UNDATED (AP) — Sidney Crosby returned from a bout with COVID-19 but couldn’t give his Penguins the boost they needed against Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals.
Washington routed Pittsburgh, 6-1, with six different players scoring goals, none of them named Alex. Ovechkin did have two assists.
It was Washington’s fourth straight win and they pulled even with Carolina atop the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals also trail Florida by a point for the NHL lead.
In other NHL action:
— Boston’s Charlie Coyle had an attempted clearing pass carom into the net off his head for his first of two goals, as the Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2. Charlie McAvoy also scored twice. It was the 750th meeting between the two teams, but the first time they faced each other in nearly two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.
— Kailer Yamamoto scored in the final minute as the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4. For the Blues, it was their third straight loss.
— The Calgary Flames snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators. Dan Vladar made 27 saves for his first career shutout. Elias Lindholm led the Flames scoring with a goal and an assist.
— The Rangers and Devils went seven rounds deep in the shootout, before Chris Kreider scored the deciding goal. That gave New York a 4-3 win.
— The Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 for their seventh consecutive victory. Trevor Zegras had two goals and an assist, and Troy Terry extended his scoring streak to 14 games with an assist.
