Senators roll past Capitals, 5-2

Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek each had three points Wednesday and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Washington Capitals, 5-2.

Karlsson finished with a goal and two assists to set a franchise record for assists by a defenseman in a season with 47.

The 21-year-old now has seven points in his last two games. His 60 points on the season give him a 20-point lead on Florida's Brian Campbell for the NHL lead in scoring by a defenseman.

First Period — 1, Ottawa, Karlsson 13 (Spezza, Michalek), 9:36. 2, Ottawa, Michalek 26 (Karlsson), 14:13.

Second Period — 3, Ott., Michalek 27 (Karlsson, Alfredsson), 3:37 (pp). 4, Ott., Phillips 4 (Foligno, Neil), 12:08 (pp).

Third Period — 5, Washington, Carlson 8 (Semin), 2:19 (pp). 6, Washington, Perreault 10 (Chimera, Semin), 9:57. 7, Ottawa, Foligno 13 (Neil, Gonchar), 18:47 (en).

Shots on Goal — Washington 11-11-13 — 35. Ottawa 7-9-10 — 26. Goalies — Washington, Vokoun, Neuvirth. Ottawa, Anderson. A — 18,357 (19,153). T — 2:30.

BRUINS 4, BLUES 2: Brad Marchand scored twice and Tim Thomas stopped 30 shots to lead Boston past St. Louis, ending the Blues' team-record point streak at 21 home games.

Chris Stewart and Ryan Reaves scored for the Blues on the first five shots of the game, but Thomas stopped the next 27 shots to give the Blues their first regulation loss to an East team in 15 games this season.

St. Louis, 26-4-4 at home, last lost at home in regulation 5-2 decision to Chicago on Dec. 3, 2011.

First Period — 1, Boston, Marchand 20, 2:29. 2, Boston, Lucic 21 (Corvo, Kelly), 6:19. 3, St. Louis, Stewart 12 (Porter, Arnott), 7:17. 4, St. Louis, Reaves 2 (Crombeen, Shattenkirk), 12:15. 5, Boston, Kelly 15 (Lucic, Boychuk), 19:20.

Second Period — None.

Third Period — 6, Boston, Marchand 21 (Seguin, Bergeron), 9:14.

Shots on Goal — Boston 6-4-9 — 19. St. Louis 10-14-8 — 32. Goalies — Boston, Thomas. St. Louis, Elliott. A — 18,460 (19,150). T — 2:22.

HURRICANES: Carolina has agreed to a four-year, $19 million contract extension with forward Tuomo Ruutu.

TRADE: Columbus traded center Antoine Vermette to Phoenix for goaltender Curtis McElhinney, a second-round pick in 2012 and a fifth-round pick in 2013.