Marc Savard scored in the second period and Tim Thomas made 37 saves Saturday to lead Boston past the New York Islanders, 3-2, in the opener of the Bruins' season-high seven-game road trip, which continues today against the Penguins.

Milan Lucic and David Krejci also scored for Boston, which has won two games in a row and six of its past seven to move into seventh in the Eastern Conference standings with 69 points.

The Bruins also have won five games in a row on the road.

Josh Bailey and Matt Moulson scored for the Islanders, whose playoff hopes are fading after dropping two games in a row and 11 of their past 14, leaving them at 60 points.

• Capitals 2, Rangers 0: Eric Belanger scored his first goal for Washington, fellow trade-deadline pickup Joe Corvo had an assist, and the NHL-leading Capitals beat New York to stretch their club-record home winning streak to 13 games. Two-time league MVP Alex Ovechkin continued his recent slump, failing to get a goal for the sixth consecutive game -- his longest drought this season.

• Lightning 6, Thrashers 2: Steven Stamkos extended his franchise-record points streak to 16 games, scoring twice to raise his goals total to 40 as goalie Antero Niittymaki ran his career record to 17-0-0 against visiting Atlanta.

• Maple Leafs 2, Senators 1: Phil Kessel and Nikolai Kulemin scored on Toronto's first two shootout attempts to give the Maple Leafs a win against host Ottawa.

• Panthers 4, Hurricanes 1: Michael Frolik and Kamil Kreps scored in a 1:11 span of the first period as host Florida snapped Carolina's winning streak at seven games.

• Minnesota forward and repeat offender Derek Boogaard has been suspended for two games after delivering a knee hit on Edmonton forward Ryan Jones. The NHL announced the discipline Saturday. He will forfeit more than $21,000 in pay.

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