Montreal's Alex Galchenyuk scored twice as the Canadiens won 4-3 at the NHL Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals Wednesday. Canadiens goaltender Mike Condon made 33 saves for the visitors, who built a 3-0 lead and chased Capitals goalie Braden Holtby in the second period before holding on as Washington tallied two late goals. Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Fleischmann added goals for the Canadiens. Trailing 4-1, the Capitals scored twice inside the final minutes, including Andre Burakovsky's goal with 2:53 remaining. Jason Chimera and Dmitri Orlov also scored for the President's Trophy front-runners, who had been 17-1-1 over their previous 19 home games. Bruins 5, Penguins 1 David Pastrnak scored two goals, including one on a penalty shot, and Tuukka Rask stopped a season-high 41 shots to power Boston past Pittsburgh. The Bruins improved their home record to just 13-15-3 (they are 20-7-3 on the road) after surrendering 15 goals in the two previous home games. Jimmy Hayes, Landon Ferraro and Brad Marchand scored in a 4:53 span of the third period for Boston, breaking open a close game. Rookie Tom Kuhnhackl scored for Pittsburgh in the second period, cutting a two-goal deficit in half. Avalanche 4, Sharks 3 (SO) Calvin Pickard made 30 saves through overtime and stopped both shots he faced in the shootout, and Colorado beat San Jose. Nathan MacKinnnon and Matt Duchene scored shootout goals for the Avalanche, who picked up two valuable points in their bid for one of the two wild cards in the Western Conference. Gabriel Landeskog, Jarome Iginla and Shawn Matthias had regulation goals for the Avalanche, while Joel Ward, Brent Burns and Nick Spaling scored for the Sharks. Martin Jones had 38 saves for San Jose. Ducks 1, Sabres 0 Frederik Andersen stopped 26 shots for his first shutout of the season to lead Anaheim over Buffalo at the Honda Center. Sami Vatanen's power-play goal enabled Andersen to earn his fourth career shutout and the Ducks to match their longest winning streak of the season with their sixth successive victory. Robin Lehner made 28 saves for the Sabres, who played their second consecutive game without center Ryan O'Reilly, the team's leading scorer who will miss three to four weeks because of an injury. Wideman extends contract Ottawa Senators rookie defenseman Chris Wideman has agreed to sign a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension. The Senators announced the agreement on Wednesday. Wideman was selected by Ottawa in the fourth round of the 2009 draft and was eligible to be a restricted free agent this summer. Wideman has scored five goals, which rank third among NHL rookie defensemen this season. He also has four assists for nine points in 44 games. Last year, Wideman was named the American Hockey League's best defenseman after leading the league's blue-liners with 61 points while playing for Binghamton. — Agencies
