Tampa: Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves for his second career shutout, Steven Stamkos scored his 21st goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 on Wednesday night.
Tampa Bay entered the All-Star break by winning eight of their last nine games.
Jonathan Bernier stopped 28 shots for the Maple Leafs, who have lost nine of 10 (1-7-2). Toronto have been outscored 31-11 during that stretch.
Stamkos put the Lightning up 1-0 at 4:38 of the first with a shot from the left circle during a power play.
Jakub Voracek scored 38 seconds into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the NHL-leading Washington Capitals 4-3 in the teams’ final game before the All-Star break.
Voracek’s second goal of the night snapped the Flyers’ three-game losing streak and the Capitals’ two-game winning streak. Brayden Schenn and Ryan White also scored for Philadelphia.
Despite 28 saves from Braden Holtby, the Caps lost at home for the first time since November 19 against the Dallas Stars. Andre Burakovsky had two goals and Nicklas Backstrom scored his 16th of the season.
Philadelphia’s Michal Neuvirth stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced to beat his former team for the first time.
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0
Philadelphia 4, Washington 3, OT
Nashville 2, Calgary 1
Colorado 4, Los Angeles 3
