AVALANCHE 4, KINGS 1

DENVER (AP) - Paul Stastny scored two goals, Semyon Varlamov stopped 32 shots and the Avalanche got their first season sweep of the Kings in nearly two decades.

Mark Olver and Jay McClement also added goals for the Avalanche, who have won three straight at home and moved to within two points of Los Angeles for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Colorado went 4-0 against Los Angeles this season, the first time the team has swept the series since 1992-93, when the franchise was in Quebec.

The Avalanche scored three goals in a fast first period, leading the Kings to pull Jonathan Quick, one of the top goaltenders in the NHL. Quick was replaced by Jonathan Bernier in the second.

SENATORS 5, CAPITALS 2

OTTAWA (AP) - Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek each had three points.

John Carlson and Mathieu Perreault scored for the Capitals, who have lost three straight. Alex Ovechkin missed the game with a lower body injury and is listed as day-to-day.

Karlsson finished with a goal and two assists to set a new franchise record for assists by a defenceman in a season with 47.

The 21-year-old now has seven points in his last two games. His 60 points on the season give him a 20-point lead on Florida's Brian Campbell for the NHL lead in scoring by a defenceman.

Michalek added two goals and an assist, while Chris Phillips, with his fourth goal in six games, also scored for Ottawa. Craig Anderson made 33 saves.

Nick Foligno scored into an empty net for Ottawa.