Sharks dominate Caps again

Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists against a goalie playing in the NHL for the first time in nearly a year, leading the visiting Sharks past the Capitals 5-3 Monday night, San Jose's 16th victory in its last 17 games against Washington.

Patrick Marleau added two goals, and Brent Burns also scored on Braden Holtby, who was brought up from Hershey of the American Hockey League earlier Monday to make a surprise start for Washington.

Hurricanes 5, Canadiens 3: Jaroslav Spacek scored in his return to Montreal and the visiting Hurricanes snapped the Canadiens' four-game winning streak.

It was the first time that Kirk Muller - who played in Montreal for four seasons and was an assistant coach there for five - coached against the Canadiens.

Canucks 2, Coyotes 1, SO: Ryan Kelser scored in the sixth round of the shootout to lift host Vancouver over Phoenix.

Robert Luongo stopped 23 of 24 shots for the Canucks.