UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have a three-game winning streak after dominating the first two periods of their game in Washington.
Danton Heinen, Brock McGinn and Kasperi Kapanen scored while the Pens were building a 3-0 lead in a 4-2 win over the Capitals. Tristan Jarry stopped 27 shots and blanked the Caps until Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller scored in the third. Jeff Carter’s empty-netter sealed it.
Sidney Crosby had two assists in his 85th meeting with Alex Ovechkin.
The Caps had won two in a row.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Avalanche became the first team in 26 years to score seven goals in three straight games with a 7-3 victory over the Red Wings. Andre Burakovsky had two goals and Darren Helm scored in his first game against his former team. J.T. Compher, Nathan MacKinnon, Samuel Girard and Cale Makar also scored, and Devon Toews had three assists in the win.
— Patric Hornqvist and Sam Bennett scored 10 seconds apart in the first period of the Panthers’ 3-1 win at Arizona. Sam Reinhart also tallied in the opening period to run his goal streak to four straight games. Phil Kessel scored on a power play for Arizona, which has lost four in a row and six of seven.
— Alexandar Georgiev stopped 36 shots and the Rangers extended one of the best starts in team history with a 2-1 win over the Sabres. Mika Zibanejad got his first goal in 15 games and Alex Lafreniere also scored as New York improved to 18-5-3 with its eighth win in nine games. The Rangers hung on for the victory after a video review determined Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin was offside to negate Victor Olofsson’s goal with 57 seconds remaining.
— The Predators picked up their fourth straight win as Juuse Saros turned away 29 shots in a 3-2 decision over the Devils. Roman Josi and Eeli Tolvanen scored in the second period, and Yakov Trenin added a goal in the third for Nashville. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 24 shots in New Jersey’s fifth loss in seven games.
— The Flyers ended their 10-game losing streak by downing the Golden Knights’ 4-3 behind Carter Hart’s 41-save performance. Max Willman notched first NHL goal and Sean Couturier and James van Riemsdyk scored on power plays in the third period. Max Pacioretty had two goals for Vegas.
— Elias Petterson had the lone shootout tally and Nils Hoglander scored twice in regulation as the Canucks outlasted the Jets, 4-3. Thatcher Demko made 34 saves to help Vancouver improve to 3-0 under new coach Bruce Boudreau. Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler each had a goal and two assists for Winnipeg.
