Islanders 4, Capitals 1

Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but New York beat Washington.

Marc Gatcomb had two goals, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, and Kyle MacLean had two assists for the Islanders, who won their second straight after losing six in a row. Ilya Sorokin stopped 28 shots.

Charlie Lindgren finished with 18 saves for the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals, who lost for the fifth time in seven games (2-4-1).

Senators 4, Blue Jackets 0

Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for Ottawa’s second straight shutout as it moved to the brink of its first playoff appearance since 2017, beating Columbus for a third straight victory.

With five games left, Ottawa holds the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference — seven points ahead of Montreal. The Canadiens were at Nashville on Sunday night.

Red Wings 2, Panthers 1

Alex DeBrincat and J.T. Compher scored in the second period and Cam Talbot finished with 32 saves to help Detroit keep its fading playoff hopes alive with a win over Florida.

The Panthers put their goaltender on the bench to add an extra skater and Anton Lundell scored with 39.9 seconds to pull them within a goal.

The defending champion and short-handed Panthers have lost five straight for the first time since 2017.

Sabres 6, Bruins 3

Tage Thompson had a hat trick, Jason Zucker scored the go-ahead goal early in the the third period and Buffalo beat Boston for its fourth straight victory.

Thompson extended his scoring streak to four games with his first goal in the second period after the Bruins took an early 2-0 lead.

Blackhawks 3, Penguins 1

Ilya Mikheyev scored twice, Frank Nazar added a goal and Spencer Knight stopped 28 shots as Chicago snapped a five-game skid with a win over Pittsburgh.

Rickard Rakell scored on a power play and Alex Nedeljkovic made 28 saves for the Penguins, who have lost five of their last seven games.

Canadiens 2, Predators 1

Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored in the second period to rally Montreal to a victory over Nashville.

Jakub Dobes turned back 36 shots for the Canadiens, who extended their winning streak to five games after a five-game skid.