3. Jonathan Toews added an empty-net goal in the final second.
The third period of this one was dominated by scoring stars. Goals by Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin gave the Stars a 3-2 lead at 9:24 but Chicago's Patrick Kane tied the game just 35 seconds after Seguin scored.
Radek Faksa also scored for Dallas and Lehtonen made 31 saves.
Kings 1 Flyers 0: In Philadelphia, Peter Budaj posted his NHL-leading seventh shutout while Jeff Carter scored midway through overtime as Los Angeles won its fifth in a row.
Budaj, who wasn't even on the Kings' roster on opening night, extended his shutout streak to 144 minutes, 5 seconds. He made 17 saves.
Anze Kopitar set up the winning goal at 2:35 with a backhand pass across the crease to Carter, who whizzed a wrist shot past Michal Neuvirth. It was Carter's 27th goal of the season.
Lightning 3 Ducks 3, SO: In Tampa, Florida, Brian Boyle scored in the fourth round of the shootout as Tampa Bay beat Anaheim.
Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn scored in regulation while Nikita Kucherov had two assists and Ben Bishop made 14 saves for the Lightning, who won the shootout 3-2.
Brandon Montour and Ryan Getzlaf scored for the Ducks while Jonathan Bernier stopped 35 shots and Ryan Kesler picked up two assists.
Devils 5 Blue Jackets 1: In Columbus, Ohio, Taylor Hall scored twice while Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist as New Jersey beat Columbus.
Jacob Josefson and Seth Helgeson also scored and Cory Schneider had 31 saves for the Devils.
Matt Calvert scored for Columbus in the third period and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots.
Hurricanes 5 Islanders 3, OT: In New York, Ron Hainsey's second goal of the game at 2:08 of overtime lifted Carolina over New York.
Jacob Slavin, Lee Stempniak and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Carolina while Cam Ward made 33 saves.
Anders Lee, Casey Cizikas, Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey scored for the Islanders. Jean-Francois Berube gave up all five Hurricanes goals on 25 shots.
Carolina pulled four points behind Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot. The Islanders are one point behind the Hurricanes.
Red Wings 1 Predators 0: In Nashville, Tennessee, Petr Mrazek made 42 saves after Mike Green scored in the first period as Detroit beat Nashville.
Pekka Rinne made 18 saves for Nashville while Mrazek recorded his first shutout of the season and 10th of his career.
Green scored with 1:30 left in the opening period.
Sabres 4 Senators 0: In Buffalo, New York, Robin Lehner made 37 saves and Kyle Okposo scored his 16th goal as Buffalo beat Ottawad.
The Sabres also got goals from Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart and Marcus Foligno. Jack Eichel had two assists.
Lehner got his fourth career shutout and first this season. His first two came with the Senators, who traded him to Buffalo before last season.
Mike Condon allowed four goals on 25 shots before getting pulled in the third period.
Avalanche 5 Jets 2: In Denver, Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist, leading the Avalanche to a rare win.
Matt Nieto scored twice and Matt Duchene added three assists, helping Colorado stop a nine-game losing streak. Nathan MacKinnon and Carl Soderberg also scored and Calvin Pickard had 23 saves.
Adam Lowry scored each of Winnipeg's goals.
Jay Beagle and Andre Burakovsky also scored for the NHL-leading Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 20 shots.
Washington improved to 12-0-2 in its last 14 games at Montreal. The Capitals' last regulation loss at Bell Centre was on Jan. 10, 2009.
Alexander Radulov and Max Pacioretty scored for Montreal, and Carey Price made 27 saves.
With the Capitals leading 2-1 and Radulov in the box for hooking, Backstrom scored his 15th of the season at 5:16 of the third.
Maple Leafs 6 Bruins 5: In Boston, William Nylander got his first career hat trick and James van Riemsdyk scored his second of the game to break a tie with 1:36 left as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.
Connor Brown also scored for Toronto, which moved one point behind Boston for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have played five fewer games than the Bruins.
