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Ovechkin netted the 402nd and 403rd road goals of his career to
pass Wayne Gretzky for first place on the NHL all-time list. The
Capitals forward is seven goals away from 800 and nine from
passing Gordie Howe for second place on the all-time list.
Gretzky sits on top with 894 goals.
Anthony Mantha, John Carlson and Martin Fehervary also scored
for Washington, while Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper made 31
saves. Nils Hoglander scored for the Canucks, who had won five
of six. Spencer Martin made 23 saves.
At 5:35 of the first period, Ovechkin blocked a pass by Quinn
Hughes near the Canucks' net and knocked the puck past Martin to
give Washington a 1-0 lead. It was Ovechkin's 135th game-opening
goal, matching Jaromir Jagr's NHL record. Ovechkin made it 2-0
at 11:52 when he scored on a one-timer from the left faceoff
circle, off a pass from Dylan Strome on the rush for his 13th
goal of the season.
Kraken 9, Kings 8 (OT)
Andre Burakovsky scored a power-play goal at 2:08 of overtime as
Seattle won in Los Angeles in the highest-scoring game of the
NHL season.
Burakovsky, Matty Beniers and Jared McCann each scored twice for
the Kraken, who broke a franchise record with their sixth
consecutive victory. Alex Wennberg added a goal and two assists
and Daniel Sprong had one of each. Oliver Bjorkstrand also
scored, Jordan Eberle had four assists and Justin Schultz had
three.
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice for Los Angeles, which lost for the
fifth time in six games. Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Sean Durzi
and Mikey Anderson added a goal and an assist apiece. Viktor
Arvidsson and Carl Grundstrom also scored, Kevin Fiala had four
assists and Drew Doughty added three.
Jets 5, Avalanche 0
Blake Wheeler posted his fourth career hat trick and Connor
Hellebuyck recorded his third shutout of the season as Winnipeg
rolled to a third straight victory, beating visiting Colorado.
Mark Scheifele tallied a goal and two assists, Josh Morrissey
added one of each and Cole Perfetti recorded three helpers for
the Jets, who have totaled 17 goals during their three-game
winning streak.
Wheeler's hat trick was his first since a four-goal effort in
March 2019 at Columbus. Hellebuyck was solid all night, making
40 saves while helping the Jets kill three power plays by the
Avalanche, who had won four straight road games and eight of 10
overall. Colorado's Alexandar Georgiev stopped 18 shots.
Flyers 3, Islanders 1
Kevin Hayes scored twice for host Philadelphia, which snapped a
10-game losing streak by beating New York.
Hayes scored the go-ahead goal shortly before the midway point
of the first period before icing the victory with an
empty-netter in the final minute of the game. Travis Sanheim
scored earlier in the first for the Flyers, and Carter Hart made
23 saves.
Noah Dobson scored to give the Islanders a brief lead in the
first. Ilya Sorokin recorded 30 saves as New York had its
four-game winning streak snapped.
Sharks 4, Canadiens 0
Tomas Hertl scored two goals and Logan Couture had a goal and an
assist to lead San Jose over host Montreal.
Matt Nieto also scored for the Sharks, who received two assists
from Kevin Labanc, while Kaapo Kahkonen made 28 saves to post
his first shutout of the season. Jake Allen made 20 saves for
the Canadiens, who went 0-for-6 on the power play.
The Sharks won for just the second time in their past seven
games, while Montreal had its two-game winning streak end while
getting shut out for the second time this season.
Predators 2, Ducks 1 (OT)
Roman Josi scored at 3:50 of overtime to give Nashville a win
against visiting Anaheim.
Colton Sissons also scored, Matt Duchene had two assists and
Juuse Saros made 34 saves for the Predators, who had to postpone
their previous two games because a broken water main flooded
Bridgestone Arena. Nashville had not played since a 3-0 loss at
the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 23.
Troy Terry scored and John Gibson made 39 saves for the Ducks,
who have lost six of their past seven.
Flames 6, Panthers 2
Dillon Dube tallied a goal and two assists and Dan Vladar made
31 saves as Calgary recorded a win over visiting Florida.
The victory ended Calgary's three-game winless streak (0-2-1).
Jonathan Huberdeau, Rasmus Andersson, Tyler Toffoli and Andrew
Mangiapane each had a goal and an assist for Calgary. Noah
Hanifin had two assists, and Brett Ritchie scored the Flames'
other goal.
Nick Cousins and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers, who are
on a three-game winless streak (0-1-2) of their own.
Hurricanes 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Brett Pesce scored on a two-on-none rush at 2:20 of overtime as
visiting Carolina beat Pittsburgh to claim a second win in a
row.
Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist, Martin Necas also
scored, Pesce added an assist and Sebastian Aho had two assists
for the Hurricanes, whose mini-streak comes after a five-game
skid (0-1-4). Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves.
Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel each posted a goal and an assist
for the Penguins, who have lost two straight following a
five-game winning streak. Tristan Jarry, who had won four starts
in a row, made 36 saves. The Penguins played without top
defenseman Kris Letang, who was a surprise lineup scratch due to
illness.
Bruins 3, Lightning 1
Taylor Hall registered his first two-goal game of the season as
Boston beat visiting Tampa Bay.
Brad Marchand slid home an empty-net goal with 41 seconds left
to secure the victory, and Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made 27
saves, improving to 4-1-0 in his past five decisions. Boston
stayed perfect at home at 13-0-0, an NHL record for the
best-ever home start.
After logging a two-goal game Monday in Buffalo, Steven Stamkos
scored Tampa Bay's lone goal in the third period on Tuesday. The
tally left him one shy of the 1,000-point mark for his NHL
career. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots, but the Lightning
lost for just the second time in eight games.
--Field Level Media
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