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[January 13, 2015]  Jan 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Hockey League games.

Flyers 7, Lightning 3

Mark Streit had a goal and two assists, while Chris VandeVelde, Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek also scored and recorded a helper, as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3.

R.J. Umberger, Michael Raffl and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored for the Flyers (17-19-7), who got five goals in the second period to grab control.

The Flyers had lost six in a row to the Eastern Conference-leading Lightning (27-13-4), who got goals from Steven Stamkos, Brian Boyle and Ryan Callahan.

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Capitals 2, Avalanche 1

Washington's Alex Ovechkin broke a tie late in the second period with his 22nd goal of the season to give the Capitals a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Ovechkin's goal was his 74th career game-winner for the Capitals, giving him the franchise lead over former Caps great Peter Bondra.

Washington goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 31 of 32 shots in the victory, improving his record to 21-8-7 while outdueling former Avs netminder Semyon Varlamov (36 saves).

The Capitals (23-11-8) are now 13-1-4 in their last 18 games while the Avalanche (18-17-8) lost for the first time since Jan. 4, snapping a three-game win streak.

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Kings 2, Maple Leafs 0

Anze Kopitar's goal less than a minute into the contest allowed the Los Angeles Kings to earn a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Kings goalie Martin Jones turned back all 19 shots he faced and helped the Kings (20-13-10) end a three-game slide.

Maple Leafs netminder Jonathan Bernier stopped 18 of 19 shots, but Toronto (22-18-3) lost for the fourth time in five games.

Kopitar, who left the game briefly in the third period after taking a shot to the face, also had an assist.

The Kings played without two of their leading scorers, left winger Tanner Pearson (broken fibula) and center Tyler Toffoli (mononucleosis). (Editing by Peter Rutherford/Sudipto Ganguly)

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