David Pastrnak scored two goals for Boston and Ryan Spooner, Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug each added one. Bergeron and Krug had power-play goals.
Penguins 4 Blues 1: In St. Louis, Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots as Pittsburgh beat St. Louis.
Kris Letang and Justin Schultz also scored for the Penguins while Patrik Berglund scored for St. Louis, which handed new coach Mike Yeo his first loss after replacing the fired Ken Hitchcock.
Blackhawks 5 Stars 3: In Dallas, Trevor van Riemsdyk put in a rebound with 4:03 left to lift Chicago over Dallas.
Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped a close-range shot by Artem Anisimov but van Riemsdyk followed to put the puck under Lehtonen and make it 4-3. Jonathan Toews added an empty-net goal in the final second.
The third period of this one was dominated by scoring stars. Goals by Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin gave the Stars a 3-2 lead at 9:24 but Chicago's Patrick Kane tied the game just 35 seconds after Seguin scored.
Radek Faksa also scored for Dallas and Lehtonen made 31 saves.
Kings 1 Flyers 0: In Philadelphia, Peter Budaj posted his NHL-leading seventh shutout while Jeff Carter scored midway through overtime as Los Angeles won its fifth in a row.
Budaj, who wasn't even on the Kings' roster on opening night, extended his shutout streak to 144 minutes, 5 seconds. He made 17 saves.
Anze Kopitar set up the winning goal at 2:35 with a backhand pass across the crease to Carter, who whizzed a wrist shot past Michal Neuvirth. It was Carter's 27th goal of the season.
Lightning 3 Ducks 3, SO: In Tampa, Florida, Brian Boyle scored in the fourth round of the shootout as Tampa Bay beat Anaheim.
Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn scored in regulation while Nikita Kucherov had two assists and Ben Bishop made 14 saves for the Lightning, who won the shootout 3-2.
Brandon Montour and Ryan Getzlaf scored for the Ducks while Jonathan Bernier stopped 35 shots and Ryan Kesler picked up two assists.
Devils 5 Blue Jackets 1: In Columbus, Ohio, Taylor Hall scored twice while Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist as New Jersey beat Columbus.
Jacob Josefson and Seth Helgeson also scored and Cory Schneider had 31 saves for the Devils.
Matt Calvert scored for Columbus in the third period and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots.
Hurricanes 5 Islanders 3, OT: In New York, Ron Hainsey's second goal of the game at 2:08 of overtime lifted Carolina over New York.
Jacob Slavin, Lee Stempniak and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Carolina while Cam Ward made 33 saves.
Anders Lee, Casey Cizikas, Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey scored for the Islanders. Jean-Francois Berube gave up all five Hurricanes goals on 25 shots.
Carolina pulled four points behind Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot. The Islanders are one point behind the Hurricanes.
Red Wings 1 Predators 0: In Nashville, Tennessee, Petr Mrazek made 42 saves after Mike Green scored in the first period as Detroit beat Nashville.
Pekka Rinne made 18 saves for Nashville while Mrazek recorded his first shutout of the season and 10th of his career.
Green scored with 1:30 left in the opening period.
Sabres 4 Senators 0: In Buffalo, New York, Robin Lehner made 37 saves and Kyle Okposo scored his 16th goal as Buffalo beat Ottawad.
The Sabres also got goals from Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart and Marcus Foligno. Jack Eichel had two assists.
Lehner got his fourth career shutout and first this season. His first two came with the Senators, who traded him to Buffalo before last season.
Mike Condon allowed four goals on 25 shots before getting pulled in the third period.
Avalanche 5 Jets 2: In Denver, Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist, leading the Avalanche to a rare win.
Matt Nieto scored twice and Matt Duchene added three assists, helping Colorado stop a nine-game losing streak. Nathan MacKinnon and Carl Soderberg also scored and Calvin Pickard had 23 saves.
Adam Lowry scored each of Winnipeg's goals.
