Boston Bruins center Tim Schaller, and Bruins fans, celebrate a his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Boston, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Bruins center Tim Schaller, and Bruins fans, celebrate a his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Boston, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Credit: Charles Krupa

Boston — David Pastrnak had already found his scoring touch this season. It was his overtime winner that had his teammates in awe.

Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game 1:23 into the extra period, and the Boston Bruins continued their recent success against the Florida Panthers with a 4-3 victory on Monday night.

“The goal was just the skill of David showing what he can do,” Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said.

Pastrnak got his team-leading 15th goal by cutting in from the left wing, shifting around goalie Roberto Luongo and tucking in the game-winner.

David Backes and Tim Schaller also scored for the Bruins, who are 15-2-1 in their last 18 games against the Panthers. Tuukka Rask stopped 27 shots to raise his record to 14-4-1 this season and 17-3-1 in his career against Florida.

Jaromir Jagr had a goal for the Panthers, the 754th of his career, and Luongo finished with 32 saves.

Capitals 3, Sabres 2 (ot)

Washington — Marcus Johansson scored the tying goal late in the third period and got the winner midway through overtime to lift Washington over Buffalo.

The goals were Johansson’s third and fourth in his last five games. He has 11 for the season.

Jay Beagle added the Capitals’ first even-strength goal in three games, as Washington snapped a three-game losing skid. Braden Holtby made 31 saves in the victory.

Blue Jackets 4, Coyotes 1

Columbus, Ohio — Sam Gagner had two goals and two assists to help Columbus beat Arizona for the second time in three days.

Nick Foligno and Zach Werensky also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won for the fourth straight time and ninth of their last 12. Columbus picked up its 500th win in franchise history in sweeping the two-game season series with the Coyotes.

Penguins 8, Senators 5

Pittsburgh — Bryan Rust had his first career hat trick, Sidney Crosby added his NHL-leading 17th goal and Pittsburgh beat Ottawa.

Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel each had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh, and Matt Cullen and Justin Schultz also scored. The Penguins poured in six goals over the final 32 minutes after spotting the Senators a 4-2 lead.

Matt Murray made 17 saves after coming in for an ineffective Marc-Andre Fleury in the second period.

Pittsburgh has won three straight overall and improved to 7-0-2 in its last nine against the Senators.

Matt Stone had a goal and two assists for Ottawa. Erik Karlsson, Mike Hoffman, Mark Stone and Dion Phaneuf also scored for Ottawa, which lost in regulation for just the second time in its last eight games.