UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins ended their slide as their captain moved closer to another milestone.
The Penguins spotted the Bruins a 2-0 lead before earning a 4-2 victory at Boston. Danton Heinen scored twice in a 28-second span of the second period before Sidney Crosby put Pittsburgh ahead with his 499th career goal, scoring with 7:07 remaining in the second. Tristian Jarry turned back 43 shots and Bryan Rust added an empty-netter as the Pens ended a four-game winless streak.
David Pastrnak scored twice for the Bruins, who outshot the Penguins 45-25 but couldn’t get anything past Jarry after the first period.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Brady Tkachuk snapped a 15-game scoring drought with a pair of goals in the Senators’ 4-3 surprise over the Hurricanes. Alex Formenton and Chris Tierney also scored, and Tim Stutzle chipped in with two assists for Ottawa.
— The Blue Jackets pulled out a 5-4 win over the Capitals on Boone Jenner’s 19th goal with 44.4 seconds remaining. Jenner scored less than two minutes after Washington’s Tom Wilson tied the game on a 6-on-5 chance.
— Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves and Mark Scheifele scored a power-play goal as the Jets defeated Minnesota, 2-0. The Wild ended a six-game winning streak and were shut out for the first time this season.
— Michael McLeod scored twice and the Devils ended a seven-game losing streak by blasting the Canadiens, 7-1. New Jersey pulled away on goals from Dawson Mercer, Nico Hischier, Jesper Boqvist and Tomas Tatar in his first game back in Montreal.
— Laurent Brossoit made 28 saves for his third career shutout to backstop the Golden Knights in their third straight win, 4-0 over the Oilers. Brett Howden and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for the Pacific Division leaders.
— J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat each had a goal and an assist as the Canucks trounced the Coyotes, 5-1. Miller collected his 400th career point as Vancouver climbed over .500.
