Ovechkin's 4 goals key Caps

Alex Ovechkin scored his fourth goal of the night with 1:26 left in overtime to give the host Washington Capitals a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Ovechkin finished with 4 goals and 1 assist for 5 points, but the last goal was the biggest. He took a crossing pass from Jeff Schultz and beat Montreal goalie Cristobal Huet from in front for the overtime goal.

It was Ovechkin's second career 4-goal and 5-point game. He did it on Dec. 29 at Ottawa. Ovechkin leads the NHL with 43 goals, and took over the points lead with 70.

Hurricanes 3, Leafs 2 (OT): Carolina captain Rod Brind'Amour scored with 1:40 left in overtime to give the host Hurricanes a win over Toronto.

Bruins 4, Senators 1: Phil Kessel, Milan Lucic and Marc Savard scored early in the first period to help Boston win its third straight and snap host Ottawa's two-game winning streak.

Kings 3, Islanders 1: Rob Blake scored a rare power-play goal for Los Angeles in the third period, and Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves to lift the Kings over host New York.

Rangers 4, Flyers 0: Steve Valiquette made 20 saves in his first career shutout to help the Rangers beat host Philadelphia, New York's first road win in more than a month.

Lightning 4, Canucks 3: Brad Richards had a goal and 2 assists, leading host Tampa Bay past Vancouver.

Predators 4, Blue Jackets 2: J.P. Dumont extended the longest current points streak in the NHL to 16 games with 2 assists, and host Nashville beat Columbus.