Alex Ovechkin scored with 6:26 left as the Washington Capitals equaled a franchise record with their 10th straight win on Sunday, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.
The reigning two-time league most valuable player slid on one knee and into the boards to celebrate his 35th goal of the season, a shot from the slot that beat Mike Smith to the stick side. The score rescued the Capitals after Washington blew a two-goal lead.
Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich also scored for the Capitals, whose double-digit winning streak matches the team mark set between Jan. 27 and Feb. 18, 1984. Washington has outscored opponents 47-21 during this run.
Martin St Louis and Steven Stamkos scored for Tampa Bay.
Penguins 2, Red Wings 1, SO
At Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sidney Crosby scored in both regulation time and in a shootout as the hosts overcame Jimmy Howard’s second successive 46-save game to beat Detroit in the rivals’ first game since Pittsburgh won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Daniel Cleary’s deflection of Brad Stuart’s slap shot midway through the third period sent the game into overtime, where Pittsburgh survived playing short-handed for the final 1:21. Crosby and Malkin then scored against Howard in the shootout, while both Red Wings shooters — Pavel Datsyuk and Jason Williams — failed against Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 23 saves. The Penguins are 7-0 in shootouts.
Rangers 3, Avalanche 1
At Denver, Colorado, Marian Gaborik had his 10th career hat trick and rookie Chad Johnson made 34 saves for his first NHL win as New York snapped a five-game losing streak. The hat trick was Gaborik’s first since he had five goals for Minnesota against the Rangers on Dec. 20, 2007. He joined the Rangers as a free agent over the summer after spending his first eight seasons in Minnesota.
Kings 3, Devils 2
At Newark, New Jersey, Wayne Simmonds and defenseman Drew Doughty scored in the final 1:46 to give Los Angeles its sixth consecutive victory.
Simmonds equalized with 1:46 to play with a long backhander and Doughty scored the winner on a power play with 27.3 seconds left.
Michal Handzus also scored, and US Olympian Jonathan Quick made 26 saves to help the Kings post the first 5-0 trip in team history.
Coyotes 4, Stars 2
At Dallas, Shane Doan had a goal and two assists and Ilya Bryzgalov made 38 saves as Phoenix stretched its winning streak to four games in Coyotes coach Dave Tippett’s return to Dallas.
In Sunday’s other game, it was:
● Panthers 2, Islanders 0
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