WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

The Toronto Maple Leafs came back from three goals down to top the host Montreal Canadiens 7-3 on Saturday night.

It's still too soon to be certain, but the Maple Leafs may be headed for a playoff showdown against either the Ottawa Senators or the Montreal Canadiens.

Both the Stars and Canadiens have been two of the league’s hottest teams over the last month. Montreal is 11-2-1 in its last 14 games. Dallas has won 10 of its last 12.

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On Feb. 12, the Toronto forward will exchange the blue-and-white maple leaf on his chest for the red-and-white one of Canada for the opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Sweden (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).

Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren practiced with the team on Wednesday for the first time since his upper-body injury on Friday.

Each week, this column will feature the most popular teams and props for Saturday night and some player props with high success rates over a player's last 10 games or in a matchup that has been friendly to them in the past.

Canadiens rookie defenceman Lane Hutson has blossomed into one of the top offensive defencemen in the NHL. He has already become the team’s number-one defenceman and power play quarterback.

Three Eastern Conference teams — the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens — have, at varying points, looked dead in the water and sailing like flotsam toward a top draft pick. All of a sudden,

The Stars faced the Canadiens on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, while the Senators took on the Penguins on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh. After beating the Penguins 5-0, the Senators are 4-4-0 in the first part of back-to-back sets and 3-3-1 in this second parts.

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.