Highlights from Wednesday's NHL games

Capitals 5, Penguins 2

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals to surpass the 1,000-point mark for his career, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Wednesday night at Verizon Center for their seventh consecutive win.

Braden Holtby stopped 30 shots for Washington. Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and three assists, and T.J. Oshie also registered three assists. Justin Williams and Lars Eller also scored.

Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist scored for the Penguins.

Canadiens 7, Jets 4

Montreal got a two goals each from Phillip Danault and Artturi Lehkonen and singles from Tomas Plekanac, Brian Flynn and Sven Andrighetto while Al Montoya stopped 23 shots in a win at Winnipeg.

Mark Scheifele scored twice and Bryan Little, Mathieu Perreault one each for the Jets.

Panthers 2, Islanders 1

Jason Demers scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period as Florida edged New York at Barclays Center in a rematch of last spring's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

Jason Yandle also scored for the Panthers, who won their second straight. Florida also snapped a six-game stretch in which it alternated losses with wins.

Nick Leddy scored for the Islanders, who lost their third straight game, all by 2-1 scores. New York goalie Thomas Greiss made 22 saves.

Flames 3, Sharks 2

Dougie Hamilton's goal with 2:19 left in the third period and Chad Johnson made huge stops late as Calgary skated over San Jose.

Michael Frolik and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for the Flames. Johnson made 23 saves.

Brent Burns and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks.