WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Bryan Little scored two first-period goals, Blake Wheeler had four assists and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New York Rangers 5-2 Friday night.
Little scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season in a 2:31 span for a 2-0 lead.
His line — with wingers Andrew Ladd and Wheeler — combined for nine points after only recording four points as a line over the past four games.
Winnipeg also got goals from blue liners Dustin Byfuglien and Tyler Myers, as well as Ladd on the empty net.
J.T. Miller and Dan Boyle scored the Rangers.
Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck picked up his fifth win in seven starts with a 26-save effort. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves and fell to 15-8-3 on the year.
Canucks 4, Red Wings 3 (SO): Canucks center Linden Vey and Radim Vrbata scored in the shootout to give Vancouver a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Sven Baertschi, Jared McCann and Radim Vrbata scored for Vancouver in regulation. Goaltender Ryan Miller made 25 saves.
Capitals 5, Lightning 3: Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of power-play goals and added two assists, and Marcus Johansson’s power-play tally put Washington ahead with 5:44 left, as the Capitals rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3.
Washington winger T.J. Oshie, who ended the night with an empty-netter, also had an unassisted goal, which pulled Washington to within 3-2 early in the third before Ovechkin tied it with 9:58 left. Oshie added two assists.
Bruins 6, Penguins 2: Boston center Frank Vatrano scored three goals and Patrice Bergeron had two as the Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2.
Loui Eriksson also had a goal as the Bruins scored goals 5-on-5, 4-on-4, short-handed and on the power play to support goaltender Tuukka Rask, who made 30 saves in improving to 8-0-2 in his last 10 games. The Bruins are 11-2-2 on the road this season.
Panthers 2, Hurricanes 0: Bobby Ryan had a goal and an assist, Craig Anderson made 31 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 for their fourth straight home win. — Agencies
