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New York • Ryan Strome and Johnny Boychuk scored in the third period, Thomas Greiss made 28 saves and the New York Islanders beat the league-leading Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Strome got his first goal since Dec. 31 to put New York up 2-1 6:31 into the period. Anthony Beauvillier stole the puck behind the Capitals net and passed it to Brock Nelson. The Islanders forward sent a quick pass to Strome, and he tapped it past goalie Philipp Grubauer.

Blue Jackets 6, Rangers 4 • In New York, Seth Jones scored twice, Alexander Wennberg had a goal and two assists, and Columbus beat the Rangers.

Penguins 4, Predators 2 • Patric Hornqvist scored twice and Matt Murray stopped 37 shots, leading host Pittsburgh over Nashville.

Hurricanes 5, Flyers 1 • In Raleigh, N.C., Sebastian Aho had three goals and an assist, leading Carolina to the victory.

Bruins 4, Lightning 3 • In Tampa, Fla., Zdeno Chara scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Tuukka Rask made 18 saves and Boston beat Carolina for its first three-game winning streak since early December.

Canadiens 5, Sabres 2 • In Montreal, Max Pacioretty scored three times and Carey Price made 37 saves, leading the Canadiens over Buffalo.

Stars 6, Maple Leafs 3 • In Dallas, Kari Lehtonen made 40 saves and the Stars scored five times in the first period en route to victory over Toronto.

Jets 5, Blues 3 • In St. Louis, Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler each had a goal and two assists, powering Winnipeg to the win.

Panthers 6, Senators 5 • In Sunrise, Fla., Jonathan Marchessault scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period to lift Florida over Ottawa.

Devils 4, Red Wings 3 • In Detroit, Kyle Palmieri scored twice and Cory Schneider made 27 saves, helping New Jersey hold on for the road win.

Kings 3, Coyotes 2 • In Glendale, Ariz., Jake Muzzin took a slick pass in front of the net from Jeff Carter and scored a power-play goal with 1:49 to play, giving Los Angeles the win over Arizona. —

NHL standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 51 30 14 7 67 155 127

Ottawa 48 26 16 6 58 132 129

Boston 53 26 21 6 58 135 138

Toronto 48 23 16 9 55 148 139

Florida 51 22 19 10 54 122 142

Tampa Bay 51 22 23 6 50 139 150

Buffalo 49 20 20 9 49 120 141

Detroit 50 20 21 9 49 126 148

Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 50 33 11 6 72 162 109

Columbus 49 33 12 4 70 166 118

Pittsburgh 49 31 13 5 67 176 143

N.Y. Rangers 50 31 18 1 63 171 135

Philadelphia 51 25 20 6 56 141 160

N.Y. Islanders 48 22 17 9 53 139 138

Carolina 49 22 20 7 51 131 141

New Jersey 51 21 21 9 51 117 147

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 49 33 11 5 71 165 111

Chicago 51 30 16 5 65 142 132

Nashville 50 24 18 8 56 140 134

St. Louis 50 24 21 5 53 141 157

Dallas 51 21 20 10 52 141 160

Winnipeg 53 24 25 4 52 155 164

Colorado 46 13 31 2 28 93 156

Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 50 31 17 2 64 135 116

Edmonton 52 28 16 8 64 154 137

Anaheim 51 27 15 9 63 133 129

Los Angeles 50 25 21 4 54 126 123

Calgary 52 25 24 3 53 134 149

Vancouver 50 23 21 6 52 119 140

Arizona 49 16 27 6 38 110 155

Tuesday's games

N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 2

Columbus 6, N.Y. Rangers 4

Carolina 5, Philadelphia 1

Pittsburgh 4, Nashville 2

Florida 6, Ottawa 5

New Jersey 4, Detroit 3

Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3

Montreal 5, Buffalo 2

Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3

Dallas 6, Toronto 3

Minnesota 5, Edmonton 2

Los Angeles 3, Arizona 2

Colorado at Anaheim, late

Chicago at San Jose, late

Wednesday's games

Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.