National Hockey League Game Capsules

Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the first round of the shootout to lift the Washington Capitals over the New York Islanders, 3-2, on Saturday. Braden Holtby stopped Frans Nielsen, John Tavares and Ryan Strome in the shootout for the Capitals, who have won four in a row for the first time this season. Holtby made 30 saves. Matt Niskanen and Eric Fehr scored in regulation for Washington, which sits four points behind the first-place Islanders in the Metropolitan Division. Strome and Travis Hamonic lit the lamp for New York, which got 25 saves from Chad Johnson.

Final Score: Philadelphia 3, Nashville 2 (SO)

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jakub Voracek scored the winning goal in the shootout to lead the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Voracek opened the shootout by lifting a backhand over Pekka Rinne, and Rob Zepp followed that with a stop on Matt Cullen. After Wayne Simmonds snapped a shot between the pads of Rinne, Zepp dramatically gloved a Craig Smith shot for the win. Simmonds and Ryan White scored in regulation, while Zepp turned aside 20 shots for the Flyers, who had dropped four of five coming into the game. Smith and Colin Wilson scored for the NHL-leading Predators, who have lost their last two. Rinne made 31 stops in the loss.

Final Score: Toronto 4, Winnipeg 3 (OT)

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – James van Riemsdyk scored the game-winning goal late in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Daniel Winnik and Nazem Kadri each tallied a goal and an assist, Leo Komarov also lit the lamp and Morgan Rielly supplied two helpers for the Maple Leafs, who entered the game with losses in 16 of their last 17. Jonathan Bernier made 31 saves in the win. Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist while Michael Frolik and Jacob Trouba also scored for the Jets, who have dropped their last two contests. Michael Hutchinson stopped 29 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Montreal 3, Columbus 1

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Max Pacioretty scored twice in the first period and Carey Price stopped 31 pucks, as Montreal claimed a 3-1 decision against Columbus at Bell Centre. Tomas Plekanec picked up a late tally for the Canadiens, who had lost two in a row. Montreal assumed the top spot in the Eastern Conference by one point (81-80) over the Islanders, who lost in a shootout earlier Saturday in Washington. Nick Foligno supplied the lone offense for the Blue Jackets, who fell to 2-2 on their five-game road swing. Curtis McElhinney made 21 saves in defeat.

Final Score: Ottawa 4, Florida 1

Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Kyle Turris had a goal and two assists, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Bobby Ryan, Erik Karlsson and Curtis Lazar also scored for Ottawa, which finished 3-1-1 on its five-game homestand. Andrew Hammond made 21 saves for his second win in his second NHL start. Aleksander Barkov supplied the lone goal for the Panthers, who had their two- game winning streak snapped. Roberto Luongo allowed all four Ottawa goals on 39 shots.

Final Score: New Jersey 3, Carolina 1

Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Tuomo Ruutu, Adam Henrique and Andy Greene each scored in the first period as the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Saturday at Prudential Center. Keith Kinkaid stopped all 17 Carolina shots he faced before leaving with an injury at 13:59 of the second period. He got hurt when he did a split while attempting to stop a rebound. Cory Schneider made 14 saves in relief for New Jersey, which has won the first three on its current six-game homestand.

Final Score: Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1

Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Getzlaf scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period and the Anaheim Ducks took down the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Saturday. Francois Beauchemin also scored and John Gibson made 26 saves for the Pacific Division leaders, who have won their first three meetings with the Oilers this season. Kyle Palmieri had a pair of assists. Teddy Purcell lit the lamp for Edmonton, while Ben Scrivens surrendered both goals on 21 shots.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 2

St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Blake Comeau scored twice and added one assist to lead Pittsburgh over St. Louis by a 4-2 count at Scottrade Center. Patric Hornqvist and Brandon Sutter posted a goal each for the Penguins, who put an end to a three-game slide which dropped them into fourth place in the Metropolitan Division. Thomas Greiss came away with a 21-save win. Dmitrij Jaskin and Ian Cole provided late markers for the Blues, who were coming off a 5-1 win against Boston on Friday. Brian Elliott made 25 stops in the setback.

Final Score: Detroit 7, Dallas 6 (OT)

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Niklas Kronwall provided the deciding marker 36 seconds into overtime as the Detroit Red Wings battled back from 4-2 and 6-4 deficits for a thrilling 7-6 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Pavel Datsyuk tallied two goals — including the game-tying score with 1:48 remaining — and two assists, Jakub Kindl lit the lamp twice, Gustav Nyquist and Kronwall each had a goal and an assist and Justin Abdelkader also scored for the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard made 26 saves in Detroit’s second straight win after three straight losses. Trevor Daley, Shawn Horcoff and Erik Cole all supplied a goal and an assist, with Cody Eakin, Jamie Benn and Curtis McKenzie adding markers. Kari Lehtonen allowed all seven goals on 36 shots for the Stars, who have dropped three of their last four games.

Final Score: Tampa Bay 4, Arizona 2

Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Ondrej Palat scored two goals, Ben Bishop made 20 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended Arizona Coyotes’ home woes with a 4-2 win on Saturday. Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who improved to 3-1-0 on their five-game road trip. Michael Stone and Mark Arcobello scored the goals in the Coyotes’ eighth consecutive home loss. Mike Smith stopped 23 shots for Arizona, which has dropped five straight overall.

Final Score: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1

Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Kings took their winning ways outdoors as Marian Gaborik notched the game-winning goal in the club’s 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in the 2015 NHL Stadium Series game at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday. Kyle Clifford scored for the first time in 15 games and Jonathan Quick made 31 saves in his 200th career victory for the Kings, who won their seventh straight game in front of the 70,205 fans at the home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers. Brent Burns supplied the lone Sharks goal and Antti Niemi stopped 27 shots in the loss. Los Angeles’ outdoor win was an important one as it tied the Pacific Division rival Sharks for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference with 68 points.

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