VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Taylor Hall scored 1:28 into overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Skating on a 2-on-1 with Damon Severson, Hall held the puck and beat Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom through the legs.

Kyle Quincey scored the tying goal with 3:03 left in the second period and Cory Schneider stopped 21 shots to help the Devils win their second straight after losing four in a row.

Loui Eriksson scored for the Canucks and Markstrom finished with 20 saves for the Canucks, losers of four straight after winning six in a row coming out of the holiday break.

WILD 3, BLACKHAWKS 2: Jason Pominville scored in the third period, Devan Dubnyk made 33 saves and Minnesota beat host Chicago to grab sole possession of the top spot in the Western Conference.

Nino Niederreiter and Chris Stewart also scored as Minnesota earned its fourth straight win and improved to 17-1-1 since Dec. 4. The Wild also beat the Blackhawks for the eighth straight time.

CAPITALS 5, FLYERS 0: Justin Williams and Matt Niskanen each scored two goals, Philipp Grubauer stopped all 24 shots he faced and Washington extended its winning streak to nine in authoritative fashion by crushing Philadelphia in Washington.

The Capitals lead the NHL with 63 points. Despite a sluggish start, the Capitals came alive with four goals on seven shots in the first seven minutes of the third period to turn the game into a laugher.


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