Pens top Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – Evgeni Malkin had three goals and two assists, James Neal added two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-3, on Sunday.

Malkin scored twice in a stretch of 1:49 midway through the third period to put Pittsburgh ahead, 5-3, after the Penguins had blown a three-goal advantage earlier in the frame. He completed the hat trick with an empty-net goal with 56 seconds to play.

Capitals 2, Hurricanes 1: At Washington, Dmitry Orlov broke a third-period tie with his first NHL goal, and Washington moved into a tie for the Southeast Division lead with a win against Carolina.

The rookie defenseman, playing in his 25th game, put in the rebound after a shot by Jason Chimera at 1:12. The Capitals have won three consecutive overall and seven in a row at home, moving them even with the Florida Panthers for the top spot in the division with 50 points.

Canadiens 4, Rangers 1: At Montreal, Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist, linemates David Desharnais and Erik Cole also had three points each, and Montreal ended a three-game skid with a win against New York.

Pacioretty opened the scoring 2:39 in and restored Montreal’s one-goal lead at 2-1 with his 15th of the season 3:54 into the second.

Ducks 4, Canucks 2: At Vancouver, British Columbia, Jason Blake scored two goals to lift Anaheim to a victory against Vancouver.

Bobby Ryan and Nick Bonino also scored to help the Ducks win for the fifth time in six games. Anaheim’s only loss in that span was a 1-0 overtime defeat in Calgary.

Oilers 2, Kings 1 (OT): At Edmonton, Alberta, Taylor Hall scored at 3:06 of overtime to lift Edmonton to a victory against Los Angeles, snapping the Oilers’ five-game losing streak.