Canadiens 3, CapiTals 2, OT
Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal a victory over Washington on Friday night.
Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson.
The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games.
Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal.
Jakub Dobes stopped 15 shots to improve to 3-0-0 in the NHL.
Defenseman Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller scored and Ethen Frank picked up his first NHL point in his debut for Washington.
The Capitals have dropped three of five games.
Thompson made 18 saves. He came on in relief after Charlie Lindgren, who stopped all nine shots he faced, left with injury after a collision with Suzuki in the crease.
Hurricanes 2, Canucks 0
Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist, Dustin Tokarski got his first shutout since 2022 and Carolina beat Vancouver.
Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight at home.
Tokarski stopped 15 shots for his third career shutout and improved to 4-1-0 since signing with Carolina last month.
Red Wings 5, Blackhawks 3
Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist and Detroit won its sixth straight game, beating Chicago.
Albert Johansson scored his first NHL goal, Andrew Copp and Marco Kasper added goals and Cam Talbot made 23 saves. Patrick Kane had three assists.
Teuvo Teravainen scored twice in third period and Ryan Donato added a goal for the Blackhawks.
Kings 2, Jets 1, OT
Adrian Kempe stickhandled into the slot and beat Eric Comrie with a wrist shot to the top right corner at 1:14 of overtime to give Los Angeles a victory over Winnipeg in the Kings’ first game in almost a week because of wildfires.
Alex Turcotte also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves to help Los Angeles in its fifth straight game.
The Kings played for the first time since beating Tampa Bay at home last Saturday night. Their game against Calgary scheduled for Wednesday night was postponed.
Turcotte opened the scoring at 4:39 of the second period, redirecting Adrian Kempe’s shot from the point.