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Capitals 6, Blackhawks 2
Alexander Ovechkin scored his league-leading 21st goal, Nicklas
Backstrom ended a 21-game goal-scoring drought, and Tom Wilson
scored twice as the Washington Capitals cruised to a 6-2 victory
over the sliding Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.
Brett Connolly and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for the
Capitals, who have won six of seven to move into a tie for
second place in the Metropolitan Division.
Lance Bouma and Jonathan Toews scored for Chicago.
Maple Leafs 2, Flames 1 (SO)
Frederik Andersen made 47 saves, and William Nylander scored the
decisive goal in a shootout as Toronto defeated Calgary.
Mark Giordano scored for the Flames in regulation, and Morgan
Rielly replied for the Maple Leafs.
Mike Smith made 28 saves for Calgary.
Ducks 3, Senators 0
Ryan Miller made 29 saves to earn his 40th career shutout, and
Adam Henrique registered two goals as Anaheim defeated Ottawa.
The Ducks broke a three-game losing streak (0-1-2) by taking the
opener of a three-game homestand. Anaheim has defeated the
Senators in seven of the past nine meetings played at Honda
Center.
Ottawa lost its second straight game to start a season-high,
seven-game road trip and has dropped nine of its last 10
contests. Craig Anderson made 19 saves.
Flyers 4, Oilers 2
After breaking a 10-game losing skid with a win over the Flames
in Calgary on Monday, Philadelphia continued its turnaround with
a victory over Edmonton.
Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Weal, Dale
Weise and Michael Raffl also scored for the Flyers, who were on
an 0-5-5 run before Monday. Brian Elliott made 24 saves.
Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins got the goals for the
Oilers. Goalie Laurent Brossoit, who gave up five goals --
including four in the third period -- in his most recent start,
stopped 29 shots.
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