RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mark Barberio scored his first two career goals and Tampa Bay moved into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division.

Ondrej Palat had a goal and two assists, and he and Barberio scored 1:23 apart during the Lightning’s three-goal first period that also included a goal from Nikita Kucherov.

Former University of Maine player Teddy Purcell also scored for the Lightning, who pulled even with Boston atop the division with 62 points.

Ben Bishop ”“ another former UMaine Black Bear ”“ made a career-high 48 saves for Tampa Bay. He shut out the Hurricanes in his only other two appearances in Raleigh, including a 3-0 victory on Nov. 1.

Alexander Semin, Eric Staal and Ron Hainsey each scored after Carolina fell behind 4-0.

RANGERS 4, CAPITALS 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Nash scored two of New York’s three first-period goals, and Henrik Lundqvist won for the fifth time in six outings.

The Rangers’ offense broke out for the second straight day, following a 1-0 win over Detroit on Thursday, and recorded four goals for the third time in five games. Lundqvist, who got the day off when New York won 4-1 at Ottawa on Saturday, was sharp again in making 24 saves.

New York, 11-3-1 in its last 15 games, improved to 12-11-3 at home. Washington dropped its fifth straight (0-3-2).

Derek Stepan also scored in the first to chase goalie Philipp Grubauer. Ryan Callahan added a short-handed goal in the second.

Alex Ovechkin netted the only goal for Washington.