Alex Ovechkin scored two objectives one evening after notching a hat trick, however he exited within the third interval with a lower-body damage because the Washington Capitals beat the Utah Hockey Membership 6-2 on Monday in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Ovechkin bought harm due to a leg-on-leg collision with Utah’s Jack McBain. After the Capitals prevailed to finish a sweep of their three-game street journey, coach Spencer Carbery mentioned the workforce was awaiting phrase on Ovechkin’s standing.
Dylan Strome and Brandon Duhaime every had a aim and an help, whereas Aliaksei Protas and Nic Dowd additionally scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves for the win. Ovechkin has a league-high 15 objectives in 18 video games this season and is 27 away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL report of 894.
McBain and Nick Bjugstad scored for Utah, which has misplaced three of its previous 4 video games. Connor Ingram allowed 4 objectives on 13 photographs earlier than being lifted for Karel Vejmelka within the second interval.
Sharks 5, Purple Wings 4 (OT)
Rookie sensation Macklin Celebrini scored his first profession additional time aim and William Eklund tallied twice to steer host San Jose previous Detroit.
Tyler Toffoli and Luke Kunin additionally scored and Alexander Wennberg produced two assists for the Sharks, who snapped a three-game skid. Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves.
Dylan Larkin had a aim and an help whereas Marco Kasper, Michael Rasmussen and Alex DeBrincat additionally scored for the Purple Wings, who’ve just one victory of their previous six video games. Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 29 photographs.
Canadiens 3, Oilers 0
Sam Montembeault made 30 saves and Jake Evans had a aim and an help in Montreal’s shutout of visiting Edmonton.
Brendan Gallagher and Kaiden Guhle additionally scored for the Canadiens, who’re 3-1-0 of their previous 4 video games. Montembeault logged his second shutout of the season.
The Oilers’ third shutout lack of the marketing campaign ended the workforce’s four-game level streak (3-0-1). Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 22 of 24 photographs.
Blue Jackets 5, Bruins 1
Columbus by no means trailed, logging a three-goal first interval and netting a pair of short-handed tallies en path to a win over host Boston.
Dmitri Voronkov, Mathieu Olivier and James van Riemsdyk constructed the Blue Jackets’ 3-0 lead on the first intermission earlier than Justin Danforth and Yegor Chinakhov discovered the again of the online within the last interval.
Sean Monahan handed out two assists and Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves for Columbus, which had misplaced seven of its earlier eight video games (1-6-1). Charlie Coyle scored the lone aim and Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 photographs for Boston, which has misplaced three straight (0-2-1).
Avalanche 3, Flyers 2
Cale Makar scored twice as visiting Colorado opened its four-game street journey with a victory over Philadelphia.
Casey Mittelstadt chipped in a aim and an help and Mikko Rantanen arrange two objectives for the Avalanche, who’ve received 4 of their previous 5 video games. Colorado’s Justus Annunen made 24 saves.
Owen Tippett and Tyson Foerster scored for the Flyers, who misplaced in regulation for the primary time in six video games (4-1-1). Aleksei Kolosov recorded 26 saves whereas beginning in web for the Flyers rather than Samuel Ersson (lower-body damage).
Geese 4, Stars 2
Brett Leason notched a aim and two assists whereas main Anaheim to a win in Dallas, ending the Stars’ three-game profitable streak.
Leason has two objectives and 4 assists in 4 video games since returning to the lineup after being a wholesome scratch for 3 straight video games. Lukas Dostal made 34 saves for the Geese, who’ve received three out of 4.
Esa Lindell and Matt Duchene scored and Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for Dallas.
–Area Stage Media