Matt Puempel and Kyle Turris scored second-period goals, while backup Andrew Hammond made 34 saves as the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night.
Ottawa improved to 9-1-1 in its last 11 games to remain within striking distance of Boston for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Senators trail the Bruins by five points with both teams having 15 games remaining.
The Islanders lost their third straight at home.
They are 23-11 at Nassau Coliseum this season.
Tyler Kennedy cut the Islanders’ deficit to 2-1 with 8 minutes to go. Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 shots.
Hammond made 22 saves in the second period, including a mask stop on Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk.
FLAMES 6, MAPLE LEAFS 3
Sean Monahan scored twice in his first career three-point game as Calgary used a four-goal first period to beat Toronto.
Monahan has 10 goals in his past 13 games to move into a tie for 11th in the NHL in goals — one behind Evgeni Malkin and Corey Perry.
It was a big win for the surging Flames, who are 5-0-1 in their past six games.
Calgary moved into second place in the Pacific Division, one point ahead of Vancouver, who have one game in hand.
Monahan’s two wingers, Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau, both had a goal and two assists.
The Flames’ top line has been surging with each member on a six-game point streak. The trio has combined for 16 goals and 30 points over that span.
Richard Panik and David Booth, with a pair, scored for Toronto, who fell to 1-16-2 on the road this year.
DUCKS 2, WILD 1
Jakob Silfverberg had the go-ahead goal and an assist, while John Gibson stopped 32 shots, helping Anaheim end a three-game losing streak with a victory over Minnesota.
Francois Beauchemin scored first for the Ducks, who improved to 27-1-7 in one-goal games this season, including three such wins against the Wild.
Zach Parise had a power-play goal for the Wild, who had a late flurry over the final 96 seconds after goalie Devan Dubnyk was pulled.
However, Gibson made four saves during that stretch, giving a big lift to the Ducks after allowing six goals two nights earlier.
Dubnyk started his 26th straight game since his acquisition.
The Wild fell to 19-5-2 since he arrived in mid-January.
In other results, it was:
‧ Stars 4, Capitals 2
‧ Blue Jackets 5, Oilers 4, SO
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