The Ottawa Senators are just one point back of the Montreal Canadiens after Tuesday night, and they have Mike Condon to thank.

Condon made 35 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, and a number of them came in a two-minute span about halfway through the third period, when the 'tender stood on his head.

Tampa Bay eventually won it on Victor Hedman's winner; Condon had no chance on the play, thanks to a perfect pass from Ondrej Palat.

Ottawa now has 85 points to Montreal's 86, with two games in hand. And guess what? The Sens and Habs play a back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday. That'll be fun.

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Victor Hedman played the role of hero for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tuesday's win over the Ottawa Senators.

Having already earned a single point after pushing the game to overtime, the Lightning earned the all-important extra point thanks to their franchise defenseman, who continues to play the best hockey of his career.

The goal was assisted by Ondrej Palat, who fed the puck between the Ottawa defensemen.

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Have a night, Thomas Vanek.

The Florida Panthers' trade-deadline acquisition recorded four assists in a game for the first time in his career as the Cats beat up on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

It was a 7-2 final, moving the Panthers to within five points of Toronto in the East. It was a must-win game for Florida, and it went out and took care of business. The Panthers are now six points back of the New York Islanders, who will go to bed Tuesday in the second wild-card spot in the conference. Florida's got one game in hand.

Back to Vanek. It hasn't been all beaches and sunshine since he arrived in Sunrise, as the 33-year-old had only a goal to show for his first five games with his new team. But a four-point night in arguably Florida's most important game of the season will gain the winger some fans, for sure.

It's the eighth time in Vanek's career he's registered four-or-more points in a game, according to Hockey Reference.

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WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin ended the longest goal-scoring drought of his career as the Washington Capitals held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 Tuesday night and snap a season-worst four-game losing streak.

Ovechkin hadn't scored in 10 games or had an even-strength goal in 18 before firing a one-timer by league save percentage leader Devan Dubnyk in the second period. Ovechkin's 28th goal of the season came 1 second after a power play expired.

Nate Schmidt, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jay Beagle also scored for the NHL-leading Capitals, who recaptured sole possession of first in the Metropolitan Division. Nicklas Backstrom had three assists.

Goaltender Braden Holtby put on a show, stopping 32 of the 34 shots he faced as the Capitals won for the first time since March 4 and moved two points up on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Minnesota lost for the fifth time in seven games despite goals from Matt Dumba and Eric Staal and 36 saves by Dubnyk.

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There is life in the New York Islanders.

After an 8-4 whipping at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, the boys from Brooklyn got their revenge, erasing a 2-0 deficit to win it 3-2 in overtime on John Tavares' snipeshow winner.

The goal was Tavares' 26th of the season, and it moved the Islanders over the Toronto Maple Leafs and into the second wild-card playoff spot in the East.

Josh Ho-Sang picked up an assist on the winner with a nifty through-the-legs drop pass upon taking the zone. He also scored in the second period, giving him three goals and six points in eight games. Kid's got game.

Also huge: This goal-line save by Thomas Greiss in the second period when the Islanders were down 2-0. If New York ends up making the playoffs, that'll be one of the reasons why.

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Ouch.

Facing down a Shea Weber slap shot is one thing, but taking it right off the mask is something else entirely.

That's the position Corey Crawford found himself in Tuesday night, but the Chicago Blackhawks goalie didn't seem worse for wear after shaking it off.

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Something was amiss in Washington Tuesday night.

More specifically, it was Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau's tie that was off, much to the consternation of the Capitals' broadcast crew and observers on social media.

There was a silver lining, though.

And it was still off to begin the second period.

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Lucas Wallmark thought he had his first NHL goal.

Sorry, kid, was Thomas Greiss' response.

The New York Islanders goalie made a fantastic arm save on the goal line to rob the Carolina Hurricanes rookie of what looked like a sure tally.

It was 2-0 for the Canes at the time, but the Isles would strike twice to tie the game after 40 minutes. That save could be your turning point, especially with the Islanders fighting for their playoff lives in Raleigh.

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The Washington Capitals can breathe a bit easier.

After going a career-high 10 games without a goal, star sniper Alex Ovechkin finally found the back of the net during Tuesday's tilt with the Minnesota Wild.

Naturally, the goal - his 28th - came from the faceoff circle to the right of Devan Dubnyk.

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Brayden Point is giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a fighting chance.

The rookie center laid it all on the line in scoring his third goal in the past two games, crashing hard into the end boards after banging home a rebound opportunity during the first period of Tuesday's game in Ottawa.

Point, who's quickly been bumped up the depth chart due to a plethora of injuries down the middle, now has 12 goals in 55 games this season.

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