Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.
Cole Caufield extended his goal streak to five games for Montreal and assisted on Suzuki’s fifth game-winning goal of the season. Josh Anderson added a short-handed goal, and rookie Jakub Dobes made 15 saves to help the Canadiens win their third straight game.
Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller scored for Washington, which went past regulation for the third game in a row (1-0-2). Logan Thompson made 18 saves after replacing Charlie Lindgren, who was hit in the head during a collision with Suzuki early in the second period.
Eller tied the game 2-2 at 1:54 into the third period. In overtime, Suzuki and Caufield had a two-on-one breakaway. As the loose puck moved toward the crease, Suzuki chipped it over Thompson for the game-winning goal.
Kings 2, Jets 1 (OT)
Adrian Kempe scored at 1:14 of overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a win against the Winnipeg Jets in the first game of a five-game road trip.
Kempe brought the puck down the left side and scored with a wrist shot from the left circle for his seventh regular-season overtime goal. He also assisted on Alex Turcotte’s goal, and Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for the Kings, who have won five straight games.
Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets, and Eric Comrie made 21 saves. Winnipeg has lost four of its last five games (1-2-2).
Red Wings 5, Blackhawks 3
Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond, and Marco Kasper each had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings extended their winning streak to six games with a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Patrick Kane recorded three assists for Detroit, and Albert Johansson scored his first career goal. Andrew Copp also scored, and Cam Talbot made 12 saves.
Teuvo Teravainen scored two goals in the third period, and Ryan Donato added another for Chicago. Connor Bedard extended his point streak to nine games with a first-period assist, and Petr Mrazek made 23 saves as Chicago lost for the seventh time in nine games.
Hurricanes 2, Canucks 0
Jordan Staal scored again, and Dustin Tokarski made only 14 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 in Raleigh, N.C.
Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who won on back-to-back nights. Staal’s goal pushed his season total to nine, just a day after his hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The captain also assisted on Svechnikov’s goal.
The Canucks, shut out for the third time this season and the second time in four games, are on a four-game losing streak. Thatcher Demko made 18 saves in the loss.
Utah 2, Sharks 1
Barrett Hayton scored with 1:32 remaining to give the Utah Hockey Club a comeback win over the San Jose Sharks in Salt Lake City.
Nick Schmaltz also scored for Utah, which snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1) and entered the game with only one win in their last eight outings (1-5-2). Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves in a low-scoring game.
Fabian Zetterlund scored for the Sharks, who have lost two straight games and have only two wins in their last 12 (2-9-1). Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 shots in the loss.
