Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust (17) celebrates his goal with center Sidney Crosby (87) as New Jersey Devils goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) reacts during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist, helping Pittsburgh end a two-game skid by topping the New Jersey Devils, 3-1.

Zach Aston-Reese also scored, Casey DeSmith made 24 saves and Sidney Crosby had two assists for Pittsburgh, which won for the seventh time in nine games.

Kyle Palmieri scored for New Jersey and Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves in his second consecutive start for the Devils, who had won their previous two games.

RANGERS 3, CAPITALS 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored the go-ahead goal with 2:32 left, Keith Kinkaid made 28 saves and New York snapped Washington’s NHL-best winning streak at seven.

PANTHERS 2, PREDATORS 0

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Chris Driedger stopped 21 shots, Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair scored, and Florida dominated Nashville.

AVALANCHE 6, WILD 0

DENVER (AP) — Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, and Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota.

ISLANDERS 6, FLYERS 1

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Casey Cizikas scored twice in New York’s four-goal first period, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Jordan Eberle, Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Bailey also scored to help the Islanders end a two-game skid that followed a nine-game winning streak.

CANADIENS 5, VANUCKS 4, SO

MONTREAL (AP) — Tomas Tatar scored the shootout winner, fooling Braden Holtby with deft stick-handling in the sixth round of the tiebreaker.

BLUE JACKETS 3,

HURRICANES 2, SO

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give Columbus a win over Carolina.

MAPLE LEAFS 2, FLAMES 0

TORONTO (AP) — Jack Campbell made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and Toronto beat Calgary.

STARS 3, RED WINGS 0

DETROIT (AP) — Tanner Kero broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, Anton Khudobin stopped all 21 shots he faced and Dallas pulled away to beat Detroit.

COYOTES 5, DUCKS 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Derick Brassard completed a hat trick early in the second period and Arizona beat Anaheim to end a five-game losing streak.