Alex Kovalev earned his 1,000th career point when he scored on a power-play midway through the first period and assisted on Jason Spezza’s go-ahead goal in the third to send Ottawa past Los Angeles.
Kovalev became the 76th NHL player to reach the 1,000-point milestone with his sixth goal 10 minutes in. He joined Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Mogilny as the third Russian player to do it.
Spezza scored his sixth goal of the season to restore Ottawa’s lead. Milan Michalek had drawn the Senators even at 2-2 late in the second.
Anze Kopitar and Ryan Smyth scored for Los Angeles. Smyth was denied the tying goal with 3 seconds remaining. He deflected a shot into the net, but the referee immediately signaled no-goal. A lengthy video review upheld the call.
FLYERS 3, CANADIENS 2
In Philadelphia, James van Riemsdyk snapped a third-period tie with his first goal of the season to complete the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL on Monday.
Claude Giroux and Ville Leino also scored for the Flyers, who trailed 2-0 after the first period.
Maxim Lapierre scored twice for Montreal, which lost for the first time when leading after two periods.
LIGHTNING 3, BRUINS 1
In Tampa, Florida, Steven Stamkos got his NHL-leading 20th goal of the season to help Tampa Bay top Boston.
Stamkos, who has a point in 18 of 21 games, had one of Tampa Bay’s three goals during the second period that made it 3-0.
Dana Tyrell and Teddy Purcell also scored for the Lightning, who have won four in a row.
Boston got a third-period goal from Michael Ryder.
BLUE JACKETS 2, PREDATORS 0
In Columbus, Ohio, Columbus notched their fourth straight win by downing Nashville.
Steve Mason made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and 16th of his career.
Rick Nash and Mike Commodore scored for Columbus, off to the best start in franchise history.
In Monday’s other action, it was:
‧ Devils 5, Capitals 0
‧ Penguins 3, Panthers 2
‧ Rangers 2, Flames 1
‧ Maple Leafs 4, Stars 1
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