UNDATED (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved up the NHL goal-scoring list again, but he couldn’t help the Capitals avoid their second straight regulation loss since a 6-0-3 start.
Ryan Strome scored twice and Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 shots as the Rangers doubled up the Capitals, 4-2. Strome provided the deciding goal in the third period, moments before Ovechkin netted his 709th goal to pass Mike Gartner for seventh on the all-time list.
Anthony Bitetto also scored and Artemi Panarin had two assists to help Shesterkin win his third straight start.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Blue Jackets beat the Stars, 4-3 as Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic scored for the first time since being traded to Columbus last month. Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist, Cam Atkinson also scored and Joonas Korpisalo had 24 saves as the Jackets stopped a two-game skid.
— Alex DeBrincat furnished a pair of third-period goals, including the game-winner in the Blackhawks’ 6-4 victory against the Hurricanes. Patrick Kane scored once and had three assists for Chicago, while teammate Dominik Kubalik added a goal and two assists.
— The Coyotes picked up their first win in four road games this season as Antti Raanta turned aside 39 shots in a 4-3 verdict over St. Louis. Tyler Pitlick and Nick Schmaltz scored first-period goals to help Arizona ended the Blues’ four-game winning streak.
— Filip Forsberg scored in regulation and overtime as the Predators topped the Panthers, 6-5. Forsberg also had three assists and Matt Duchene had two goals as Nashville stopped a two-game slide.
— Jason Spezza recorded the eighth hat trick of his career and first in nearly five years as the Maple Leafs clobbered the Canucks, 7-3. Auston Matthews scored twice, Mitch Marner added a goal and a pair of assists, and John Tavares tallied for Toronto.
— The Senators ended a nine-game losing streak as rookie Tim Stutzle had a goal and two assists in a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens night. Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist, and Connor Brown also scored in Ottawa’s first victory since opening night.
— The Jets earned a 4-1 victory over the Flames behind Mason Appleton’s two goals. Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele also scored for Winnipeg, which outscored Calgary 3-0 in the second period.
