Oilers get needed win

EDMONTON It was the type of win that the Edmonton Oilers needed.

Evan Bouchard scored his first NHL goal and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist as the Oilers earned a big 4-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Thursday.

“It’s definitely a confidence boost,” NugentHopkins said.

“Just the way we played tonight, it didn’t matter who we played, we played a solid 60 minutes and didn’t give up too many Grade-A opportunities or give up the puck too much. And when we had our chances, we capitalized. To keep a team like that to one goal is a good sign for our club.”

Alex Chiasson and Connor McDavid also scored for the Oilers (4-3-1), who snapped a two-game losing skid. Cam Talbot made 31 saves in the victory.

Andre Burakovsky replied for the Capitals (43-2), who have lost two of their last three.

PENGUINS 9, FLAMES 1

CALGARY — Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel each scored a pair of goals for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a win over the Calgary Flames.

BRUINS 3, FLYERS 0

BOSTON — Zdeno Chara scored twice, Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers.

PREDATORS 4, DEVILS 3, OT

NEWARK, N.J. — Kyle Turris made a length of the ice rush and snapped a shot past Keith Kinkaid 3:35 into overtime to lift Nashville past New Jersey.

BLACKHAWKS 4, RANGERS 1

CHICAGO — Nick Schmaltz set up Alexandre Fortin’s tiebreaking goal in the second period in Chicago’s victory over New York.

BLUE JACKETS 7, BLUES 4

ST. LOUIS — Boone Jenner and Anthony Duclair each scored twice and Columbus overcame a two-goal deficit to beat St. Louis.

SABRES 4, CANADIENS 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kyle Okposo scored on a power play with 1:01 left in the third period in Buffalo’s comeback victory over Montreal.

WILD 4, KINGS 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Eric Fehr and Jonas Brodin scored their first goals of the season to help Minnesota send Los Angeles to its sixth straight loss.