National Hockey

CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Kings have owned the third period this season. The first period has been a bit of an adventure, but it's coming around.

Nashville's power play is back, and the Predators are back in first place. Viktor Arvidsson scored twice to reach 20 goals this season, and the Predators beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Monday night.

PHILADELPHIA — Petr Mrazek is going from being a backup goaltender on a losing team to a starting job for a playoff contender.

CALGARY — After a blip in Vancouver, the Bruins got right back to business. Brad Marchand's ninth career overtime goal 3:36 into extra time gave Boston a 2-1 win on Monday afternoon over the Calgary Flames.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Ovechkin can stop fretting about what the Washington Capitals captain described as the worst game of his career.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have banned four fans from their home games for directing racist taunts toward Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly. The Blackhawks also apologized to Smith-Pelly and the Capitals.

NEW YORK — Minnesota knows it needs to play better on the road to strengthen its push for a playoff spot. The Wild also want to do a better job of holding third-period leads than they have lately.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno will miss one to two weeks with a lower-body injury. Foligno was injured in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh. After the game, teammate Cam Atkinson said Foligno was cut by a skate.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed left winger Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year, one-way contract reportedly worth US$950,000 per season, the NHL club announced Monday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Capitals coach Barry Trotz said teams can't have enough defensive depth in discussing Washington acquiring Michal Kempny in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.