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After shot to head from Malkin, Oshie lifts Caps over Pens

By The Associated Press through Mike Smith's legs
WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. for his second game-win-
Oshie left for the second ner of the season.
time after taking Evgeni Jakob Silfverberg and
Malkin's shoulder to the Adam Henrique also
head but returned to score scored for Anaheim. Ryan
late and lift the Washing- Miller made 37 saves and
ton Capitals over the rival tied Andy Moog (372) for
Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 17th on the career wins list.
on Wednesday night in a Matthew Tkachuk also
meeting of the two most scored for Calgary, and
recent Stanley Cup cham- Smith stopped 21 shots.
pions. PREDATORS 4, AVALANCHE
Alex Ovechkin and Sidney 1
Crosby traded goals, and DENVER (AP) — Colton Sis-
Oshie got the winner with sons got his second career
1:14 left following a dan- hat trick and Colorado
gerous hit from Malkin. The had two apparent goals
Penguins star was thrown nullified on replay review
out of the game for an ille- as Nashville beat the Ava-
gal check to the head and lanche.
could get a hearing with Ryan Hartman added an
the NHL's department of empty-net goal with 2:54
Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) stops the puck during the third period of an player safety. left in Nashville's 11th con-
NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington. The Capitals goaltender secutive regular-season
Capitals won 2-1. Braden Holtby stopped 41 victory against Colorado,
Associated Press of 42 shots for his first victory which has lost four straight
since Oct. 22. The only goal overall.
he allowed was Crosby's Trailing 2-0, the Avalanche
eighth of the season, which had an apparent goal at
came on the power play. 1:29 of the second period
Pittsburgh's Casey DeSmith waived off after a replay
stopped 20 of 22 shots in review showed the puck
his first career start against had drifted across the
Washington. The Penguins blue line, making it offside.
lost their fifth in a row and Samuel Girard was strad-
could be without Malkin in dling the blue line when he
the near future. passed to Ian Cole, whose
DUCKS 3, FLAMES 2 shot zoomed into the net
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — past goalie Pekka Rinne
Ryan Getzlaf scored 27 only to have it erased after
seconds after Calgary got the Predators' challenge
a tying goal in the third pe- was upheld. A second
riod to lift Anaheim. Avalanche goal was disal-
The Flames trailed 2-0 in lowed, on a shot by Colin
the first but rallied to tie it Wilson, with 12:33 remain-
six minutes into the third ing in the third following a
on Mark Jankowski's short- Predators challenge. Offi-
handed goal. Getzlaf then cials took away the score
was able to corral a loose after the replay review,
puck in front of the goal saying the Avs were offside
and directed a backhand when the play started.q