Taylor Hall scored off a rebound of David Pastrnak’s shot 1:41 into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Western Conference-leading Nashville Predators on Saturday for their fifth straight win.

Pastrnak took a shot from the right circle and the puck slipped behind Saros, where Hall poked it in for the game-winner.

Brad Marchand, Craig Smith and Mike Reilly also scored for the Bruins, who are 8-1 since New Year’s Day. Linus Ullmark made 26 saves.

Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand, center, is congratulated by Patrice Bergeron (37) and Charlie McAvoy after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Boston. (AP PhotoWinslow Townson)

Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand, center, is congratulated by Patrice Bergeron (37) and Charlie McAvoy after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Boston. (AP PhotoWinslow Townson)

Colton Sissons, Luke Kunin and Ramon Josi each had a goal for Nashville, which has only lost three times in regulation in its last 18 games (13-3-2). Juuse Saros made 40 saves for the Predators.

CAPITALS 2, ISLANDERS 0

Tom Wilson scored early, Alex Ovechkin added an empty-net goal late, and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves to lead Washington.

Nashville Predators' Matt Benning skates off the ice as the Boston Bruins celebrate their 4-3 overtime win in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Boston. (AP PhotoWinslow Townson)

Nashville Predators' Matt Benning skates off the ice as the Boston Bruins celebrate their 4-3 overtime win in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Boston. (AP PhotoWinslow Townson)

Vanecek picked up his seventh win of the season and his third career shutout as the Capitals snapped a four-game skid (0-2-2).

Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves in only his fifth start for the Islanders since allowing four goals against the New York Rangers in late November.

HURRICANES 4, CANUCKS 1

Martin Necas had a goal and an assist on his 23rd birthday and Carolina stopped a two-game skid.

Vincent Trocheck also had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who regained their scoring touch after being shut out for the first time this season two nights earlier. Sebastian Aho and Steven Lorentz had the other Carolina goals and Andrei Svechnikov posted two assists. Frederik Andersen made 30 saves.

Bo Horvat scored in the first period for Vancouver, which has lost the first three games of a five-game trip. Thatcher Demko stopped 29 shots.

PANTHERS 9, BLUE JACKETS 2

Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Lundell each scored twice, MacKenzie Weegar tied a career-best with four points and NHL-leading Florida Panthers scored early and often.

Aaron Ekblad had three assists for Florida. Weegar, Jonathan Huberdeau, Anthony Duclair, Sam Bennett and Patric Hornqvist all had goals for the Panthers, who improved the NHL’s best record to 26-7-5 and best home mark to 21-3-0.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots against his former club, and Ekblad had two assists for Florida.

Elvis Merzlikins made 11 saves on 15 shots for Columbus, and Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 of 36 shots in relief. Gustav Nyquist and Boone Jenner each scored in the third period.

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