LEAFS 2, PENGUINS 1 (OT)
OILERS 3, LIGHTNING 2 (SO)
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers were glad to be on the winning end of an overtime game on Saturday for the first time in a while.
Connor McDavid scored the shootout winner as the Oilers emerged with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Milan Lucic and Leon Draisaitl scored in regulation for the Oilers (16-12-5), who have won two of their last three games after dropping four straight, including two overtime losses and a shootout defeat.
“There are some areas that we need to improve on, but it is a win,” head coach Todd McLellan said. “It’s a comeback win. We’ve been on the other end of those lately, so it is nice to come back and tie one up in the third period and win in a shootout instead of being on the other end.”
“We did a good job I think in the whole game, not giving them too many chances,” added McDavid. “The ones they did get, they capitalized on. Good on us to come back and find a way to get two points.”
Jonathan Drouin and Tyler Johnson responded for the Lightning (15-14-3), who have lost two in a row and five of their last six.
“It’s better. It’s not where we want it to be, but still, I think tonight’s a great step in the right direction,” Drouin said.
Edmonton outshot the Lightning 11-5 in the scoreless first period, but the Bolts had the best chance midway through the opening frame when Oilers goalie Cam Talbot had to come up big on a short-handed breakaway by Alex Killorn.
The Oilers took a 1-0 lead four minutes into the second on the power play, as Draisaitl made a long pass through to Lucic, who rifled his ninth of the season past Lightning goalie Bishop.
Edmonton tied it up at 2-2 with 13 minutes left on another power play as Draisaitl deflected a shot past Bishop for his 14th.
Jake Gardiner scored 2 minutes into overtime and Toronto beat Pittsburgh to end a three-game skid.
Gardiner was set up by Mitch Marner, whose shot just shuffled past defenceman Derrick Pouliot in front. Nikita Zaitsev also scored for Toronto, which had dropped four straight at home.
The young Maple Leafs outshot the defending Stanley Cup champions 49-34 and got 33 saves from Frederik Andersen.
Evgeni Malkin scored for the Penguins, and MarcAndre Fleury and Matt Murray combined to make 47 saves. Fleury was forced to leave briefly in the first period after being cut on his neck by a skate. He got five stitches around his Adam’s apple.
SENATORS 3, DEVILS 1
OTTAWA — Derick Brassard scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period, Mike Condon stopped 29 shots and Ottawa beat New Jersey to snap a season-high three-game losing streak.
Bobby Ryan scored in the first period and Zack Smith added an empty-net goal for the Senators.
John Moore scored and Keith Kinkaid finished with 28 saves for the Devils, who have lost five straight.
CANADIENS 2, CAPITALS 1
WASHINGTON — Carey Price bounced back from getting pulled the night before, making 20 saves as Montreal snapped Washington’s six-game winning streak.
Price returned to his usual, elite form and Artturi Lehkonen and Jeff Petry scored for Montreal. The 2015 Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender beat last season’s winner, Braden Holtby of the Capitals, who stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced.
Price was pulled in Friday’s loss to San Jose after allowing four goals on 18 shots.