It’s a Capital Gain for the Lightning

Fredrik Modin scored twice to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals, 5-2, on Friday night, ending an 11-game regular-season losing streak in Washington.

“We felt this was an important game for us ... just to see the type of response we have in what we felt were a lackluster couple of games,� Tampa Bay Coach John Tortorella said. “We lost our identity in our first two games of our trip. We grabbed it back tonight.�

The Lightning, which leads the Southeast Division, tied Carolina and lost to Florida while scoring only one goal in those games.

Detroit 4, Chicago 3 -- Brendan Shanahan scored on a power play 1:08 into overtime at Chicago to give the Red Wings their third consecutive victory and fourth in five games.

Boston 4, Columbus 0 -- Glen Murray scored two goals and Dan McGillis and Brian Rolston each had a goal and an assist in the first period at Columbus, Ohio.

Pittsburgh 2, Buffalo 1 -- Aleksey Morozov scored at 3:09 of overtime at Buffalo and the Penguins ended a four-game losing streak.

Phoenix 3, Dallas 3 -- Jan Hrdina scored with 49.5 seconds left in regulation, knocking a loose puck past goalie Marty Turco, to give the Coyotes the tie at Dallas.

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Dallas Coach Dave Tippett awoke with numbness in his right shoulder and arm, prompting emergency surgery to remove a disk from his neck. Tippett was recovering Friday night and was expected to return to his coaching duties Monday. Associate coach Rick Wilson was named acting head coach.