PITTSBURGH — Bryan Rust had his first career hat trick, Sidney Crosby added his NHL-leading 17th goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins raced by the Ottawa Senators 8-5 on Monday night.

Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel each had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh, and Matt Cullen and Justin Schultz also scored. The Penguins poured in six goals over the final 32 minutes after spotting the Senators a 4-2 lead. Matt Murray made 17 saves after coming in for an ineffective Marc-Andre Fleury in the second period.

Pittsburgh has won three straight and improved to 7-0-2 in its last nine against the Senators.

CAPITALS 3, SABRES 2: Marcus Johansson scored the tying goal late in the third period and got the winner midway through overtime to lift Washington to a win at home.

The goals were Johansson’s third and fourth in his last five games. He has 11 for the season.

Jay Beagle added the Capitals’ first even-strength goal in three games, as Washington snapped a three-game losing skid. Braden Holtby made 31 saves in the victory, the Capitals second over the Sabres in an 11-day stretch.

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Kyle Okposo scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season to give the Sabres the lead in the second period. Zemgus Girgensons also scored early for Buffalo, and Robin Lehner made 30 stops for the visitors.

BLUE JACKETS 4, COYOTES 1: Sam Gagner had two goals and two assists to help host Columbus beat Arizona for the second time in three days.

Nick Foligno and Zach Werensky also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won for the fourth straight time and ninth of their last 12. Columbus picked up its 500th win in franchise history in sweeping the two-game season series with the Coyotes.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 shots for Columbus.

NOTES

RANGERS: New York recalled Marek Hrivik from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

Hrivik, 25, has skated in 20 games with the Wolf Pack this season, with eight goals and nine assists. He leads Hartford in points and short-handed goals (two) and is tied for the team lead in goals and assists.

AUTHORITIES SAID former Colorado Avalanche player Marek Svatos died of a drug overdose.


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