The Capitals topped the Senators 3-2 on Sunday to end their eight-game losing streak. Washington scored three times in a 6:21 span early in the second to erase a 2-0 deficit. The Capitals, which also had two goals disallowed, had been held to 11 goals during their 0-6-2 skid. "We felt like we won a championship," Mathieu Perreault said. "We needed that win so much for our confidence and just for the team. That was a huge win for us."

The Flyers defeated the Rangers 4-1 en route to their fifth straight victory. Nikolay Zherdev, playing against his former team for the second time this season, scored two goals and Brian Boucher stopped 24 shots to lead Philadelphia. "We had too many turnovers and didn't take care of the puck when we needed to," New York's Brandon Dubinsky said. The Flyers have an NHL-best 49 points.

Logan Couture's power-play goal 1:20 into overtime was his fifth game-winner of the season, giving the Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Stars on Thursday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Nicklas Lidstrom crossed off about the only thing left on his NHL to-do list on Monday night, according to an Associated Press report. The defenseman scored three goals for his first career hat trick and added an assist to help the Red Wings beat the Blues 5-2.

Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 51 shots on Monday night as Los Angeles shutout Detroit 5-0 at Joe Louis Arena. Quick notched his 10th career shutout and defenseman Drew Doughty had three assists. Anze Kopitar had two goals, and Wayne Simmonds, Oscar Moller and Jack Johnson also scored for Los Angeles, which has won four of five overall and four straight against the Red Wings.

The Canucks defeated the Oilers on Sunday for their third-straight road win. Vancouver hasn't won three consecutive road games in more than a year. "They didn't play to their standards and we played a really solid game," Daniel Sedin said. "That's what happens sometimes. I felt we played one of our best games of the year." The Canucks outshot Edmonton 32-12, with the Oilers registering only one shot in the third period for the second game in a row.

Ducks right wing Corey Perry scored the first hat trick of his career on Sunday night in the team's 6-2 win over the Wild. One of Perry's goals came on a penalty shot. Perry, a veteran of 401 career NHL games, has scored 134 goals.

Artem Anisimov scored the first of three Rangers goals during a 3 1/2-minute span early in the second period, and New York routed the Capitals 7-0 on Sunday, according to an ESPN.com report. Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves for his fifth shutout this season and Ryan Callahan scored twice in the third period as the Rangers handed Washington its sixth consecutive defeat.

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and set up another, and the Penguins matched the second-longest winning streak in franchise history, winning their 10th in a row by beating the Devils 2-1 on Monday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Sidney Crosby scored two goals to extend his point streak to 15 games, and the Penguins won their ninth straight by routing the Blue Jackets 7-2 on Saturday night, according to an Associated Press report.