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Niskanen scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:22 remaining and the Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-2 Friday night to move into a tie for first place with Columbus in the stacked Metropolitan Division. Washington has won four in a row and seven of eight to increase its total to 37 points.

"We're doing a lot of good things, whose goal was his first of the season. "Hockey's a lot more fun when you're playing well," said Niskanen, playing hard for each other like we are right now."

The Capitals have won eight of 10 since returning from a brutal 0-2-0 road trip at Nashville and Colorado. Braden Holtby continued his stellar stretch by stopping 27 shots and Jay Beagle, Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington in its latest victory.

"The past five," said Wilson, six games, you've seen that work ethic, you've seen the speed, you've seen the determination and that identity of kind of every line chipping in, who has clicked on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Backstrom.

With six teams separated by five points in the Metropolitan, it was important that the Capitals beat the Rangers in regulation after Michael Grabner and Jesper Fast scored to tie it at 2-all. Washington coach Barry Trotz was impressed by team leaders keeping the mood calm, and players noticed that was a difference from other times this season.

"That game can go the other way fast at that point," Niskanen said. "We didn't let it linger. We just kept working and got the momentum turned and were able to pop a couple goals."

"When they turn it up, they're a good team," said Lundqvist,Authentic Ivan Provorov jersey, who was back in net after missing the Rangers' win at Pittsburgh with an illness. "They're a good home team. When they get going, they can move the puck and make it tough for you."

The Capitals went 4-1-0 on their homestand, which was a welcome run after starting with eight of 12 on the road.

"We're finding our groove a little bit right now,Authentic Ivan Provorov jersey," said Beagle, who scored the Capitals' fastest opening goal this season. "Some adversity early is always kind of good for the team. It kind of brings a team together and we started getting guys back and pieces start falling into place."

NOTES: The Capitals scored first for the fifth game in a row. ... Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky returned after missing 20 games with a broken left thumb. ... RW T.J. Oshie missed his second consecutive game with what Washington is calling an upper-body injury. ... The Capitals assigned forward Tyler Graovac to Hershey of the American Hockey League after he cleared waivers. ... Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said C Mika Zibanejad (concussion) will not play Saturday against New Jersey, which will be his fifth game out of the lineup.

There was a lot of emotion following this one,adidas Travis Konecny jersey, 4-2, more than could have been expected for a game in early December. But it was understandable after the way the Rangers squandered a comeback and ultimately lost, to the Capitals on Friday night at Capital One Arena.

“It’s disappointing, extremely disappointing,adidas Wayne Simmonds jersey,” said goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who returned from a one-game absence because of illness and was terrific in making 36 saves, but gave up two goals in the final four minutes of regulation that did the Rangers in.

And Lundqvist was not the only one who was disappointed, as the Rangers (15-11-2) came back from giving up a goal on the first shot of the game — again — and a 2-0 second-period deficit to tie it,adidas Claude Giroux jersey, 2-2, pushing for an important divisional victory late in the third period. But the Capitals (18-11-1) were able to take advantage of one of a handful of costly Rangers mistakes, a turnover and a lost battle in front that resulted in Matt Niskanen being able to bang in a loose puck to give his team a 3-2 lead with 3:32 remaining.

“We’ve got a control breakout,” coach Alain Vigneault said,adidas Shayne Gostisbehere jersey, control situation. We know what their control forecheck is going to be. One of our guys doesn’t do the right route, and turnover ends up in the back of our net. Unfortunately, referring to rookie Boo Nieves flying up the right boards and missing a outlet from Kevin Shattenkirk. “Turnover, it’s something that we didn’t do as well as we should have and it cost us.”

and Tom Wilson poured salt in the wound when he was able to deftly skate round Ryan McDonagh and get a lucky bounce to beat Lundqvist and make it 4-2 with just 1:32 remaining.,It was one small play that added up to a big loss. It made all that hard work the Rangers had done to tie the score evaporate

with Grabner getting his team-leading 14th of the season by beating Braden Holtby with just 57 seconds left in the second period. Jesper Fast tied it,But the Rangers fought, when he snapped a one-timer into the top corner at 9:37 of the third.,adidas Ivan Provorov jersey, the fourth line producing offense again

It all wasn’t enough. In a division that is so tight with six teams bunched together, and know they let one get away., it’s the small things that are going to be the difference between the playoffs and an early summer. The Rangers know that

Braden Holtby made 27 saves for the Capitals, Nicklas Backstrom had a goal in a second consecutive game after a long drought and Tom Wilson added an insurance goal with 1:32 left.,adidas Ivan Provorov jersey, who have won four in a row and 7 of 8. Jay Beagle scored 14 seconds in

Wilson also assisted on the winner by Niskanen.

which won its previous two games.,Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots in his first game back after a brief illness. Michael Grabner and Jesper Fast scored for New York

Kevin Shattenkirk started on defense in his return to Washington, and made one of several miscues by the Rangers on the first shift of the game. Beagle got some space and scored a soft goal on Lundqvist to put the Capitals ahead.,Authentic Travis Konecny jersey, where he finished last season

Lundqvist stopped the final 16 shots of the first period to keep it 1-0. But a brutal giveaway from Grabner sending the puck off teammate Mats Zuccarello’s skates gave it to Backstrom for his fifth goal of the season.

Grabner leads the NHL with 13 goals.,Grabner made up for that when he scored with 56.9 seconds remaining in the first. Since Oct. 26

Fast tied the score 9:37 into the third after ex-Capitals forward Paul Carey won a puck battle behind the net and fed it in front to the delight of the many Rangers fans in attendance.

Niskanen gave Washington the lead back when he put in a quick pass from Wilson on the rebound of Alex Ovechkin’s shot for his first goal of the season.

BLUE JACKETS 5, setting up Columbus’ win in New Jersey., DEVILS 3: Artemi Panarin had five primary assists

Lukas Sedlak,Authentic Wayne Simmonds jersey,Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alexander Wennberg and Zach Werenski scored for Columbus. Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves., Scott Harrington

Marcus Johansson and Blake Coleman had the New Jersey goals. Cory Schneider stopped 23 shots.,Authentic Claude Giroux jersey,Brian Boyle

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, making 41 saves and then denying all six shootout attempts to lead visiting Vegas over star defenseman P.K. Subban and Nashville., PREDATORS 3: Malcolm Subban won a matchup of siblings

and Haula forced overtime when he scored with 40 seconds left in the third period after the Golden Knights pulled Subban.,Authentic Shayne Gostisbehere jersey,Nate Schmidt had two assists

Calle Jarnkrok, which had won three in a row., Viktor Arvidsson and Nick Bonino had the goals for Nashville

BLACKHAWKS 3, and Chicago rallied to beat visiting Buffalo to snap a five-game losing streak., SABRES 2: Gustav Forsling scored on a screened shot from the blue line with 4.9 seconds left in overtime

Forsling, fired a low drive between Robin Lehner’s pads with Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen blocking the goalie’s view., who had two assists in regulation

Sabres star Jack Eichel failed to score on a penalty shot at 1:31 of overtime when Corey Crawford dropped and made a stick save. The attempt was awarded after Forsling held and hooked Eichel from behind as he broke in.

playing seven games with the Red Wings.,Bertuzzi has five goals and four assists in 12 games with the Griffins this season. He was chosen the most valuable player of last season’s AHL playoffs. He also made his NHL debut in 2016-17

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