SUNRISE, Fla.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season and got his 500th career assist to help the Washington Capitals snap a three-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Ovechkin is the sixth player in NHL history with at least 30 goals in 13 or more consecutive seasons at any point in his career.

Brett Connolly, John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for the Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 32 shots.

Denis Malgin scored both goals for Florida, which has lost three straight. Harri Sateri made 42 saves in his second NHL start.

Lightning 5, Flyers 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brayden Point, Yanni Gourde and Ryan Callahan each scored in the second period to lead Tampa Bay over the Philadelphia Flyers, helping the Lightning head into the All-Star break with the best record in the NHL.

Vladislav Namestnikov scored twice late in the third to turn this one into a rout. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 shots. The Flyers pulled the goalie with 7:20 left and got a 6-on-4 goal from Travis Konency.

Penguins 6, Wild 3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored two power-play goals and Sidney Crosby had three assists to reach another career milestone as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Minnesota Wild.

Malkin, who has 23 goals, added an assist to give him 16 goals and 31 points in his last 24 games. Crosby passed Jaromir Jagr for second on the team’s all-time scoring list with 1,082 points and is now behind only current Penguins owner Mario Lemieux, who finished his career with 1,723 points.

Dominik Simon scored twice, Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist and Brian Dumoulin scored one goal for Pittsburgh. Phil Kessel, the Penguins’ leading scorer with 58 points, also had three assists for the Penguins, who won their fifth straight home game.

Sabres 4, Canucks 0

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Robin Lehner made 30 saves for his second straight shutout and the Buffalo Sabres blanked the Vancouver Canucks.

Sam Reinhart, Nicholas Baptiste, Kyle Okposo and Johan Larsson scored for the Sabres, who won three straight games for the first time this season. Buffalo also shut out Edmonton 5-0 on Tuesday night.

Oilers 4, Flames 3 (SO)

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored in the third round of the shootout to help the Edmonton Oilers salvage a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames.

Brandon Davidson scored twice and Zack Kassian had a goal for the Oilers, who rallied from 2-0 down to win their fourth in five games.

Blackhawks 5,

Red Wings 1

DETROIT (AP) — Alex DeBrincat had his second hat trick of an impressive rookie season and the Chicago Blackhawks chased Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard in the first period on their way to a victory over the Red Wings.

Predators 3, Devils 0

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — All- Star defenseman P.K. Subban scored in his third straight game and Pekka Rinne made 23 saves for his fourth shutout in leading the streaking Nashville Predators past the slumping New Jersey Devils.

Mattias Ekholm and Viktor Arvidsson also scored as the Predators extended their point streak to a season-high eight games (6-0-2).

Islanders 2, Golden Knights 1

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ross

Johnston scored the first goal of his NHL career, helping the New York Islanders defeat the Vegas Golden Knights.

Hurricanes 6, Habs 5

MONTREAL (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored twice and added an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens.

Blues 3, Avalanche 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored in his fourth straight game, Paul Stastny also had a goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche.

Maple Leafs 4, Stars 1

DALLAS (AP) — Curtis McElhinney made 39 saves while playing for the first time in more than a month, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars.

Ducks 4, Jets 3 (SO)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Henrique scored a goal, added an assist and got the shootout winner as the Anaheim Ducks ended the Winnipeg Jets’ three-game winning streak.

Blue Jackets 2, Coyotes 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored with 3:03 left to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

Rangers 6, Sharks 5

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan McDonagh scored his first two goals of the season and Brady Skjei added a short-handed tally that helped the New York Rangers salvage the final game of a four-game road trip by beating the San Jose Sharks.

New York had been outscored 13-6 in losing the first three games of the trip before overcoming a deficit in the second period with a three-goal barrage from McDonagh and Skjei. Kevin Hayes, Jesper Fast and J.T. Miller also scored for the Rangers.