The San Jose Sharks continued their scoring barrage with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday to move clear top of the NHL standings. A day after demolishing Calgary 9-1, Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe scored two goals apiece as San Jose moved two points above Chicago. Dan Boyle added a goal and two assists in the Sharks' win over their California rivals. Wayne Simmonds scored for the Kings. Senators 4, Blackhawks 1: In Ottawa, Peter Regin had a goal and an assist to help Ottawa notch its fourth straight win, beating Central Division leaders Chicago. Regin restored Ottawa's two-goal lead late in the second after Zack Smith and Ryan Shannon scored in the first to put the Senators up 2-0. Mike Fisher scored a power-play goal 16:45 into the third to seal the win, while Brian Elliott made 29 saves. Marian Hossa scored early in the second for the Blackhawks, whose three-game winning streak was ended. Capitals 3, Red Wings 2: In Washington, Nicklas Backstrom and David Steckel scored 46 seconds apart late in the third period, rallying Washington past Detroit for its fourth straight victory. Backstrom erased the Red Wings' on a power play with 6:45 left. Steckel then deflected Alexander Semin's shot to put Washington ahead. Matt Bradley also scored for the Capitals. Dan Cleary and Brian Rafalski scored for the Red Wings, who dropped a third straight despite outshooting Washington 46-23. Ducks 5, Sabres 4: In Anaheim, California, Ryan Getzlaf and Evgeny Artyukhin scored 62 seconds apart to trigger a four-goal first period as Anaheim held on to beat Buffalo. Bobby Ryan connected on a power play as the Ducks extended their home winning streak to eight games. Mike Brown and rookie Troy Bodie also scored for Anaheim. Buffalo's goals came via Tim Connolly, Clarke MacArthur, Steve Montador and Jochen Hecht. Penguins 6, Islanders 4: In Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin broke out of a slump with a hat trick as Pittsburgh blew a three-goal lead before recovering to down New York. Sidney Crosby scored twice for the Penguins. New York had its four-game winning streak snapped. Trent Hunter and Richard Park scored in the third period as the Islanders came back from deficits of 3-0 and 4-1 to tie it, but a tripping penalty midway through the period led to Malkin's power-play goal that made it 5-4. Rangers 8, Lightning 2: In New York, Vinny Prospal had a goal and assist in New York's three-goal first period, setting up a big win over Tampa Bay. Flyers 5, Blue Jackets 3: In Philadelphia, Jeff Carter scored twice as Philadelphia downed Columbus. Ray Emery won for the first time since returning from abdominal surgery. Thrashers 4, Maple Leafs 3: In Atlanta, Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals, giving him 30 for the season, as Atlanta edged Toronto.
