Defenseman Josh Morrissey scored 1:57 into overtime, completing a two-goal performance to give the Winnipeg Jets a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday in a matchup between the NHL’s top two teams.
Winnipeg’s Cole Perfetti and defenseman Dylan Samberg each had a goal and an assist, and Alex Iaffalo also scored. Vladislav Namestnikov and defenseman Neal Pionk each recorded two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for the Jets (leading the Western Conference), who have now won six straight and nine of their last 11 games.
Washington’s captain Alex Ovechkin tied the game at 4-4 with a blast from the point, his 24th goal of the season and 877th career goal, putting him 18 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Pierre-Luc Dubois (former Jet), Tom Wilson, and Taylor Raddysh also scored for Washington.
Defenseman Matt Roy had three assists, and goalie Thompson made 25 saves for the Capitals, who had also lost a 5-4 overtime game to Ottawa on Thursday.
Islanders 3, Lightning 2 (OT)
Defenseman Tony DeAngelo scored 33 seconds into overtime to give the Islanders a 3-2 victory in Tampa Bay, extending their NHL-record seven-game winning streak. Adam Boqvist scored in his Islanders debut, and Kyle Palmieri added a goal. Goalie Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves. Jake Guentzel and Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning, with Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping 33 shots, as Tampa Bay struggled with a 2-4-1 record in their last seven games.
Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 3
Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each recorded a goal and an assist to help the Leafs break their three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Oilers in Edmonton. William Nylander and Bobby McMann also scored for Toronto, with Auston Matthews adding two assists.
Goaltender Joseph Woll made 45 saves. Marner’s third-period goal at 18 seconds put the Leafs up 4-1, but Edmonton responded with goals from Zach Hyman, Corey Perry, and Evan Bouchard, but ultimately fell short. Stuart Skinner made 24 saves.
Senators 6, Wild 0
Jake Sanderson scored a goal and three assists, and rookie Leevi Merilainen earned his third shutout of the season with only 16 shots faced, leading Ottawa to a 6-0 win over Minnesota. Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson added a goal and two assists each, and Brady Tkachuk contributed one goal and one assist.
Josh Norris netted his second straight short-handed goal, and Michael Amadio also scored. Filip Gustavsson made 46 saves for the Wild, who were outplayed despite entering with an NHL-best 20-5-3 road record.
Bruins 6, Rangers 3
David Pastrnak recorded his first hat trick of the season, and added an assist to lead Boston to a 6-3 win over the Rangers in Boston. The Bruins took control after Pastrnak’s go-ahead goal in the first period. Pavel Zacha also had a goal and an assist, while Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle, Brad Marchand, and Matt Poitras all contributed.
Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves. J.T. Miller scored twice for New York after a trade with Vancouver, while Jonny Brodzinski added another goal. Igor Shesterkin had 19 saves as the Rangers lost for the third straight game.
Penguins 3, Predators 0
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Penguins beat Nashville 3-0 at home. Sidney Crosby scored and had an assist, while Philip Tomasino and Bryan Rust added goals. Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell each had two assists. Juuse Saros made 33 saves for the Predators, who lost their fourth consecutive game.
Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1
Sam Reinhart scored his 30th goal of the season and added two assists to help Florida beat Chicago 5-1 in Sunrise, Florida. Carter Verhaeghe contributed a goal and an assist, while Jonah Gadjovich, Matthew Tkachuk, and Evan Rodrigues also scored. Aleksander Barkov had two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves. Chicago’s Landon Slaggert scored the fastest goal in franchise history at 7 seconds, but the Blackhawks lost their fifth game in six.
Kings 4, Hurricanes 2
Kevin Fiala scored twice to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 win in Raleigh, North Carolina, snapping a four-game losing streak. Phillip Danault added a goal and an assist, and Trevor Moore also scored.
Quinton Byfield had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson scored for the Hurricanes, who saw their seven-game point streak end. Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, and defenseman Brent Burns reached his 900th career point with an assist.
