Washington’s Alex Ovechkin scored two goals as the Capitals used a three-goal third period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 in the NHL on Thursday.
Ovechkin, the two-time league MVP, was off to a slow start with only one goal in the first five games, but ended that slump with goals in the first and third periods to lift the Capitals to a 6-0 start for the first time in the team’s history.
The Capitals scored three goals in a 2 minute, 54 second span in the third.
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Mathieu Perreault, Roman Hamrlik and Joel Ward also scored for Washington, while Claude Giroux netted for the Flyers early in the first.
PENGUINS 3, CANADIENS 1
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, James Neal scored his NHL-leading seventh goal of the season to help Pittsburgh down Montreal.
Neal, who had just one goal in 20 games for Pittsburgh last season after coming over in a trade from Dallas, moved into a tie with Toronto’s Phil Kessel for the NHL goals lead.
Joe Vitale and Arron Asham added their first goals of the season for Pittsburgh, while goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots.
Brian Gionta scored with less than 2 minutes to go for the Canadiens, who have lost four straight.
BRUINS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 2
In Boston, Zdeno Chara, Milan Lucic and Tyler Seguin had a goal and two assists each as Boston handed Toronto their first regulation loss this season.
The Stanley Cup champions scored two power-play goals, matching their total in the first six games of the season. It was just the second time in 41 regular-season games that they scored twice with a man advantage.
David Steckel gave Toronto the lead 7 minutes, 29 seconds into the game, before the Bruins scored three times in less than 8 minutes to take a 3-1 lead after the first period. Nathan Horton and Chara scored on power plays, while Chris Kelly connected with 2 minutes, 11 seconds left in the period. Lucic, Patrice Bergeron and Seguin scored in the third.
Toronto’s Mikhail Grabovski finished the scoring.
RANGERS 3, FLAMES 2, OT
In Calgary, Canada, defenseman Ryan McDonagh scored with 2 seconds remaining in overtime to lift New York past Calgary.
With a crowd in front of Flames goalie Henrik Karlsson, Dan Girardi shot the puck wide off the end boards and it rebounded out the other side to McDonagh and he scored into the open side.
Marian Gaborik and former Flame Brandon Prust also scored for New York.
Jarome Iginla and Mark Giordano scored for Calgary.
In other games, it was:
‧ Sabres 3, Panthers 0
‧ Wild 2, Oilers 1, SO
‧ Canucks 5, Predators 1
‧ Kings 2, Coyotes 0
‧ Senators 4, Jets 1
‧ Lightning 4, Islanders 1
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