Avalanche Win In OT – NHL Roundup

UNDATED (AP) — Tukka (TOO'-kuh) Rask notched his sixth shutout of the season as the Boston Bruins blanked Washington 3-0. It's the first career victory for Rask over the Caps. He had been 0-3-3 lifetime against Washington.

Gregory Campbell and Loui Eriksson scored second-period goals. Brad Marchand added an empty-net goal against Washington, which has lost three straight. Boston has won three in a row.

The Bruins outshot the Caps 43-16.

In other hockey action:

__ San Jose rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Pittsburgh 5-3 to win the Sharks' 40th game of the season. Olli Maata (OH'-lee MAH'-tah) scored twice. Joe Thornton scored the go-ahead goal with 6:39 left.

— Mike Richards scored the winner on a Winnipeg Jets' giveaway to give the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-1 win. That's six in a row for the Kings.

— Jhonas Enroth (YOH'-nuhs EHN'-rawth) made 43 saves to spoil the return of Tampa Bay star Steven Stamkos and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Lightning 3-1. Stamkos had been sidelined since breaking his right shin Nov. 11 at Boston, causing him to miss 45 games.

— Andre Benoit (BEHN'-way) scored off an assist from rookie Nathan MacKinnon with 31.4 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings

— Andrew Shaw and Jonathan Toews (tayvz) had two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1.

— Ian Cole had a goal and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to their third straight win, 2-1 win over Nashville.

__ Phoenix outscored Montreal 5-2. Radim Vrbata (rah-DEEM' vur-BAH'-tah) scored twice for the Coyotes.

— Tyler Seguin (SAY'-gihn) had three goals and two assists to lead the Dallas Stars to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

__ Sam Gagner scored unassisted in overtime as Edmonton rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the New York Islanders 3-2.