The Capitals scored three unanswered goals and got 29 saves from Braden Holtby to rally past the Panthers 4-3.
Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, defenseman Karl Alzner and rookie right winger Andre Burakovsky scored goals for the Capitals (20-11-7, 47 points) who passed the New York Rangers for third place in the Metropolitan Division standings.
The Panthers (17-11-9, 43 points) lost for the third time in four games and finished the contest without goaltender Roberto Luongo who exited after a first-period collision with Ovechkin.
Hurricanes 2, Bruins 1, SO
Carolina center Eric Staal scored in the shootout and goaltender Anton Khudobin beat his former team.
Khudobin denied all three Boston shooters and has now stopped 13 of 15 shots in shootouts in his career.
Boston (19-15-6), who managed just two third-period shots and one in overtime, lost their fourth straight shootout.
Ducks 4, Predators 3, SO
Ryan Kesler scored the decider in a three-round shootout, giving the Anaheim Ducks a victory over the Nashville Predators.
The Predators (25-10-3) lost for the sixth time in their past seven meetings against the Ducks (26-9-6).
Nashville were playing on consecutive nights after Saturday’s overtime victory in Los Angeles.
Predators back-up goalie Carter Hutton was strong in just his fifth start this season, making 30 saves.
Blackhawks 5, Stars 4, OT
Patrick Sharp’s goal at 1:17 of overtime capped an impressive comeback by the Chicago Blackhawks, who defeated the Dallas Stars.
Chicago were down four different times in the game, but kept coming back to win for the third straight time over the Stars (18-14-6) this season (two more games remain).
The Blackhawks (26-11-2) have now won 17 of their last 22 games, dating back, ironically, to Nov. 16 last year against Dallas.
Blue Jackets 4, Avalanche 3
Defenseman David Savard scored with 1:01 left in regulation as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche.
Brandon Dubinsky scored his first two goals of the season and center Ryan Johansen also scored for the Blue Jackets (17-17-3), who are 11-2-1 in their last 13 games.
Oilers 5, Islanders 1
The Edmonton Oilers continued their mini revival under head coach Todd Nelson, moving to 2-0-2 with him after beating New York.
Matt Hendricks scored twice, Ben Scrivens made 31 saves and the Oilers triumphed.
The Islanders are third in the Eastern Conference at 26-12-1.
Lightning 4, Senators 2
A pair of goals by center Tyler Johnson led the Tampa Bay Lightning to a win over the Ottawa Senators.
Defenseman Victor Hedman and center Steven Stamkos also scored for the Lightning (25-12-4), who bounced back from Friday’s loss in Pittsburgh and have now won five of their last six.
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