Blackhawks hold on to edge Capitals

NEW YORK —  Goaltender Corey Crawford matched a career high with his 33rd victory as the Chicago Blackhawks held on for a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals Sunday. Right-winger Patrick Kane, center Jonathan Toews and center Dennis Rasmussen scored for the Blackhawks. Chicago (39-20-5) snapped a two-game losing streak. Blues 5, Hurricanes 2: The St. Louis Blues found offense from a variety of sources as they came back from a first-period deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Sunday afternoon at PNC Arena. Right-winger Ty Rattie, center David Backes, center Kyle Brodziak, center Robby Frabbri and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo scored for St. Louis, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Brodziak’s short-handed goal in the second period broke a 2-2 tie. Wild 3, Panthers 1: It took two months and a coaching change, but the Minnesota Wild finally found a way to win in their home building. On Sunday, center Erik Haula scored the tiebreaker in the third period, helping the Wild to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers and snapping their nine-game winless streak at Xcel Energy Center. Lightning 4, Bruins 1: The surging Tampa Bay Lightning cruised to their sixth consecutive victory, handling the Boston Bruins 4-1 Sunday night. The win snapped a tie between the Lightning (36-22-4) and the Bruins (34-23-6) for second place in the Atlantic Division and also moved Tampa Bay to within two points of the first-place Florida Panthers, who lost Sunday. Sharks 4, Canucks 1: The San Jose Sharks scored four third-period goals to overcome a 1-0 deficit and defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1. Center Joe Pavelski had a goal and added an assist for the Sharks (33-22-6). Center Tomas Hertl, left winger Patrick Marleau, on the power play, and defenseman Justin Braun, into an empty net, also scored for San Jose. Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic had two assists for the Sharks, who are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. Ducks 4, Kings 2: Right-winger Corey Perry scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings Sunday night in front of a sellout crowd of 17,174 at the Honda Center. Left-winger David Perron added his 11th goal and goalie John Gibson stopped 27 shots as the Ducks (34-19-8) earned their eighth consecutive victory and moved within two points of the first-place Kings in the Pacific Division. Oilers 3, Islanders 1: Centers Anton Lander and Leon Draisaitl scored goals 55 seconds apart in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders. Defenseman Brandon Davidson also recorded a goal for the Oilers, who had won only one game in their previous 11 outings. Center Casey Cizikas scored for the Islanders, who saw a three-game winning streak end. — Reuters