Jakub Vrana scored in the first round of the shootout, and Vitek Vanecek held on in net, leading the Washington Capitals past the host Boston Bruins 2-1 Wednesday night.

their third straight road win in the clash of North Division heavyweights.

Oskar Sundqvist, Brayden Schenn and Zach Sanford each scored a power-play goal and the St. Louis Blues completed a sweep of a two-game set with the host Anaheim Ducks, earning a 3-2 victory Wednesday.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, including 20 in the third period, en route to his 11th victory of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights won their fourth straight game, 5-1 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

Second-period goals 13 seconds apart by Nick Schmaltz and Johan Larsson broke a deadlock and the visiting Arizona Coyotes held on for a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Mikko Rantanen had two goals and two assists, Gabriel Landeskog added a goal and three assists and Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the host San Jose Sharks 4-0 Wednesday night to earn a split of their two-game series.