LAS VEGAS
Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Getzlaf scored to lead Anaheim to a 2-0 victory over Vegas in their Pacific Division showdown.
The Ducks regained sole possession of third place in the division, two points ahead of Los Angeles and Calgary. They are a point behind second-place San Jose.
Starting goalie John Gibson (22-15-6) stopped all 13 shots he saw for Anaheim, but was inadvertently clipped by Vegas’ Reilly Smith behind the net with three seconds left in the second period and didn’t return due to a lower-body injury.
Backup goalie Ryan Miller played cleanup in the third, stopping 20 shots to preserve the win.
Golden Knights netminder Marc- Andre Fleury (19-7-2) made 18 saves.
The Ducks have won four of five away from home. Anaheim became just the seventh team — and fifth in regulation — to win on Vegas’ home ice.
Vegas, which leads the NHL with 82 points, had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Capitals 3, Sabres 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 35th goal and Washington reclaimed the top spot in the Metropolitan Division with a win over Buffalo.
John Carlson had a goal and assist and Philipp Grubauer stopped 32 shots in a game the Capitals led 2-0 after two periods.
Evgeny Kuznetsov sealed the victory by scoring into an open net with 26 seconds remaining. Washington completed a 2-1-1 road trip and bounced back from a 7-1 loss at Chicago on Saturday.
Washington improved to 34-18-7 for 75 points, one ahead of idle Pittsburgh.
Wild 5, Islanders 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Cullen and Tyler Ennis scored in Minnesota’s three-goal second period against New York.
Jason Zucker added two goals and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for the Wild, who have earned at least one point in six of their past seven games (4-1-2). Devan Dubnyk stopped 32 shots.
Ross Johnston, Anders Lee and Tanner
Fritz scored for the Islanders. Jaroslav Halak, coming off a 50-save shutout against the Rangers on Thursday night, finished with 27 stops.
Kings 3, Blackhawks 1
CHICAGO (AP) — Torrey Mitchell and Andy Andreoff scored during Los Angeles’ dominant first period against Chicago.
Dion Phaneuf added his second goal in three games since joining Los Angeles in a trade with Ottawa, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in the Kings’ second straight win since a three-game slide. Los Angeles (32-22-5) also improved to 3-3 on its seven-game trip as it fights for playoff positioning in the Western Conference.
Predators 5, Senators 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored twice to reach 20 goals this season, and Nashville beat Ottawa.
Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis and Craig Smith also scored for Nashville, which ended a two-game skid and tied Winnipeg for first place in the Central Division.
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