Defenseman Josh Morrissey capped a two-goal performance by scoring 1:57 into overtime, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday in a battle of the NHL’s two top teams.
Winnipeg’s Cole Perfetti and defenseman Dylan Samberg each collected a goal and an assist and Alex Iaffalo also scored. Vladislav Namestnikov and defenseman Neal Pionk each notched two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for the Western Conference-leading Jets, who have won six in a row and nine of their last 11 games.
Superstar Washington captain Alex Ovechkin scored with a blast from the point to forge a 4-4 tie with 7:39 remaining in the third period. It was his team-leading 24th goal of the season and 877th career, moving him 18 goals shy of breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.
Former Jet Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson and Taylor Raddysh also scored goals for Washington. Defenseman Matt Roy notched three assists and Thompson turned aside 25 shots for the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals, who also dropped a 5-4 overtime decision in Ottawa on Thursday.
Islanders 3, Lightning 2 (OT)
Defenseman Tony DeAngelo scored on a breakaway 33 seconds into overtime as New York extended the NHL’s longest winning streak to seven games, edging host Tampa Bay.
Another newcomer, defenseman Adam Boqvist, scored in his Islanders debut, and Kyle Palmieri notched a goal in his second consecutive match. Goalie Ilya Sorokin stopped 28 shots as the club secured its fifth straight road win.
Jake Guentzel and Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning, who got 33 saves from Andrei Vasilevskiy but dropped to 2-4-1 in their past seven outings.
Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 3
Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist and Toronto ended its three-game losing streak by holding on for a victory over host Edmonton.
William Nylander and Bobby McMann also scored for Toronto, while Auston Matthews picked up a pair of assists. Goaltender Joseph Woll made 45 saves in the victory. Marner tallied what ended up being the game-winning goal 18 seconds into the third period, zipping through a crowd of Oilers for his 16th tally of the season.
That put the Leafs up 4-1, but Edmonton then rallied. Zach Hyman found the back of the net at 6:04 of the third. Corey Perry then fooled Toronto’s goalie with a snap shot from the blue line that cut the deficit to 4-3 at 11:33. Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers and Stuart Skinner finished with 24 saves.
Senators 6, Wild 0
Defenseman Jake Sanderson collected a goal and three assists and rookie Leevi Merilainen faced just 16 shots for his third shutout this season, lifting Ottawa to a 6-0 victory over visiting Minnesota.
Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson each recorded a goal and two assists and captain Brady Tkachuk had one of each to send Ottawa to its fourth straight win. Josh Norris registered his second straight short-handed tally and Michael Amadio also scored for the Senators, who recorded a season-high 52 shots.
Filip Gustavsson made 46 saves for the Wild, who entered with an NHL-best 20-5-3 road mark. They were thoroughly outplayed, however, after allowing three combined goals to win the first three contests of a current five-game away stretch.
Bruins 6, Rangers 3
David Pastrnak registered his first hat trick of the season and an assist to lead Boston to a 6-3 win over visiting New York.
The Bruins never looked back after Pastrnak scored a go-ahead goal in the first period. The star winger is riding a 10-game point streak (10 goals, 13 assists). Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, Charlie McAvoy and Charlie Coyle scored and Brad Marchand and Matt Poitras each dished out two assists for the Bruins, who snapped a two-game skid. Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves.
J.T. Miller scored two goals for New York less than 24 hours after being reacquired in Friday’s blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks. Jonny Brodzinski netted the other. Igor Shesterkin stopped 19 shots for New York, which has lost three straight.
Penguins 3, Predators 0
Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season and ninth of his career as Pittsburgh blanked visiting Nashville.
Sidney Crosby scored and added an assist, Philip Tomasino and Bryan Rust added goals and Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell each picked up two assists. Pittsburgh has won back-to-back games after snapping a three-game skid in Utah on Wednesday. The Penguins have points in 13 of their last 15 games against the Predators (11-2-2).
Juuse Saros, who was scratched due to illness on Friday in Buffalo, made the start Saturday and stopped 33 shots. Nashville has dropped four straight games.
Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1
Sam Reinhart scored his 30th goal of the season and contributed two assists for Florida in a win against visiting Chicago in Sunrise, Fla.
Carter Verhaeghe contributed a goal and an assist, while Jonah Gadjovich, Matthew Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues also scored. Aleksander Barkov had two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for the Panthers, who have won three of their last four.
Landon Slaggert scored the fastest goal in Chicago franchise history to start a game – seven seconds in – and Petr Mrazek made 39 saves for the Blackhawks, who have dropped five of six (1-3-2). Chicago’s previous mark for its fastest goal was by Brent Sutter in eight seconds in a win over Vancouver on Feb. 5, 1995, according to the NHL.
Kings 4, Hurricanes 2
Kevin Fiala scored twice as Los Angeles doubled up Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.
Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist and Trevor Moore also scored for the Kings, who broke a four-game losing streak. Quinton Byfield had two assists and Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 shots.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson scored for the Hurricanes, who had their seven-game point streak snapped. Frederik Andersen made 22 saves. Defenseman Brent Burns tallied his 900th career point, an assist, in the loss.
Red Wings 3, Flames 1
First-period goals by Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson held up as visiting Detroit ran its winning streak to five games by dumping Calgary.
Andrew Copp also scored for the Red Wings, who are within a single point of the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot. Goaltender Cam Talbot sparkled with a 33-save performance. Detroit’s turnaround has coincided with the hiring of coach Todd McLellan. The Red Wings lost in his debut but have since gone on a 13-3-1 run to elbow into the tight playoff chase.
Nazem Kadri replied for the Flames, who have lost three of four outings but still sit in the Western Conference’s second wild-card position. Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 22 shots.
–Field Level Media
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