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Defending champs win at Columbus

| February 6, 2013 8:00 PM

Mike Richards provided late insurance with his first goal of the season and Jonathan Quick stopped 18 shots to lead the visiting Los Angeles Kings over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and Slava Voynov also scored while Justin Williams had three assists for the reigning Stanley Cup champions, who began the night 14th in the Western Conference with six points - two more than last-place Calgary and one fewer than Columbus.

Devils 3, Rangers 1: At Newark, N.J., David Clarkson had two goals and one assist to lead New Jersey past New York.

Maple Leafs 3, Capitals 2: James Van Riemsdyk scored twice, leading Toronto at Washington.

Penguins 4, Islanders 2: At Uniondale, N.Y., Mac-Andre Fleury made 32 saves and Pittsburgh beat New York.

Flames 4, Red Wings 1: Dennis Wideman had a goal and an assist to lead Calgary at Detroit.

Senators 4, Sabres 3: Chris Neil scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal in the second period as Ottawa hung on to beat visiting Buffalo.

Flyers 2, Lightning 1: Tom Sestito scored twice to lead Philadelphia past visiting Tampa Bay.

Predators 6, Blues 1: Martin Erat had a goal and two assists, and Nashville won at St. Louis.

Jets 3, Panthers 2, OT: Bryan Little scored on a power play in overtime to lift Winnipeg past visiting Florida.

Blackhawks 5, Sharks 3: Patrick Kane scored two goals, including the tiebreaking goal after a fight midway through the game, and Chicago won at San Jose.