UNDATED (AP) — The Washington Capitals ended a pair of streaks on Wednesday.
The Capitals’ 3-1 victory at Pittsburgh halts Washington’s four-game skid and stops the Penguins’ season-opening home winning streak at five games. Conor Sheary and Jakub Vrana scored in the second period to support Vitek Vanecek, who made 26 saves in his 11th straight start.
Tristan Jarry made 39 saves for the Penguins, who scored six times against the Capitals on Sunday.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Avalanche pulled out a 3-2 win over the Golden Knights on Nazem Kadri’s goal with 41 seconds left in regulation. Nathan MacKinnon and Brandon Saad also scored for Colorado, while Philip Grubauer stopped 27 shots.
— Ilya Sorokin’s first NHL victory was a shutout as he made 20 saves in the Islanders’ 3-0 win over the Sabres. Anders Lee scored twice, including a last-second empty netter, to help the Isles improve to 5-0-3 in their last eight games.
— The Rangers absorbed their fourth straight loss as Yegor Sharangovich and Nicholas Merkley scored in the third period of the Devils’ 5-2 victory against their neighbors. Pavel Zacha, Will Butcher and Mikhail Maltsev also scored for New Jersey, which returned to action for the first time this month after an extended pause due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
— The Kings earned a 4-0 win over the Wild as Jonathan Quick handled 28 shots in his first shutout of the season and 53rd of his career. Jaret Anderson-Dolan had a goal and an assist against Minnesota, which was playing for the first time since Feb. 2 due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
