UNDATED (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have run their team-record point streak to 19 games with a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars.
Darcy Kuemper handled 23 shots for his second shutout of the season, helping Colorado improve to 17-0-2 during the point streak. Gabriel Landeskog scored twice for the Avs, who also received goals from Nazem Kadri and Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Cale Makar had two assists for the Avalanche, who lead the NHL with 72 points in 46 games. The Avs are three points ahead of the Panthers with a game in hand.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Penguins picked up their third straight win by downing the Devils, 4-2. Brian Boyle scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period of Pittsburgh’s sixth consecutive road win. Mike Matheson, Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins, who are 7-1-3 in their last 11 games.
— The Senators had dropped 10 straight to the Capitals before Sunday’s 4-1 victory in Washington. Brady Tkachuk and Connor Brown each had a goal and an assist to back Anton Forsberg, who stopped 33 shots in Ottawa’s first victory in Washington since January 2014. Alex Formenton and Adam Gaudette added early goals as the Senators jumped to a 2-0 lead after the first period.
— Jeff Skinner notched his first career four-goal game as the Sabres downed the Canadiens, 5-3 to end a three-game skid. Tage Thompson also scored for Buffalo, his fourth goal of the season against the Habs. Montreal’s 10-game winless streak is its longest since 1926.
Senators’ Watson suspended 2 games for hit on Bruins’ Ahcan
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson has been suspended two games for a hit on Boston’s Jack Ahcan.
Watson leveled Ahcan along the end boards midway through the first period of Ottawa’s 2-0 loss to the Bruins Saturday night. He was given a 2-minute minor penalty for interference.
