PITTSBURGH — Tyler Toffoli scored 1:00 into overtime, helping the Los Angeles Kings end the Pittsburgh Penguins’ seven-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Friday night.

The Kings have won three of four overall and four straight against the Penguins. Toffoli got his eighth goal, and Peter Budaj stopped 39 shots for his third shutout of the season.

Matt Murray made his fifth straight start and had 27 saves for the Penguins. Pittsburgh had won 9 of 11 and six straight at home.

Toffoli scored on a three-on-one, taking a pass from defenseman Alec Martinez before skating to the top of the crease and lifting a wrist shot that beat Murray to the glove side.

SABRES 3, ISLANDERS 2: Rasmus Ristolainen scored 42 seconds into overtime to give Buffalo a win at home.

Johan Larsson and Matt Moulson also scored, and Ristolainen had his team-leading 19th assist to help the Sabres win their second straight game. Robin Lehner made 33 saves.

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Ryan Strome and Alan Quine scored for New York, and Jean-Francois Berube made 34 saves in his first start of the season.

The Islanders have lost four in a row.

CAPITALS 4, HURRICANES 3: T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the shootout as visiting Washington won its sixth straight.

Oshie also scored the tying goal on a deflection with 6:04 left. Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 14th goal and Justin Williams also scored for the Capitals.

SHARKS 4, CANADIENS 2: David Schlemko, Patrick Marleau, Timo Meier and Melker Karlsson scored to chase a beleaguered Carey Price in the second period as San Jose won at Montreal.

Looking for his 250th victory, Price was pulled after conceding four goals on 18 shots. Al Montoya made five saves in relief.

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NOTES

THE NHL SUSPENDED Dallas Stars forward Cody Eakin and Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman.

Eakin was suspended for four games without pay for charging New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, and Hoffman was penalized two games for cross-checking San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture.

Eakin was assessed a major penalty for charging and a game misconduct in the first period of the Stars’ 2-0 home loss Thursday night. The suspension will cost him $85,556.

Hoffman was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct in the third period of the Senators’ 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Sharks on Wednesday night. The suspension will cost him $57,639.


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