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 Capitals 4, Penguins 0
Alex Ovechkin became the league's top goalscorer with his 28th and
29th goals of the season and goaltender Braden Holtby turned aside
all 27 shots he faced to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-0 win
over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In his last 24 games Ovechkin has cranked out 17 goals and the
Capitals have gone 15-4-5 to move into playoff position in the
Eastern Conference.
Eric Fehr and defenseman Mike Green also scored for the Capitals
(25-14-9), who snapped a four-game losing streak and moved within
three points of the Penguins for second in the Metropolitan
Division.
The Penguins (27-13-8) had Sidney Crosby in their lineup after he
missed Tuesday's game, but lost for the fifth time in six games
(1-3-2).
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Devils 2, Maple Leafs 1 (shootout)
Jacob Josefson and Patrik Elias scored in the shootout to lead the
New Jersey Devils to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Toronto
Maple Leafs.
With the win, New Jersey (18-22-8) have won three of their last
five, while Toronto (22-23-4) are mired in a season-high seven-game
losing streak.
Toronto's James van Riemsdyk and New Jersey's Adam Larsson scored in
regulation.
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Kings 4, Blackhawks 3
Defenseman Jake Muzzin scored the game-winning goal at 16:23 of the
third period as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago
Blackhawks 4-3.
Goaltender Jonathan Quick recorded 26 saves as the Kings (21-15-12)
snapped a four-game losing streak.
Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford stopped 23 of 27 shots for Chicago
(30-16-2), who had won seven of their last eight at Staples before
Wednesday's defeat.
Kings center Jeff Carter scored two goals in the win. (Editing by
Peter Rutherford)
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