Washington Capitals right wing Alex Chiasson (39) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Capitals right wing Alex Chiasson (39) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington — Alex Ovechkin scored his 218th power-play goal and the Washington Capitals continued their dominance of Sergei Bobrovsky in a 4-3 victory over the Metropolitan Division-leading Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Brett Connolly, Alex Chiasson and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for the Capitals, who have won five of seven. Braden Holtby stopped 32 of 35 shots, including 16 in the third period of a matchup between the past two Vezina Trophy-winning goaltenders.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 23 shots, losing for the 12th time in 18 games against Washington. Connolly, Chiasson and Kuznetsov became the 12th, 13th and 14th Capitals to score on Bobrovsky since the start of the 2015-16 season.

Lightning 5, Sharks 2

Tampa, Fla. — Tyler Johnson scored twice in the third period to snap a 15-game drought and Tampa Bay beat San Jose.

Nikita Kucherov had two goals and Cory Conacher also scored for the Lightning, who had lost four of six.

Wild 2, Blues 1 (ot)

St. Paul, Minn. — Matt Dumba scored 39 seconds into overtime to give Minnesota a victory over St. Louis.

Dumba started the game-winning rush by picking up a loose puck in his own end. After entering the defensive zone, he fed the puck across the slot to Charlie Coyle, who feathered a return pass that Dumba chipped past Blues goalie Jake Allen for his second goal this season.

Canadiens 10, Red Wings 1

Montreal — Paul Byron got his first career hat trick, Alex Galchenyuk had a career-best four assists and Montreal beat slumping Detroit for its fifth straight win.

Nicolas Deslauriers, Jacob de la Rose and Daniel Carr each scored for the first time this season, and Charles Hudon, Brendan Gallagher, Jordie Benn and Andrew Shaw also scored.

Hurricanes 3, Panthers 2 (ot)

Raleigh, n.c. — Noah Hanifin scored with 2 seconds left in overtime, and Carolina beat Florida in a brawl-filled contest.

Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner scored Carolina’s regulation goals, while Nick Bjugstad and Aleksander Barkov tallied for Florida.

Penguins 5, Sabres 1

Pittsburgh — Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist apiece, and Pittsburgh won its season-best fourth straight game.

Phil Kessel kept pace with Crosby for the team lead with his 12th goal. Patric Hornqvist and Carl Hagelin also scored for the Penguins, who are 14-0-1 in their last 15 games against the Sabres.

Canucks 2, Maple Leafs 1

Vancouver, British Columbia — Jacob Markstrom stopped 35 shots to lead Vancouver over Toronto.

Markus Granlund and Alexander Edler scored for the Canucks, who were coming off a 3-2-1 trip.

James van Riemsdyk scored for Toronto, and Frederik Andersen finished with 24 saves. The Maple Leafs lost for just the fourth time in 13 games (9-3-1).