WASHINGTON: T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Washington Capitals topped the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 in a battle for first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Oshie’s goal came at 10:40 off a short-range rebound. Carl Hagelin added an empty-netter, his second goal of the game. The Capitals, who snapped a four-game losing streak, moved two points ahead of Pittsburgh, which has a game in hand. Jakub Vrana and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington. Braden Holtby made 32 saves.
Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored for Pittsburgh, which lost its third straight. Matt Murray made 18 saves. Golden Knights 6, Ducks 5 (OT) Shea Theodore scored the winning goal with 1:10 remaining in overtime and William Karlsson had a hat trick as visiting Vegas won its sixth consecutive game in defeating Anaheim.
Karlsson snapped a 20-game drought without a goal for his third career hat trick. Mark Stone finished with four assists for Vegas, which has the longest active winning streak in the NHL. Max Pacioretty added two assists and Malcolm Subban finished with 25 saves.
Adam Henrique and Nick Ritchie each had two goals and two assists, while Devin Shore also scored for Anaheim, which lost its fourth straight game. Gibson stopped 22 of 28 shots.
Anders Lee scored twice for New York, which moved back into sole possession of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference by beating visiting San Jose in Uniondale, N.Y.
The win was the second straight following a four-game losing streak for the Islanders, who snapped a three-way tie for the two wild-card spots with the idle Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets.
