WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals avoided losing for the sixth time in their last eight games.
Alex Ovechkin’s power-play goal with 4:04 remaining lifted the Caps past the Devils, 4-3. Ovechkin’s tally gave Washington a 4-2 lead, but New Jersey got within a goal when Nikita Gusev beat Craig Anderson with 11.9 seconds left.
T.J. Oshie scored twice to end his nine-game goal drought and help Anderson pick up his first start and first victory since March.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— David Pastrnak completed his second hat trick of the season by scoring with 2:56 remaining in the Bruins’ 7-3 outdoor win over the Flyers at Lake Tahoe. Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic and Nick Ritchie scored in a 1:39 span late in the second period to give the Bruins a 6-2 lead. Craig Smith, Brad Marchand, John Moore and Connor Clifton each had two assists in Boston’s first win in three games.
— Brady Tkachuk’s overtime goal gave the Senators just their fifth victory in 20 games this season, 3-2 over the Canadiens. Drake Batherson and Josh Norris also scored a goal for Ottawa, while Matt Murray stopped 30 shots for Ottawa. Corey Perry and Nick Suzuki scored in Montreal’s second loss in a row.
— Winnipeg’s Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 27 seconds into overtime to complete a 4-3 win over the Canucks and a sweep of their two-game set. Dubois finished with two goals and an assist, and Mark Schieffele supplied a goal and two helpers after the Canucks built a 2-0 lead. Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson forced the extra period with a goal with 38 seconds left in regulation.
