Joe Juneau had a goal and two assists in his first game with Washington, and the Capitals dominated Hartford in a 4-1 victory in Landover, Maryland.


Calle Johansson also had a goal and two assists for the Capitals, who outshot the Whalers 35-10 in building a 3-1 lead after two periods on Tuesday. Washington, which finished with a 46-16 shot advantage, got three of its four goals on the power play.


Juneau, who was obtained Monday from Boston for defenseman Al Iafrate, wasted little time in making his presence felt. The center got the second assist on a power-play goal by Johansson with 4:56 elapsed and helped set up the go-ahead goal in the second period.


Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 1. In Detroit, Nicklas Lidstrom and Vyacheslav Kozlov scored first-period goals and Chris Osgood made 19 saves to lead the Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over Chicago.


Sharks 2, Penguins 2. In Pittsburgh, Todd Elik scored at 12:36 of the third period to give San Jose a 2-2 tie, ending the Penguins' three-game winning streak.


Mario Lemieux returned from a five-game absence to score one goal and set up the other in the third period. The point allowed the Penguins to move into first place ahead of the Montreal Canadiens in the Northeast Division.


Nordiques 5, Bruins 3. In Quebec, Craig Wolanin, Garth Butcher and Mike Ricci scored consecutive goals in the second period as the Nordiques rallied for a 5-3 victory over Boston, sending the Bruins to their fifth straight defeat.


Rangers 4, Flames 4. In Calgary, Alberta, a goal by newly acquired Stephane Matteau with 13.6 seconds left in the third period earned the New York Rangers a 4-4 tie with the Flames. Matteau, who was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, took a pass from Esa Tikkanen and beat Mike Vernon out in front.


Zarley Zalapski gave Calgary a 4-3 lead at 15:15 of the third period. Despite having to settle for a tie, the Flames still earned themselves a playoff berth.


Flyers 6, Blues 3. In St. Louis, Rod Brind'Amour had two goals and an assist, and Mark Recchi continued his torrid scoring pace with two assists to lift Philadelphia to victory. Eric Lindros also added two goals for the Flyers, who managed to break a four-game winless streak.