National Hockey

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cam Atkinson is on quite a roll for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Atkinson scored for the sixth straight game, and the Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday night to remain atop the Metropolitan Division.

LAS VEGAS — Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist in his 100th career game, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Friday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau let out a big sigh. An impressive rally in an emotional game drained the veteran coach.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals started slowly and finished fast. Alex Ovechkin led the way again. Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, and the Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rickard Rakell and the Anaheim Ducks went from a frustrating loss to a dramatic victory — in a matter of seconds. Rakell scored 14 seconds into overtime after Nick Ritchie tied the game with 16.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jeff Skinner's second effort extended the NHL's longest win streak.

NEWARK, N.J. — After giving up 16 goals in the last three games, New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz saw a lot of more things he liked against the New Jersey Devils.

OTTAWA — Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is suing his business partner for $700 million in a development deal that was meant to bring a new NHL arena to Ottawa's downtown. Capital Sports Management Inc.

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers got the type of consistent performance they had been missing of late.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve Thursday because of a lower-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan said Murray had been dealing with the injury "for a couple weeks.