NHL-Highlights of Thursday's NHL games

(Adds later game) Dec 3 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Hockey League games on Thursday: - - - - Capitals 3, Canadiens 2 Capitals winger T.J. Oshie scored twice to lift Washington to a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Tom Wilson also scored for Washington (18-5-1) while Lars Eller and Brian Flynn tallied for the Canadiens. - - Avalanche 2, Rangers 1 Center Matt Duchene scored his 14th goal of the season while goaltender Semyon Varlamov saved 24 shots as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers. Both teams were playing their third game in four days and it showed in the pace of play as they combined for just 43 shots. The Rangers did not register their first shot until there was 8:24 left in the first period. - - Devils 5, Hurricanes 1 Left winger Mike Cammalleri scored twice in New Jersey's 5-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Center Adam Henrique, right winger Stephen Gionta and center Jacob Josefson also scored for the Devils, who matched their season high for goals. Goalie Keith Kincaid, playing in only his fifth game of the season, stopped 30 shots for the victory. Center Brad Malone scored for Carolina. - - Red Wings 5, Coyotes 1 Darren Helm had a goal and an assist in the Detroit Red Wings' 5-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes at Joe Louis Arena. Justin Abdelkader, Niklas Kronwall, Gustav Nyquist and Dan DeKeyser also scored for Detroit, who have points in their past nine games (6-0-3). - - Senators 4, Blackhawks 3 (overtime) Mike Hoffman scored his second goal of the night 30 seconds into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at Canadian Tire Centre. Hoffman was set up alone in front after Senators defensemen Erik Karlsson outraced Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane for a loose puck along the left-wing boards. - - Panthers 2, Predators 1 Goalie Roberto Luongo made 32 saves as Florida captured their fourth successive victory with a 2-1 decision over the Nashville Predators. Playing in his 885th NHL game, just one behind Tony Esposito for seventh all-time, Luongo made 32 saves as he helped the Panthers protect their lead. It was Luongo's 411th career win, 12 shy of Esposito for seventh all-time. - - Wild 1, Maple Leafs 0 Minnesota defenseman Matt Dumba scored the game's lone goal while Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves to win a goaltending battle in the Wild's 1-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. An apparent goal by Toronto center Peter Holland was overturned after a challenge by Minnesota coach Mike Yeo and officials ruled Holland was offside entering the Minnesota zone. Toronto goaltender James Reimer, who made 27 saves in his return from a four-game layoff from injury, withstood a barrage of Minnesota scoring chances in the opening period to keep his team in it. - - Stars 4, Canucks 2 Patrick Sharp scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:59 remaining in the third period and the Dallas Stars continued their dominance over the Vancouver Canucks with a 4-2 victory. Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist for Dallas, who defeated the Canucks for the 10th consecutive time. It also was their fifth straight win in Vancouver. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)