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Newark, N.J. • T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin scored in the shootout, and the Washington Capitals tied the game late and beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2.
Paul Carey, called up from the minors Friday, had tied the score in the third period with his first NHL goal.
Andre Burakovsky scored in his fifth straight game for Washington and Braden Holtby made 22 saves in winning his league-high 32nd game. He is 24-1-3 in his last 29 games.
Joseph Blandisi and Adam Henrique scored for the Devils, who have lost two straight games in shootouts. Cory Schneider had 28 saves for the Devils, who are trying to get to the playoffs for the first time in four years.
Bruins 2, Sabres 1, OT • In Boston, Brad Marchand scored on a penalty shot midway through overtime to lift the Bruins over Buffalo.
Marchand got the penalty shot after being grabbed by defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen while skating in alone 2:32 into overtime. The Bruins wing came in on goalie Robin Lehner, shifted to his backhand and slipped a shot inside the right post.
Penguins 3, Panthers 2, OT •Sunrise, Fla., Kris Letang scored two goals, including the winner on a power play in overtime, to lift Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists for the Penguins, and Jeff Zatkoff made 40 saves.
Rangers 3, Flyers 2, SO • In Philadelphia, Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored during a shootout to lift New York to a comeback victory. The Rangers, who won consecutive games for just the second time since Nov. 15.
Red Wings 5, Islanders 1 • In Detroit, Dylan Larkin and Tomas Tatar each had a goal and an assist, and the Red Wings routed New York for their first home win of 2016, a game delayed 36 minutes by a malfunctioning Zamboni that chopped up a section of the ice.
Canadiens 5, Oilers 1 • In Montreal, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and three assists, helping the Canadiens end a four-game losing streak.
Senators 6, Maple Leafs 1 • In Ottawa, Ontario, Curtis Lazar had the first two-goal game of his career and Erik Karlsson had four assists for the Senators.
Blues 4, Wild 1 • In St. Louis, Jori Lehtera had a goal and an assist, and Brian Elliott made 38 saves as the Blues beat Minnesota.
Predators 6, Sharks 2 • In Nashville, Tenn., recent call-up Viktor Arvidsson scored twice and Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists for the Predators.
Blackhawks 5, Stars 1 • In Dallas, Artem Anisimov had a short-handed goal and three assists, and Western Conference-leading Chicago beat the Stars. —
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 52 31 15 6 68 148 116
Tampa Bay 51 29 18 4 62 139 121
Boston 52 28 18 6 62 155 138
Detroit 52 26 18 8 60 131 134
Montreal 53 25 24 4 54 145 143
Ottawa 53 24 23 6 54 152 169
Buffalo 53 21 26 6 48 121 143
Toronto 51 19 23 9 47 122 145
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 50 37 9 4 78 166 113
N.Y. Rangers 52 29 18 5 63 151 136
Pittsburgh 51 26 18 7 59 133 133
New Jersey 53 26 20 7 59 121 126
N.Y. Islanders 50 26 18 6 58 138 129
Carolina 53 24 21 8 56 129 142
Philadelphia 50 23 18 9 55 121 135
Columbus 54 21 28 5 47 138 170
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 56 36 16 4 76 159 128
Dallas 53 33 15 5 71 172 144
St. Louis 55 30 17 8 68 135 132
Nashville 53 25 20 8 58 138 140
Colorado 54 27 23 4 58 147 148
Minnesota 52 23 20 9 55 127 128
Winnipeg 51 22 26 3 47 132 150
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 51 31 17 3 65 137 119
San Jose 51 27 20 4 58 149 139
Anaheim 50 25 18 7 57 113 117
Arizona 52 24 22 6 54 139 162
Vancouver 51 20 19 12 52 123 141
Calgary 50 22 25 3 47 131 149
Edmonton 53 21 27 5 47 135 157
Saturday's games
Washington 3, New Jersey 2, SO
N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2, SO
Montreal 5, Edmonton 1
Detroit 5, N.Y. Islanders 1
Boston 2, Buffalo 1, OT
Ottawa 6, Toronto 1
Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2, OT
St. Louis 4, Minnesota 1
Nashville 6, San Jose 2
Chicago 5, Dallas 1
Winnipeg at Colorado, late
Calgary at Vancouver, late
Sunday's games
Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 12:30 p.m.
Edmonton at N.Y. Islanders, 12:30 p.m.