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Dallas • Tyler Seguin scored twice during a four-goal second period and the Dallas Stars held off the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a battle between two of the NHL's top teams.
Washington leads the Eastern Conference, and Dallas began the night one point behind Chicago for the Western Conference lead.
Seguin has 30 goals this season. Jamie Benn scored his 29th, and rookie Mattias Janmark started the scoring with his 11th.
Alex Ovechkin, Justin Williams and Andre Burakovsky scored for Washington in the third period. Ovechkin's league-leading 35th came on the power play.
Capitals goalie Braden Holtby lost in regulation for just the second time since Nov. 12. Philipp Grubauer replaced Holtby in the third period and made 10 saves. Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped 20 shots. Holtby had 21 saves.
Two of Washington's 10 regulation losses this season were against the Stars, who have won nine straight against the Capitals dating to Nov. 25, 2008.
Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2, OT • In Chicago, Ryan Getzlaf scored a power-play goal at 2:16 of overtime, lifting Anaheim to a victory.
Bruins 4, Wild 2 • In St. Paul, Minn., David Krejci broke a tie in the second period and Jonas Gustavsson made 31 saves to help Boston beat Minnesota.
Devils 2, Flyers 1, OT • In Philadelphia, Adam Henrique scored on a power play 2:58 into overtime to lift New Jersey past Philadelphia.
Hurricanes 6, Islanders 3 • In Raleigh, N.C., Andrej Nestrasil and Victor Rask scored two goals apiece to help Carolina beat New York. Riley Nash and Kris Versteeg also scored for Carolina, which was celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its 2006 Stanley Cup season. Jordan Staal and Phillip Di Giuseppe each had two assists.
Maple Leafs 5, Canucks 2 • In Vancouver, British Columbia, Mark Arcobello scored his first two goals of the season 17 seconds apart, Brendan Leipsic got his first NHL goal in his first game and Toronto ended a three-game skid.
Predators 5, Panthers 0 • In Sunrise, Fla., backup goaltender Carter Hutton made 22 saves and Calle Jarnkrok scored twice to lead Nashville.
Blue Jackets 4, Senators 2 • In Columbus, Ohio, Boone Jenner scored twice, Cam Atkinson and Brandon Saad each had goals and last-place Columbus won for the fourth time in five games. —
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 56 32 18 6 70 158 133
Boston 55 30 19 6 66 167 151
Detroit 55 28 18 9 65 139 138
Tampa Bay 54 30 20 4 64 146 133
Montreal 56 27 25 4 58 155 152
Ottawa 57 25 26 6 56 163 181
Buffalo 56 22 28 6 50 132 159
Toronto 54 20 25 9 49 132 156
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 54 40 10 4 84 181 125
N.Y. Rangers 55 31 18 6 68 160 142
N.Y. Islanders 54 29 19 6 64 157 140
Pittsburgh 54 28 19 7 63 141 139
New Jersey 56 28 21 7 63 126 130
Carolina 56 25 21 10 60 137 149
Philadelphia 54 24 20 10 58 130 145
Columbus 57 23 28 6 52 148 178
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 56 36 15 5 77 184 152
Chicago 59 36 18 5 77 163 137
St. Louis 57 31 17 9 71 141 137
Colorado 58 29 25 4 62 157 160
Nashville 56 26 21 9 61 149 149
Minnesota 55 23 22 10 56 135 140
Winnipeg 54 24 27 3 51 140 159
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 54 33 18 3 69 153 130
Anaheim 54 27 19 8 62 125 130
San Jose 53 28 20 5 61 156 145
Arizona 54 25 23 6 56 144 165
Vancouver 55 22 21 12 56 131 152
Calgary 54 25 26 3 53 146 162
Edmonton 56 22 29 5 49 142 169
Saturday's games
New Jersey 2, Philadelphia 1, OT
Boston 4, Minnesota 2
Nashville 5, Florida 0
Carolina 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
Columbus 4, Ottawa 2
Toronto 5, Vancouver 2
Dallas 4, Washington 3
Anaheim 3, Chicago 2, OT
Winnipeg at Edmonton, late
Arizona at San Jose, late
Sunday's games
Colorado at Buffalo, 10:30 a.m.
Los Angeles at New Jersey, 10:30 a.m.
Boston at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 5:30 p.m.