Connor McDavid scored his second goal in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night in an anticipated matchup against another top rookie, Jack Eichel.
Cam Talbot made 31 saves for the Oilers as Edmonton began a four-game trip with their second straight win.
McDavid and Eichel provided a buzz for this game even though the Oilers and Sabres are both among the NHL’s bottom five teams. McDavid was the first pick in last year’s draft and Eichel went second, with both players considered potential generational talents.
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McDavid scored 22 seconds into the game, then got the winner by blowing past Buffalo’s defense seconds after Eichel spun around a defender and missed just wide with a twirling backhand shot.
Cal O’Reilly scored his first goal of the season for the Sabres.
CAPITALS 3, PENGUINS 2
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Matt Niskanen scored the winner during a third-period power play to help Washington overcome Pittsburgh in an entertaining, back-and-forth showdown that could be a first-round playoff preview.
Mike Richards and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for the NHL-leading Capitals, while Braden Holtby made 28 saves, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history with consecutive 40-win seasons. His glove stop on Carl Hagelin with 32.8 seconds left preserved the victory.
After losing to defending Stanley Cup champions Chicago on Sunday, Washington bounced right back.
Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist scored for Pittsburgh, who holds the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Backup goaltender Matt Murray stopped 34 shots.
BLUES 4, SENATORS 3, SO
Patrik Berglund scored the shootout winner in the 11th round as St Louis outlasted Ottawa.
Trailing 3-0, the Senators scored three unanswered goals to force overtime, including one by Jean-Gabriel Pageau with less than a second left in the third period.
Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson made 28 saves on 31 shots before leaving the game at 13 minutes, 41 seconds in the second period. Andrew Hammond stopped 17 shots in relief and made several huge saves to keep the Senators in the game.
Ryan Dzingel also scored for Ottawa.
Jaden Schwartz, with a goal and two assists, led the Blues. Dmitrij Jaskin and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, while Jake Allen stopped 40 shots.
BRUINS 2, FLAMES 1
Patrice Bergeron scored the tiebreaking goal with 3 minutes, 24 seconds left to lift Boston over skidding Calgary.
Landon Ferraro also scored and Tuukka Rask stopped 24 shots as the Bruins won for the third time in four games.
Jakub Nakladal’s first career goal was the only score for the Flames, who dropped their sixth straight. Joni Ortio made 23 saves.
HURRICANES 3, DEVILS 1
Joakim Nordstrom scored on a rebound with 1 minute, 29 seconds remaining as Carolina defeated New Jersey in a game between teams fading from playoff contention.
Derek Ryan, playing his first NHL game at age 29, also scored as the Hurricanes snapped a three-game skid and won for the third time in eight games. Eddie Lack was outstanding in making 29 saves, while Nathan Gerbe scored into an empty net with 21.2 seconds to go.
Adam Henrique scored for New Jersey, who lost their third straight and sixth in seven games.
In other games, it was:
‧ Wild 6, Avalanche 3
‧ Predators 5, Stars 3
‧ Panthers 3, Jets 2
‧ Islanders 3, Canucks 2
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