UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers had never collected more than 17 points through the first 10 games of a season. They now have 19 points after improving to 9-0-1 with a 5-4 overtime win against the Capitals.
Eetu Luostarinen scored 1:55 into overtime against the Caps, who have suffered four of their five losses in OT or a shootout.
Florida’s Aleksander Barkov tallied. That raises his career total to 188, tying Olli Jokinen for the most in franchise history.
Aaron Ekblad had a goal and assist, and Brandon Montour also scored for Florida.
Alex Ovechkin netted his 10th goal of the season and had two assists for Washington.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Maple Leafs came away with a 2-1 win over the Lightning on William Nylander’s power-play goal 3:43 into overtime. John Tavares tied it for Toronto with 41.1 seconds left in regulation and goalie Jack Campbell off for an extra attacker. Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner each had two assists in Toronto’s fourth consecutive win and Tampa Bay’s first loss in four games.
— Kris Letang stuffed a wraparound by Carter Hart 1:57 into overtime to give the Penguins a 3-2 victory over the Flyers. Letang’s first goal of the season helped the Penguins end a three-game losing streak on a night they played without star center Sidney Crosby and head coach Mike Sullivan due to COVID-19 protocols. Tristan Jarry stopped 36 shots for Pittsburgh, weathering a heavy barrage early and making a couple of quality stops in the extra period.
— The Bruins stormed to a 5-1 win over the Red Wings as Patrice Bergeron scored his first four goals of the season. Brad Marchand assisted on all four of Bergeron’s goals, Mike Reilly scored his first of the season and Charlie McAvoy had a pair of assists for Boston. Jeremy Swayman finished with 14 saves for the Bruins, who remained unbeaten at home.
— Brock Nelson scored four times and the Islanders improved to 4-0-2 in their last six games by trouncing the Canadiens, 6-2. Oliver Wahlstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored to help the Islanders improve to 4-2-2 on the first eight games of a season-opening, 13-game road trip. Anthony Beauvilier had three assists and Ilya Sorokin stopped 36 shots.
— The Blues used a three-goal second period to beat the Sharks, 5-3. Brandon Saad scored a short-handed goal in the first period and tied the game in the second as he looked back up to speed after missing four games following a positive test for COVID-19. Joel Hofer won his NHL debut with 23 saves.
— The Golden Knights also cruised to a 5-1 victory as Jonathan Marchessault tallied twice against the Senators. Mattias Janmark, Brett Howden and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for Vegas, and Robin Lehner made 38 saves against his former team. Brady Tkachuk had Ottawa’s lone goal.
— The Kraken knocked off the Sabres, 5-2 as Jordan Eberle had the first hat trick in Seattle history. He scored three times in less than 10 minutes of the second and third periods. Jaden Schwartz had two assists and added an empty net goal in the closing moments.
— Jamie Benn scored at 2:59 of overtime to give the Stars a 4-3 triumph over the Flames. Denis Gurianov, Blake Comeau and Tyler Seguin also scored, Miro Heiskanen had three assists, and Anton Khudobin made 30 saves to help Dallas snap a four-game skid. Milan Lucic, Matthew Tkachuk and Nikita Zadorov scored for the Flames, who are 6-0-3 since a season-opening regulation loss.
