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.