UNDATED (AP) — There’s a new team atop the NHL’s East Division.
The Pittsburgh Penguins slid one point ahead of Washington with a 1-0 win over Boston. Tristan Jarry made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and fourth consecutive win. Neither team scored until Jake Guentzel beat rookie Jeremy Swayman 4:03 into the third period.
Pittsburgh has 14 wins and points in 16 of its last 19 games overall.
The Bruins have dropped two straight since a six-game winning streak, leaving them eight points out of first with two games in hand.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Lightning skated away with a 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets on Victor Hedman’s goal 10 seconds into overtime. Ondrej Palat (AHN’-dray pah-LAHT’) had a goal and two assists as Tampa Bay climbed within two points of Carolina for the Central Division lead. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots for his league-leading 28th victory of the season.
— Mika Zibanejad registered his third hat trick in 22 games and seventh of his career to help lift the Rangers past the Sabres, 6-3. Kaapo Kakko added two goals and Kevin Rooney had an empty-netter as the Blueshirts pulled within four points of Boston for the final playoff spot in the East Division. Adam Fox had three assists and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves in New York’s seventh win in 10 games.
— Claude Giroux scored twice in 22 seconds to force overtime and was one of three Flyers to score in a shootout as Philadelphia beat the Devils, 4-3. Giroux scored quickly when the Flyers were in desperation mode with under 90 seconds to play and down by two goals. New Jersey is winless in its last 10 games.
