Auston Matthews and John Tavares each scored a goal and added an assist, and the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs held on to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Victor Hedman scored 3:01 into overtime, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made a franchise-record and career-high 54 saves as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals for the second time in five days, 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Tanner Pearson and Bo Horvat both scored twice in three-point games while Loui Eriksson collected one goal and three assists as the host Vancouver Canucks earned their third consecutive win, a wacky 7-4 decision over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.

Mark Scheifele scored an early goal, and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves as the visiting Winnipeg Jets earned a 3-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday to give themselves some breathing room atop the Central Division.