WASHINGTON (AP) – TJ Oshie left for the second time after taking Evgeni Malkin's shoulder to the head and back to score late Washington Capitals over the rival Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Wednesday night in a meeting of the two most recent Stanley Cup champions.

Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby traded goals, and Oshie got the winner with 1:14 left following a dangerous hit from Malkin. The Penguins were thrown out of the game for an illegal check to the head and could get a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety.

Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 41 of 42 shots for his first victory since Oct. 22. The only goal he allowed was Crosby's eighth of the season, which came on the power play.

Pittsburgh's Casey DeSmith stopped 20 of 22 shots in his first career against Washington. The Penguins lost their fifth in a row and could be without Malkin in the near future.

DUCKS 3, FLAMES 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Ryan Getzlaf scored 27 seconds after Calgary got a tying goal in the third period to lift Anaheim.

The Flames trailed 2-0 in the first goal in the third match Mark Jankowski's short-handed goal. Mike Smith's legacy for the second game-winner of the season.

Jakob Silfverberg and Adam Henrique also scored for Anaheim. Ryan Miller made 37 saves and tied Andy Moog (372)

Matthew Tkachuk also scored for Calgary, and Smith stopped 21 shots.

PREDATORS 4, AVALANCHE 1

DENVER (AP) – Colton Sissons got his second career hat trick and Colorado had two apparent goals as Nashville beat the Avalanche.

Ryan Hartman added an empty-net goal with 2:54 left in Nashville's 11th consecutive regular-season victory against Colorado, which has lost four straight overall.

Trailing 2-0, the Avalanche had an apparent goal at 1:29 of the second period, which was off the line, making it offside. Samuel Girard was straddling the blue line when he passed on to Ian Cole, whose shot went into the goalie Pekka Rinne only to have it erased after the Predators' challenge was upheld.

A second Avalanche goal was disallowed, one shot by Colin Wilson, with 12:33 remaining in the third following a Predators challenge. Officials took away the score after the replay review, saying the Avs were offside when the play started.

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