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Ovi’s 21st hat

helps Caps to 6-2

rout of Red Wings

By The Associated Press also had two assists, and
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex David Krejci had three for
Ovechkin scored his 21st the Bruins.
hat trick and first this season Nick Schmaltz and Nick
to lift the Washington Capi- Cousins scored 40 seconds
tals over the Detroit Red apart for Arizona in the first
Wings 6-2 on Tuesday night. period, and Darcy Kuem-
Ovechkin entered the night per made 22 saves for the
as the NHL’s goal leader Coyotes.
and stretched his total to CANUCKS 3, BLUE JACKETS
25 through 30 games, half- 2
way to a potential eighth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
50-goal season. Jake Virtanen scored the
Nicklas Backstrom had four tiebreaking goal with less Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, shoots for a goal in the first period
assists to help Washington than two minutes remain- of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington.
get its third straight victory ing and Jacob Markstrom Associated Press
and 10th in 12 games. stopped 34 shots as Van- Chicago its eighth straight NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — franchise record-tying 10-
T.J. Oshie added a goal in couver rallied to beat Co- loss. Ryan Ellis scored his first game winning streak.
his return from an 11-game lumbus. Mark Scheifele and Tyler game-winning goal of the Johan Larsson and Zemgus
layoff due to a concussion, Elias Pettersson got credit Myers each had a goal season, Pekka Rinne made Girgensons also scored for
and Travis Boyd and Brett for a goal that went in off and assist, Mathieu Per- 25 saves and Nashville de- Buffalo, which improved to
Connolly also scored early. his skate to tie it with about reault scored and Brandon feated Ottawa. 6-7-2 when trailing through
Braden Holtby made 35 3:04 left, and Virtanen’s Tanev added an empty- Austin Watson and Craig two periods. Linus Ullmark
stops for Washington, goal put the Canucks net goal for Winnipeg (19- Smith also scored for the stopped 26 shots.
which had scored 12 ahead 78 seconds later. 9-2). Dustin Byfuglien had Predators, who halted a Jake Muzzin had a goal
straight goals over a stretch Josh Leivo also scored in three assists. two-game skid. and an assist and Adrian
of more than six periods be- the third period for the Ca- Laurent Brossoit played Zack Smith scored for the Kempe and Matt Luff also
fore Dylan Larkin and Gus- nucks, who have won three his eighth game (seventh Senators, who have lost scored for the Kings, who
tav Nyquist broke through straight after losing 12 of 13. start) for the Jets and made four of five. dropped to 2-5-1 in their
in the third. Seth Jones and Oliver Bjork- 32 saves. Nashville improved its re- past eight games.
Detroit coach Jeff Blashill strand scored, and Joonas Dylan Strome, Dominik Ka- cord against Eastern Con- OILERS 6, AVALANCHE 4
pulled goaltender Jona- Korpisalo had 22 saves for hun and Alex DeBrincat ference opponents to 9-0-0 DENVER (AP) — Ryan Nu-
than Bernier midway the Blue Jackets, who have scored for Chicago. Patrick this season. gent-Hopkins scored twice
through the second period lost four of their last five and Kane added a pair of as- MAPLE LEAFS 4, HURRI- as part of Edmonton’s four-
after he saved 10 of Wash- dropped their last three at sists. CANES 1 goal second period, Mikko
ington’s first 15 shots. Jimmy home as they entered a Cam Ward stopped 28 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Wil- Koskinen stopped 39 shots
Howard came in to finish stretch of five home games shots for the Blackhawks liam Nylander had two and the Oilers extended
off the Red Wings’ first road in nine days. (9-18-5), who also lost eight assists and Morgan Rielly their winning streak to four
loss since their previous trip WILD 7, CANADIENS 1 straight earlier this season, scored the go-ahead goal games with a victory over
here on Nov. 23, a night af- ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt although two were in over- to lift Toronto over Carolina. Colorado.
ter making a season-high Dumba scored twice, De- time. The current slump is all The assists were the first Connor McDavid added
42 stops in a win over Los van Dubnyk made 29 saves in regulation time. points of the season for Ny- a goal and an assist as the
Angeles. and Minnesota took out BLUES 4, PANTHERS 3 lander, who missed the first Oilers improved to 8-2-1
BRUINS 4, COYOTES 3 some recent frustrations on ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden 28 games before signing a since coach Ken Hitchcock
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Montreal. Schenn capped St. Louis’ six-year deal worth $41.7 took over the struggling
Marchand scored two The Wild scored four times four-goal third period as million. team on Nov. 20.
goals and assisted on an- in the second period to re- the Blues beat Florida. Tyler Ennis, Patrick Marleau Kyle Brodziak scored his first
other during a four-goal, cover from a lousy swing David Perron had two and John Tavares also goal in more than a month,
second-period flurry to lead through Western Canada, goals, and Ivan Barbashev scored for the Maple Leafs, Leon Draisaitl added an-
Boston over Arizona. when Minnesota dropped also scored for St. Louis, who won for the third time other in his 300th NHL game
Arizona led 2-0 before Bos- two of three and lost cap- which had lost three of four in four road games. Freder- and defenseman Darnell
ton scored four times in tain Mikko Koivu to injury. and eight of their last 11. ik Andersen made 29 saves. Nurse got into the scoring
five minutes, starting when Nino Niederreiter, Char- Jake Allen made stopped The Hurricanes got a goal act with a slap shot early in
Danton Heinen and David lie Coyle, Eric Staal, Jared 22 shots to improve to 2-4-0 from captain Justin Wil- the third.
Pastrnak delivered 33 sec- Spurgeon and Zach Parise in his career against Florida. liams. Mikko Rantanen, the
onds apart. also scored for Minnesota Evgenii Dadonov, MacKen- SABRES 4, KINGS 3, OT league’s leading scorer,
Marchand gave the Bruins (16-12-2), which went 4 for zie Weegar and Mike Hoff- BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff had a goal and three as-
the lead two minutes later, 4 on the power play. man scored for the Pan- Skinner scored a power- sists to give him at least a
and then added another Jeff Petry scored for Mon- thers, who have lost four of play goal 1:49 into over- point in 12 straight games.
two minutes after that to treal (15-11-5), which end- five. Roberto Luongo had time and Buffalo overcame It’s tied for the longest ac-
make it 4-2. ed a three-game winning 29 saves. a 3-1 deficit in the third pe- tive streak in the NHL with
Tuukka Rask stopped 30 streak. Schenn’s tiebreaking goal riod to beat Los Angeles. Alex Ovechkin.
shots for Boston, which won JETS 6, BLACKHAWKS 3 came off a rebound as he Jack Eichel had a goal and Gabriel Landeskog had
its third straight game and WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) backhanded it past Luon- an assist, and the Sabres two goals and Colin Wil-
beat the Coyotes for the — Kyle Connor scored go with 3:55 remaining. snapped an 0-3-2 skid that son added another for the
14th time in a row. Pastrnak twice and Winnipeg gave PREDATORS 3, SENATORS 1 immediately followed their Avalanche.q