NHL Roundup: Capitals Handle Bruins

Boston — Alex Chiasson scored two third-period goals, the second on a short-handed breakaway with 8:29 left, and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins, 5-3, on Thursday night.

Patrice Bergeron scored twice for Boston, moving past Bobby Orr on the team’s all-time list with his 265th career goal and adding another in the final seconds.

Braden Holtby stopped 33 shots for the Capitals, who have beaten Boston 11 straight times. Jakub Vrana and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for Washington, and Alex Ovechkin added an empty netter to make it 5-2 before Bergeron cut the deficit to two with 27 seconds left.

The Bruins trailed, 3-1, but they had just begun a power play when Chiasson pushed the puck out of his zone and outraced three Boston players to center ice. Alone as he crossed the red line, he skated in on Anton Khudobin, went to his backhand and beat the goalie on the stick side.

Khudobin made 16 saves for the Bruins. David Krejci made it 4-2 in the final minutes when he tipped Charlie McAvoy’s slapshot into the net.

Vrana cut through two Boston defenders to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead after one period. Bergeron tied it on a power play in the second, getting the shot off just as Chiasson was knocking his leg out from under him.

Backstrom gave Washington the lead midway through the second, and Chiasson added to it with 12 minutes left when he took two swipes at a puck in the crease to get it past Khudobin.

The Bruins had won three straight and nine of 11. Washington has won six of seven and nine of 11.

Notes: Orr also scored six goals in 26 games with the Chicago Blackhawks. … The Bruins placed F Matt Beleskey on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to Providence of the AHL. He had appeared in 14 games for Boston this season. … Marchand got his 400th career NHL point. … The Bruins haven’t beaten the Capitals since March 9, 2014.

Canadiens 2, Devils 1 (ot)

Montreal — Tomas Plekanec scored 1:52 into overtime and Montreal beat New Jersey to snap a three-game slide.

Andrew Shaw scored for the Canadiens (14-14-4) in the first period and Carey Price made 31 saves in his ninth straight start.

Stefan Noesen had the goal for the Devils (17-9-5), who remained third in the rugged Metropolitan Division. Cory Schneider stopped 34 shots in defeat.

Blue Jackets 6, Islanders 4

Columbus, Ohio — Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky knocked down 21 shots as Columbus held off a rally by New York.

Markus Nutivaara, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Seth Jones, Nick Foligno and Josh Anderson also scored for the Blue Jackets, who snuffed out a New York comeback attempt in the second and third periods that included a hat trick by wing Josh Bailey.

Flyers 2, Sabres 1

Philadelphia — Valtteri Filppula scored the game-winner with 2½ minutes left in the second period and Travis Sanheim netted his first career goal to help the Flyers win their fifth straight game.

Brian Elliott made 19 saves for the Flyers, whose winning streak comes on the heels of a 10-game losing streak.

Wild 2, Maple Leafs 0

St. Paul, Minn. — Alex Stalock stopped 28 shots to complete his first NHL shutout in three seasons, steering the Wild past Toronto for their fourth straight victory.

Tyler Ennis scored early and Mikael Granlund added a late goal for the Wild, whose first three wins on the streak were all in extra time. They handed the Maple Leafs their first blank slate in more than a year, since a 3-0 loss at Calgary on Nov. 30, 2016.

Blackhawks 5, Jets 1

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Patrick Kane and Nick Schmaltz each had a goal and an assist as the Blackhawks extended their season-high winning streak to four games.

Vinnie Hinostroza, Tommy Wingels and Michal Kempny also scored for the Blackhawks (16-11-5). Corey Crawford made 27 saves in the first of five games this season between the Central Division foes.

Ducks 3, Blues 1

St. Louis — Kevin Roy scored twice and John Gibson made 29 saves as Anaheim defeated St. Louis. ndrew Cogliano also scored for Anaheim, which has won three of four.