Best of NHL: Penguins' Streak Snapped; Blue Jackets Win 8th Straight

PITTSBURGH -- Tyler Toffoli scored a minute into overtime, helping the Los Angeles Kings end the Pittsburgh Penguins' seven-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Friday night.

The Kings have won three of four overall and four straight against the Penguins. Toffoli got his eighth goal, and Peter Budaj stopped 39 shots for his third shutout of the season.

Matt Murray made his fifth straight start and had 27 saves for the Penguins. Pittsburgh had won nine of 11 and six straight at home.

Toffoli scored on a 3-on-1, taking a pass from defenseman Alec Martinez before skating to the top of the crease and lifting a wrist shot that beat Murray to the glove side.

The Penguins sit atop the Metropolitan Division with 44 points and are tied with Chicago for the NHL lead (see full recap).

Blue Jackets get eighth straight win, 4-1 over Flames
CALGARY, Alberta -- Sam Gagner got his fifth goal in five games, Zach Werenski continued his impressive rookie season with two assists and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Friday night for their eighth straight win.

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The streak is tied for the second-longest ever for Columbus, which is in third place in the highly competitive Metropolitan Division with 42 points.

Werenski has 20 points on the season, tied for fourth among rookies. He has six more points than the closest defenseman.

His first assist came when he forced a turnover in the neutral zone that led to Brandon Saad's goal with 5:34 left in the first. He also assisted on Gagner's power-play goal in the second.

Sergei Bobrovsky had 22 saves and won his seventh straight start.

Sean Monahan scored for Calgary and Chad Johnson stopped 25 shots (see full recap).

Oshie, Kuznetsov help Capitals beat Canes 4-3 in shootout
RALEIGH, N.C. -- T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the shootout and the Washington Capitals earned their sixth straight win by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night.

Oshie also scored the tying goal on a deflection with 6:04 left, Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 14th goal and Justin Williams also scored for the Capitals.

Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk scored and rookie Sebastian Aho had two assists, but the Hurricanes had their seven-game home winning streak snapped.

Oshie beat Cam Ward high on Washington's first attempt in the shootout, and after Jaccob Slavin hit the post with a backhand to start the second round, Kuznetsov put a backhand high past Ward to end it.

Ward made 23 saves for the Hurricanes. Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 shots for Washington (see full recap).

Sharks chase Carey Price, beat Canadiens 4-2
MONTREAL -- David Schlemko, Patrick Marleau, Timo Meier and Melker Karlsson scored to chase Carey Price in the second period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Friday night.

Looking for his 250th victory, Price was pulled after conceding the four goals on 18 shots. Al Montoya made five saves in relief.

Brian Flynn and Jeff Petry scored in the third period for Montreal. The Canadiens are 1-7-1 against San Jose in the last six years.

Martin Jones made 26 saves for San Jose. The Sharks have won four in a row, starting their four-game trip with shootout victories in Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

The Canadiens got into penalty trouble early on and it cost them. They three minor penalties in the first 8 minutes and San Jose scored on two of the power plays (see full recap).

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