Thursday in the NHL | Alex Ovechkin approaches Wayne Gretzky again in 4-3 Capitals loss

(Washington) Marco Rossi tied the score in the third period, Matt Boldy was the only scorer in the shootout and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Thursday night.



Updated at 6:46 a.m.

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Rossi scored with 8:41 left in regulation and Tom Wilson had a goal disallowed 15 seconds later for hitting the puck higher than the allowed height.

The Wild won their first game without captain Jared Spurgeon, who will miss two to three weeks of action. Yakov Trenin scored shorthanded and Ryan Hartman scored his first goal since November 19.

Marc-André Fleury made 28 saves to help the Wild improve to 3-1-0 without the services of their leading scorer, Kirill Kaprizov, who was injured.

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Marc-Andre Fleury (29) and John Carlson (74)

In defeat, Alex Ovechkin scored 871e goal of his career, coming within 23 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s mark. It was a 28e goal for the Russian against Fleury.

Wilson and Martin Fehervary also found the back of the net for the Capitals. Charlie Lindgren stopped 30 shots.

Bruins 1 – Rangers 2

In New York, Mika Zibanejad and Brett Berard scored in the first period, Jonathan Quick made 32 saves and the Rangers defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1.

The Rangers, who ended a four-game losing streak, triumphed at home for the first time since December 6. Quick got 399e victory of his career.

Elias Lindholm was the only scorer for the Bruins, who have lost three of their last four games, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots.

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Elias Lindholm (28) and Jonathan Quick (32)

It was the first goal since November 30 for Zibanejad, who beat Swayman midway through the first period. It was his seventh goal of the campaign and his 700e point in the NHL.

Hurricanes 3 – Panthers 1

In Raleigh, Jaccob Slavin scored the decisive goal to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3-1.

Anton Lundell tied the score early in the second period before seeing Slavin beat Sergei Bobrovsky with seven minutes left in the third period.

Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves and Slavin added an assist. Martin Necas completed in an empty net.

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Pyotr Kochetkov (52) et Carter Verhaeghe (23)

Brent Burns gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead after just 35 seconds of play.

Bobrovsky stopped 37 shots in the loss.

Red Wings 5 – Blue Jackets 4

Jonatan Berggren broke the tie at 19:24 and the Detroit Red Wings won their third straight game, 5-4 over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Alex DeBrincat scored on the power play. He also took part in Dylan Larkin’s goal, also on the power play, as well as Patrick Kane’s goal.

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Alex DeBrincat (93) and Philippe Myers (51)

Erik Gustafsson completed by scoring his first goal of the season.

Todd McLellan has seen his team lose only once in four outings since he took office on December 26.

In the opposing clan, the scorers were James van Riemsdyk (twice), Zach Werenski and Sean Monahan.

Maple Leafs 2 – Islanders 1

Bobby McMann completed a double by breaking the deadlock at 17:01 in the third period, guiding the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders.

Joseph Woll blocked 32 shots for Toronto, which posted its third victory in four games.

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Joseph Woll (60)

Scott Mayfield scored for the Islanders, who have lost their last three games.

The Islanders allowed the first goal for the 12e times in their last 14 games; they are 5-8-1 during the streak.

Ducks 4 – Jets 3 (P)

Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game at 3:34 in overtime and the Anaheim Ducks won for the third time in a row, 4-3 over the Winnipeg Jets.

Terry kept the puck in a two-on-one with Jackson LaCombe – he fired and made a 13e goal this season.

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Troy Terry

Leo Carlsson and Radko Gudas were the other scorers for the Ducks, who were down 2-0 late in the first period.

Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry and Alex Iafallo responded for the Jets.

The Manitoba club lost a second time in a row, after a series of four victories.

Utah HC 5 – Flames 3

In Calgary, Lawson Crouse scored two goals and the Utah Hockey Club ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Flames 5-3.

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Lawson Crouse

Loogan Cooley, Clayton Keller and Kevin Stenlund, in an empty net, also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves to stop his losing streak to three.

Blake Coleman, Connor Zary and Brayden Pachal responded for the Flames, who saw their five-game home winning streak come to an end.

Dan Vladar stopped 21 shots in the loss. He hasn’t won in his last four starts.

Sabers 5 – Avalanche 6 (P)

In Denver, Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabers 6-5.

After trailing 3-0 in the second period, the Avalanche players regrouped and tied the score with 6.8 seconds remaining in the third period, courtesy of Jonathan Drouin.

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Jonathan Drouin (27) et Jacob Bryson (78)

That set the table for Toews, who stole the puck and scored on a breakaway.

This is the second time this season that the Sabers have been beaten by the Avalanche. They led 4-0 on December 3, but ultimately lost 5-4.

Cale Makar, twice, Ross Colton and Mikko Rantanen also found the back of the net.

Nathan MacKinnon had three assists for the Avalanche, who won their sixth straight game. Drouin and Rantanen also collected help.

Scott Wegdewood blocked 14 of 18 shots he faced before leaving the game with a right leg injury. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped two shots in relief.

Jazon Zucker scored a hat trick for the Sabres, who lost their second straight game. Bowen Byram and Zach Benson scored the visitors’ other two goals. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves.

Flyers 2 – Golden Knights 5

In Las Vegas, Mark Stone, Nicolas Hague and Pavel Dorofeyev found the back of the net in the second period and the Golden Knights defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2.

Alexander Holtz and Tanner Pearson also scored for the Golden Knights, who have won 11 of their last 13 games.

Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin each collected two assists. Ilya Samsonov stopped 23 shots.

Tyson Foester and Travis Konecny ​​responded for the Flyers, who have lost six of their last nine meetings. Aleksei Kolosov made 22 saves.

Canucks 4 – Kraken 3 (tirs de barrage)

In Seattle, JT Miller scored the only goal in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks won 4-3 against the Kraken.

Max Sasson, Conor Garland and Tyler Myers had the ropes moving in regulation time for the Canucks, who ended a series of four defeats on the road.

Thatcher Demko stopped 11 of 12 shots aimed at him before leaving the game due to an injury. Kevin Lankinen blocked 13 shots in relief.

Vince Dunn tied the game 53 seconds into the third period to force overtime.

Chandler Stephenson and Matty Beniers scored the other two goals for the Kraken, who lost for the sixth time in their last eight outings. Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves.

Lightning 1 – Sharks 2

In San Jose, Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro scored to lead the Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Yaroslav Askarov made 24 saves for the Sharks, who ended an eight-game losing streak.

The Californian team has only won one match in its last 12 outings. This series of failures began on December 5, with an 8-1 defeat against the Lightning.

Anthony Cirelli was the only scorer for the Lightning, who suffered a second straight loss for the first time since November 23. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 pucks.

Stars beat Senators 4-2

Roope Hintz scored two goals for the second time in his last eight games and the Dallas Stars defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night.

Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene also moved the ropes for the Stars, who obtained at least one point in five consecutive clashes (4-0-1) for the first time this season.

Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston each had two assists and Jake Oettinger made 11 saves.

Benn and Hintz scored 1:08 apart midway through the middle period to give the Stars a 3-2 lead.

Brady Tkachuk and Ridly Greig gave the Senators a 2-1 lead in the first period. Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 pucks.

The Senators are 4-3-0 through the first seven games of their nine-game road trip, which is the longest in organization history.

Robertson has 15 points in his last 11 games and Johnston has at least one point in his last five games.

Greig, for his part, found the back of the net in a third duel in a row. He had scored just one goal in his previous 22 games.

The Senators will visit the St. Louis Blues on Friday.

Associated Press

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