NHL scores: Staal scores, Dubnyk makes 35 saves as Wild hold on to beat Leafs 3-2

Minnesota Wild right wing Chris Stewart (left) celebrates his goal with teammate Kurtis Gabriel (centre) as Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Matt Hunwick skates by during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto, on Wednesday December 7, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - Eric Staal continued to find success against Toronto, scoring what turned out to be the game winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday.

Staal has 47 points in 43 career games against Toronto. Three of his six goals this season have come against the Maple Leafs.

Jason Zucker and Chris Stewart also scored for the Wild (13-8-4), who wrapped up their five-game road trip 2-1-2.

Ben Smith and Tyler Bozak found the back of the net for the Maple Leafs (10-10-5), who dropped to 8-4-0 at Air Canada Centre.

Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves for the win as Frederik Andersen kicked out 17-of-20 shots in defeat.

Toronto came out with energy and looked eager to score in the opening minutes of the game.

CAPITALS 4, BRUINS 3

WASHINGTON - Nicklas Backstrom scored 1:36 into overtime, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 after blowing a three-goal lead Wednesday night.

Justin Williams scored twice and Daniel Winnik also had a goal to put Washington ahead 3-0 about six minutes into the second period.

After Winnik's tally, Washington went over 26 minutes without a shot on goal. Boston dominated the final five minutes of the second period, when Dominic Moore and David Pastrnak beat goaltender Braden Holtby. Colin Miller's power-play score 8:19 into third tied it at 3.

Boston arrived in Washington 4-0-1 over its last five games with three wins in a row, including a 4-3 overtime triumph against Florida on Monday night.

Boston outshot Washington 34-20. The Capitals have won two straight following a three-game skid.

DUCKS 6, HURRICANES 5, SO

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Corey Perry and Nick Ritchie scored late in the third period to tie it and rookie Ondrej Kase got the deciding goal in a shootout, lifting Anaheim over Carolina.

After Ritchie deflected in Cam Fowler's shot with 3:59 left in the third, Perry got his fifth goal of the season with 2:28 remaining to tie it at 5.

Kase slickly deked to his backhand before lifting his shootout attempt over Cam Ward. It was the first non-regulation win for the Ducks this season.

Stefan Noesen got his first NHL goal, and Andrew Cogliano and Ryan Kesler also scored for Anaheim. John Gibson made 29 saves.

Teuvo Teravainen scored twice for the Hurricanes, and Jay McClement, Sebastian Aho and Brett Pesce also had goals. Ward made 33 saves while Carolina matched a season high with five goals.

SENATORS 4, SHARKS 2

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Chris Kelly scored with 1:06 remaining and Jean-Gabriel Pageau added an empty-net goal, giving Ottawa a victory over San Jose.

Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Senators, who beat the Sharks for a fifth straight time. They've won three straight in San Jose for the first time ever.

Logan Couture and Brent Burns scored for the Sharks, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Mike Condon stopped 35 of 37 shots for the Sens. The Sharks outshot Ottawa 18-4 in the third period, and Martin Jones allowed three goals on 16 shots overall.