New York — Artem Anisimov scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period to lead the Chicago Blackhawks over the New York Rangers, 2-1, on Tuesday night.

Trevor van Riemsdyk also scored as the Central Division leaders improved to 3-0-1 in their last four games. Scott Darling stopped 33 shots, upping his record to 7-2-2.

Artemi Panarin had two assists and Anisimov had one as Chicago got even with New York following a 1-0 overtime loss at home to the Rangers last Friday.

Capitals 4, Islanders 2

New York — Matt Niskanen scored two goals in the third period, lifting the Capitals over New York for their fifth straight victory.

Brett Connolly and Justin Williams also scored for Washington, which improved to 18-7-3.

Sabres 6, Kings 3

Buffalo, n.y. — Jack Eichel scored two goals in a 2:08 span of the second period and assisted on another goal to lead Buffalo over Los Angeles. Ryan O’Reilly and Brian Gionta also scored for Buffalo during a four-goal flurry in a 6:13 span of the second period.

Hurricanes 8, Canucks 6

Raleigh, n.c. — Justin Faulk scored the go-ahead goal 5:56 into the third period, and Carolina rallied from three goals down to beat Vancouver.

Jeff Skinner scored two goals, with his second starting Carolina’s wild comeback.

Sharks 3, Maple Leafs 2 (so)

Toronto— Logan Couture scored the only goal in a shootout, and San Jose rallied past Toronto.

San Jose trailed 2-0 before Justin Braun and Joe Pavelski scored in a quick burst in the third period. Martin Jones made 29 saves in the opener of a four-game road trip.

Wild 5, Panthers 1

St. Paul, Minn. — Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves and five players scored a goal each as the Wild won their fifth straight game.

Zach Parise, Erik Haula, Eric Staal, Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker scored for Minnesota, which has points in 10 of its last 11 games.

Coyotes 4, Red Wings 1

Detroit — Jamie McGinn scored twice and Arizona beat Detroit. Lawson Crouse and defenseman Anthony DeAngelo also scored for Arizona. Peter Holland had two assists in his Coyotes debut, and Mike Smith made 37 saves.

Predators 6, Blues 3

Nashville, Tenn. — Mike Fisher scored twice and the Predators erased a three-goal deficit to beat St. Louis.

James Neal, Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen and Mike Ribeiro also scored for Nashville, which snapped a two-game skid.