NHL: 4 stories from Wednesday night

There were three games on the NHL schedule Wednesday night featuring the Flames earning an important two points against the Devils while the Capitals and Penguins met for another exciting instalment of their rivalry.

Here's more on the four stories you need to know:

Flames earn important 2 points

The Calgary Flames stayed in the playoff hunt with a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, earning an important two points to sit second in the Western Conference wild card race. The Flames now have 70 points, putting them behind the Winnipeg Jets, who have 73.

Calgary had lost two straight coming into the game and had a tough start, going down 1-0 in the first. But things changed by the second as the Flames went on a three-goal scoring run that New Jersey couldn't answer.

The goal of the game was the equalizer, as the Flames' Curtis Glencross finished off a beautiful feed from Joe Colborne to make it one apiece.

Flames captain Mark Giordano got an assist to set a new career high, earning his 48th point of the season on Sean Monahan's game-winning goal in the third period.

Devils' Cammalleri continues hot streak

The Devils' Mike Cammalleri continued his recent offensive hot streak with a goal against Calgary.

Cammalleri slid a backhander through the five-hole of Flames netminder Karri Ramo after pulling the puck around defenceman T.J. Brodie.

Cammalleri has earned a point in each of his last four games, including five goals over the same stretch. He scored two goals against Arizona on Feb.23 and two against the Canucks on Feb. 20, including the game winner.

Captains trade goals in Washington

The rivalry is real between the Penguins and Capitals, who exchanged goals in an exciting game in Washington that saw Pittsburgh win 4-3.

Things got off to a heated start in the first period when the Capitals' Tom Wilson checked the Penguins' Chris Kunitz into the boards, starting off a fight that would involve all the players on the ice as well as some of Pittsburgh's bench.

Pittsburgh's Blake Comeau was so upset he took Wilson right off the ice.

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin each scored a big goal during the festivities. Crosby sent home a laser-beam wrist shot in the second to put the Pens up 3-1.

Ovechkin sniped a slapshot past Marc-Andre Fleury in the third to close the Penguins' lead to 4-3, but that was all Washington could muster.

Hammond earns 1st shutout; Sekac makes debut

Senators goalie Andrew Hammond earned his first career shutout as Ottawa defeated the Ducks 3-0.

Former CanadienJiri Sekac made his debut in an Anaheim uniform. Sekac was traded to the Ducks as part of a deal that saw Devante Smith-Pelly head to Montreal on Wednesday. The Sens beat the Ducks 3-0.

The Senators got a pair of tip-in goals to go up 2-0 after two periods. Erik Condra tipped a monster shot by Eric Gryba to open the scoring and Mika Zibanejad added another.