Charlie Lindgren had a spectacular 37-save performance and Connor McMichael and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist as the Washington Capitals held off the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1 on Wednesday.
Lindgren allowed Arthur Kaliyev’s goal midway through the first period before stopping all 27 shots over the final two periods.
The Kings had a five-game winning streak snapped and lost in regulation for the second time in the last 15 games (11-2-2).
Cam Talbot faced just 15 shots as he dropped to 7-2-0 in his last nine starts.
Rangers rally past Red Wings
Jimmy Vesey scored the go-ahead goal with 4:15 left in the third period and Igor Shesterkin turned away 26 shots as the New York Rangers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
Second-period goals by Moritz Seider and Robby Fabbri gave Detroit a 2-1 lead but K’Andre Miller drew the Rangers even midway through the third and Vesey batted a rebound out of mid-air and past Ville Husso for the game-winner.
Artemi Panarin also scored for NHL-leading New York, which rebounded from Monday’s loss to Buffalo to avoid losing consecutive games for the first time this season.
Husso made a season-high 38 saves, but Detroit had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Armia’s late goal lifts Canadiens
Joel Armia snapped a tie with 2:57 remaining in regulation to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield scored in the second period and Gustav Lindstrom added an empty-net goal as the Canadiens won for the third time in four games following a four-game skid.
Patrik Laine and Yegor Chinakov scored for the Blue Jackets, who had won three of four.
Sam Montembeault made 26 saves to help Montreal close a five-game road trip 3-2.