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NHL Capsules
Ovechkin hat trick gives Caps 4-3 road win against Wild
wrapping up a three-game to help Boston win its fifth snapped a three-game los-
season series against the straight road game. ing streak.
Flyers with their first loss. Bryan Little had a goal and Josh Leivo and Jake Gar-
BLUE JACKETS 4, DUCKS 3, an assist and Nikolaj Ehlers diner scored for the Toron-
SO also scored for Winnipeg. to Maple Leafs, who have
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) OILERS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 2 lost three in a row.
— Alexander Wennberg EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Eberle had an empty-net
and Cam Atkinson each — Connor McDavid had goal with 54 seconds left
scored in the shootout and two goals and three assists, in the game for his first NHL
Joonas Korpisalo stopped Jordan Eberle scored three hat trick. Benoit Pouliot
shots by Corey Perry and times and added an assist, notched his fourth assist on
Jakob Silfverberg to give and the Edmonton Oilers the goal.q
the Columbus Blue Jackets
Ottawa Senators’ Dion Phaneuf shoots against the Colorado a victory over the Anaheim
Avalanche during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa, Ducks.
Canada, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. Phaneuf recorded an assist on Columbus’ Brandon Dubin-
the goal. sky tucked a shot inside the
left goal post on the power
Associated Press play to make it 3-all with
5:03 left in the third, eventu-
The Associated Press John Klingberg added a ally forcing overtime. Nine
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) goal and an assist for Dal- minutes before Dubinsky’s
— Alex Ovechkin scored las. equalizer, Brandon Saad
three times in the second Duncan Keith and Patrick scored his team-leading
period for his 14th career Kane scored for the Black- 20th goal on a rebound to
hat trick, and the Washing- hawks, who played without get his team within a goal
ton Capitals beat the Min- forward Artemi Panarin for after Ryan Garbutt slipped
nesota Wild 4-3 on Thurs- the second straight game a shot from a tight angle
day night. due to an illness. by Columbus’ Joonas Ko-
Ovechkin, who leads the ISLANDERS 5, KINGS 2 rpisalo at 1:45 of the third.
league with 34 goals, has 13 NEW YORK (AP) — John William Karlsson also scored
in his past 13 games. Nick- Tavares had a goal and for Columbus, while David
las Backstrom had three an assist, Thomas Greiss Perron and Mike Santorelli
assists and Jason Chimera stopped 28 shots and the had goals for Anaheim.
added an empty-netter New York Islanders scored AVALANCHE 4, SENATORS 3
for Washington, which im- three times in the first 14 OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) —
proved to a league-best minutes and beat Los An- Jarome Iginla had two
20-5-2 on the road. geles. goals and an assist, Blake
Braden Holtby made 33 Johnny Boychuk, Casey Comeau had a goal and
saves for the Capitals, who Cizikas and Anders Lee all an assist and the Colorado
won their fifth consecutive scored in the first period Avalanche beat the Otta-
game and became the and Travis Hamonic added wa Senators to end a four-
first team to reach 40 victo- an empty-netter in the third game losing streak.
ries this season. to help the Islanders win Iginla has 15 goals this
Charlie Coyle, Ryan Sut- their third straight overall season and has scored at
er and Mikael Granlund and third in a row at home. least that many in 17 of his
scored for the Wild, but New York improved to 15-4- 20 NHL seasons. He has 604
Minnesota lost for the 12th 2 against Western Confer- goals and 1,257 points.
time in its past 13 games ence teams. Nathan MacKinnon also
(1-10-2). Devan Dubnyk Kyle Clifford and Milan Lu- scored for the Avalanche,
made 29 saves for the Wild, cic scored, and Jhonas En- and Carl Soderberg and
who have lost seven in a roth finished with 25 saves Tyson Barrie each had two
row at home (0-4-3). for the Pacific Division- assists. Semyon Varlamov
STARS 4, BLACKHAWKS 2 leading Kings, who had made 26 saves.
CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick won three straight on the Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman
Eaves scored three of Dal- road. and Chris Neil had goals for
las’ four goals in the first pe- FLYERS 5, SABRES 1 Ottawa.
riod, and the Stars avenged PHILADELPHIA (AP) — R.J. BRUINS 6, JETS 2
an ugly home loss to the Umberger snapped a 50- WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
Chicago Blackhawks. game scoreless drought — Patrice Bergeron scored
Eaves’ second career hat and Wayne Simmonds got twice, Brett Connolly had
trick helped Dallas to its his 20th goal of the season three assists and the Boston
fifth win in six games and to help the Philadelphia Fly- Bruins beat the Winnipeg
moved the Stars within one ers beat the Buffalo Sabres Jets.
of the Blackhawks for the to end a three-game skid. Brad Marchand had a
most points in the West- Brayden Schenn, Michael goal and two assists, and
ern Conference. Dallas’ Raffl and Nick Cousins also Loui Eriksson and Jimmy
lone loss during the strong scored for Philadelphia. Hayes each had a goal
stretch was a 5-1 rout for Jamie McGinn scored for and an assist for the Bruins.
visiting Chicago on Satur- Buffalo, and the Sabres lost David Pastrnak also scored
day night. their fourth in a row while
