NEW YORK — Defenseman Hampus Lindholm snapped a shot past Capitals rookie goaltender Philipp Grubauer with 5:36 remaining in the third period as Anaheim rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Washington 3-2 Monday. Lindholm's winner extended the Ducks' win streak to nine games, sending them into the Christmas break with the NHL's best record at 27-7-5. The Capitals got first-period goals from Mikhail Grabovski and Niklas Backstrom to jump out front but still lost for the third time in four games to fall to 19-14-4. Stars 5, Kings 2: Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists and center Tyler Seguin added a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings. Goaltender Kari Lehtonen stopped 30 Los Angeles shots for the Stars (18-12-6), who won their 11th road game of the season. Los Angeles rookie goaltender Martin Jones failed to set an NHL record by losing his first game in his ninth career start, and the Kings fell to 26-8-4 and lost ground to the division-leading Anaheim Ducks. Sharks 5, Avalanche 4 (SO): Logan Couture and left winger Patrick Marleau scored in the shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a wild win over the Colorado Avalanche. San Jose (23-8-6) center Joe Pavelski scored his 15th goal of the season with 19.6 seconds left to tie it 4-4 and send it into extra time. Semyon Varlamov had 41 saves in the defeat for Colorado (23-10-3). Senators 5, Penguins 0: Senators goaltender Craig Anderson made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season and Ottawa upset the powerhouse Pittsburgh Penguins. Five different goal-scorers found the net for Ottawa, including Bobby Ryan with his 17th of the season, as they ended a seven-game win streak for the Penguins (27-11-1). Flames 4, Blues 3 (SO): Joe Colborne scored the winner in the shootout as the Calgary Flames stormed back from down 3-1 to overtake St. Louis. Mike Cammalleri and Mark Giordano both scored in the third period to tie the game for Calgary (14-17-6) and send it into extra time. Blues (24-7-5) goaltender Jaroslav Halak made 26 stops in a losing cause.
Bruins 6, Predators 2: Jarome Iginla scored a pair of goals as Boston registered a win over Nashville. The Bruins (25-10-2) won for the seventh time in nine games, giving coach Claude Julien his 400th win behind an NHL bench. Nashville (16-17-4) dropped its fourth straight game and is 3-7-2 in its last 12 matches. Blackhawks 5, Devils 2: Blackhawks right wing Patrick Sharp scored a pair of goals to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a win over the New Jersey Devils. Sharp now has scored 10 goals in his last 13 games and 18 overall second highest on the Blackhawks (26-7-6) along with 18 assists. New Jersey fell to 15-16-7. Lightning 6, Panthers 1: The Tampa Bay Lightning made it three straight wins this season over instate rival Florida Panthers with their fifth consecutive win overall. Lightning (23-11-3, 49 points) goalie Ben Bishop won his 20th game of the season, which puts him in second place in the league, and the red-hot team got two goals from J.T. Brown. In other games it was: Flyers 4, Wild 1; Sabres 2, Coyotes 1 (OT); Rangers 2, Maple Leafs 1 (SO); Islanders 3, Red Wings 0; Oilers 6, Jets 2; Blue Jackets 4, Hurricanes 3. — Agencies
