WASHINGTON – Sydney Crosby again got the better of Alex Ovechkin, this time on a fluke goal with 28 seconds to play.

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 Sunday, scoring two goals in the final 30 seconds to move within one point of first-place New Jersey in the Atlantic Division.

In a crowd in front of the crease and with the score tied 2-2, Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom backhanded a loose puck into his own net. The puck appeared to hit Crosby’s skate along the way, giving the reigning league MVP his second goal of the game and 22nd of the season.

Jordan Staal added an empty-net goal with 12 seconds remaining. Evgeni Malkin picked up his third assist on the play.

Red Wings 4, Predators 3

DETROIT – Johan Franzen scored two power-play goals for NHL-leading Detroit.

The Red Wings welcomed back captain Nicklas Lidstrom, the star defenseman who missed six games because of a knee injury. He has won five of the last six Norris Trophies as the NHL’s top defenseman. He had two assists.

Shea Weber, Martin Erat and Jordin Tootoo scored for Nashville.

Oilers 6, Blackhawks 5

CHICAGO – Rookie Andrew Cogliano redirected Robert Nilsson’s cross-ice feed past Patrick Lalime at 3:01 of overtime for his second goal of the game to lift Edmonton.

Chicago’s Dustin Byfuglien scored during a goalmouth scramble with 4:35 left in the third period to tie the game and set up overtime.

Dustin Penner, Curtis Glencross, Nilsson and Marty Reasoner also scored in regulation for Edmonton, 6-1-0 in its last seven games.

Jackets 5, Lightning 3

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jason Chimera scored a power-play goal with 3:44 remaining, and the Blue Jackets ended a seven-game home winless streak.

David Vyborny, Derek MacKenzie, Michael Peca and Jiri Novotny also scored for Columbus, whose home skid was one shy of the franchise record. The Blue Jackets ended a three-game overall slide and the league’s worst offense produced its highest goal total since Jan. 11.

Jeff Halpern had a goal and assist for Tampa Bay, losers of five in a row and 10 of 11. Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier, who ended a 12-game goal drought, scored for Tampa Bay.

Sharks 3, Wild 2, SO

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Patrick Marleau saved the game in overtime and scored the winner in the shootout to help San Jose win its franchise-record ninth straight.

Marleau knocked Marian Gaborik’s last-minute shot out of the air and out of danger to preserve the tie and set up the shootout. Joe Pavelski scored first for the Sharks and Marleau wrapped it up for the visitors after a nifty 360-degree spin move.

by Pierre-Marc Bouchard gave the Wild a chance.

They were behind all afternoon until Brian Rolston’s 26th goal in the final minute of regulation tied the game at 2.

San Jose’s Evgeni Nabokov was as good as ever, playing in his league-leading 66th game and making 21 saves.