Dylan Strome had a purpose and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd profession purpose and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory in opposition to the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.
Logan Thompson made 29 saves for the Capitals as Ovechkin inched nearer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL file of 894 objectives.
With the Capitals main by a purpose, Ovechkin backhanded a unfastened puck on the entrance of the online off a faceoff below Jonathan Fast’s proper pad to make it 5-3 at 10:50 of the third interval and transfer inside 22 objectives of Gretzky.
The Rangers twice bought inside a purpose of Washington within the third interval however may by no means get the equalizer in dropping to 5-16-0 relationship again to Nov. 21. Fast made 21 saves.
Maple Leafs 6, Bruins 4
Matthew Knies recorded his first profession hat trick and added two assists as Toronto handed visiting Boston its third straight loss.
Mitch Marner added an empty-net purpose and 4 assists for the Maple Leafs, who’ve received three video games in a row.
Auston Matthews (upper-body harm) returned after lacking six video games and had an empty-net purpose and two assists. David Pastrnak scored twice for the Bruins.
Predators 4, Flames 1
Ryan O’Reilly posted his sixth profession hat trick to guide visiting Nashville previous Calgary for its second victory in as many nights and simply its fifth street win this season.
Fedor Svechkov netted one purpose and one help whereas Filip Forsberg collected a pair of assists for the Predators. Justus Annunen stopped 31 photographs, glowing from the drop of the puck with 11 first-period saves when the Flames had an enormous edge in play however could not take a lead.
Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames, who’ve misplaced three of their final 4 video games. Dustin Wolf made 24 saves.
Purple Wings 4, Jets 2
Dylan Larkin scored twice to guide Detroit over host Winnipeg, knocking the Jets from atop the NHL standings.
Lucas Raymond had a purpose and two assists and Alex DeBrincat additionally scored for Detroit, which received its fourth straight and improved to 4-1-0 below new coach Todd McLellan.
Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Winnipeg, which was outshot 29-23. It was the third consecutive loss for the Jets, who got here into the sport main the league with 56 factors however noticed Vegas cross them with their win over Buffalo later Saturday.
Blue Jackets 6, Blues 4
Dmitri Voronkov scored twice to guide Columbus previous visiting St. Louis for its fifth win in eight video games (5-2-1).
Sean Monahan and Ivan Provorov earned three assists for Columbus, and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves.
Jordan Kyrou had a purpose and two assists whereas Brayden Schenn and Cam Fowler had a purpose and one help for the Blues, who misplaced for simply the second time in six video games.
Sharks 3, Devils 2
Cody Ceci scored with 25 seconds left to carry San Jose over visiting New Jersey, giving the Sharks a second straight win after shedding eight in a row.
Nikolai Kovalenko and Macklin Celebrini additionally scored and Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves for San Jose.
Nico Hischier scored on his twenty sixth birthday, Paul Cotter additionally tallied and Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves for the Devils, who’ve misplaced 4 in a row to match their longest skid of the season.
Wild 4, Hurricanes 0
Mats Zuccarello scored two objectives, together with an empty netter, and Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves as Minnesota defeated Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.
Matt Boldy had a purpose and two assists and Joel Eriksson Ek additionally scored for the Wild, whereas Marco Rossi logged a career-high 4 assists, bringing his season whole to 22. Zuccarello added an help as nicely.
The shutout was Gustavsson’s third of the season and the ninth of his profession. Pyotr Kochetkov made 23 saves for the Hurricanes, who misplaced for the fourth time of their final six video games.
Canadiens 2, Avalanche 1 (SO)
Cole Caufield and Kirby Dach scored shootout objectives and Montreal beat Colorado in Denver and full a six-game street journey with 4 wins (4-2-0).
Caufield additionally scored Montreal’s lone purpose in regulation, whereas Jakub Dobes had 22 saves by time beyond regulation and two extra within the shootout.
Mikko Rantanen scored and Mackenzie Blackwood had 23 saves between regulation and time beyond regulation and one within the shootout for Colorado, which had its six-game successful streak snapped.
Golden Knights 3, Sabres 1
Jack Eichel had a purpose and an help and Adin Hill made 23 saves as Vegas moved into the NHL factors lead with a victory over visiting Buffalo in Las Vegas.
Mark Stone and Tanner Laczynski additionally scored objectives and Tanner Pearson had two assists for Vegas, which picked up its eighth victory in its final 9 video games. The Golden Knights, who improved to an NHL finest 17-4-0 at dwelling, now lead the Winnipeg Jets by one level for the league lead.
Jason Zucker scored a purpose and James Reimer completed with 30 saves for Buffalo, which had a three-game win streak over the Golden Knights snapped.
Kings 2, Lightning 1
Los Angeles continued its mastery of its dwelling ice as Adrian Kempe’s purpose with 5:48 left in regulation beat Tampa Bay.
Kempe’s team-leading nineteenth purpose prolonged his level streak to a season-high 5 video games. Mikey Anderson recorded his fifth purpose of the season for Los Angeles, which received its fourth consecutive sport and its ninth in a row at dwelling.
Victor Hedman scored for Tampa Bay, which misplaced its third straight. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for the Lightning.
Oilers 4, Kraken 2
Leon Draisaitl had a purpose and an help and Viktor Arvidsson contributed two assists as Edmonton held on for a victory in opposition to host Seattle, its seventh straight win in opposition to its Pacific Division rival.
Vasily Podkolzin, Jeff Skinner and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins additionally scored for the Oilers, who received their third consecutive sport total. Goaltender Calvin Pickard made 15 saves.
Chandler Stephenson and Jaden Schwartz scored for Seattle, which had a three-game level streak snapped. Philipp Grubauer, making his fourth consecutive begin instead of the injured Joey Daccord (upper-body harm), stopped 28 of 31 photographs.
Stars 3, Utah Hockey Membership 2 (OT)
Thomas Harley scored the time beyond regulation winner as Dallas edged visiting Utah, beating its division rival for the third time in three video games this season.
Harley snapped dwelling a Matt Duchene cross previous Karel Vejmelka at 3:01 of the additional interval to safe Dallas’s fourth straight win. Jamie Benn and Oskar Again additionally scored for the Stars, whereas Duchene and Wyatt Johnston every chipped in a pair of assists. Jake Oettinger made 33 saves for the Stars to maneuver to 19-9-1 this season.
Matias Maccelli scored twice for Utah, which has only one win over its final seven video games (1-4-2). Vejmelka stopped 26 photographs however was saddled along with his third loss in opposition to the Stars this season.
–Subject Degree Media
