Anaheim: Jamie McGinn scored on his Ducks debut and Jakob Silfverberg got the only goal in the shoot-out as Anaheim beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday night for their ninth consecutive victory.
Corey Perry scored the tying power-play goal with 9:09 to play for the Ducks, who have won 18 of 21 to streak into a first-place tie with Los Angeles atop the Pacific Division.
John Gibson stopped 25 shots and all three Montreal shoot-out attempts with relative ease.
Alex Galchenyuk scored two goals and Mike Condon made 32 saves for the Canadiens, who lost their second straight to open a West Coast road trip.
In Washington, Matt Niskanen and the NHL’s top power play unit cashed in as the Washington Capitals outlasted and outclassed the youthful Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.
The Capitals reached 98 points for the season and matched the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings for the most victories through 63 games with 47. The Maple Leafs remained in last place in the league with 52 points.
Niskanen’s winner came after Washington relinquished a 2-0 lead built on goals by Taylor Chorney and Alex Ovechkin. Nikita Soshnikov scored his first NHL goal, and Colin Greening scored his second of the season for the Maple Leafs.
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist 1:24 apart on power plays in the second period, and Artemi Panarin scored twice to help the Chicago Blackhawks rout the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 in Detroit.
Kane finished with three points, extending his NHL-leading total to 88 to match his career high set during the 2009-10 season.
Corey Crawford didn’t give up a goal until midway through the third period when Brad Richards scored. Gustav Nyquist had Detroit’s other goal.
Andrew Ladd restored the three-goal lead in the third period in his second game back with the Blackhawks. Panarin scored his second goal 35 seconds later. Brent Seabrook also scored for Chicago.
