Ovechkin scores 700th career goal as Devils hold off Capitals
Keller, Garland power Coyotes past Lightning 7-3 Jets sign Doctson
NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb 23, (AP): Alex Ovechkin became the eight NHL player to score 700 career goals, reaching the milestone in the third period of the Washington Capitals’ 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
The 34-year-old Ovechkin scored on a slap shot from the right circle that went in off the left post 4:50 into the third period, tying the game at 2. It was his 42nd goal of the season and came on his second shot on goal of the game.
Capitals players rushed onto the ice to congratulate their teammate, and Devils fans gave him a strong ovation.
Wayne Gretzky leads the career list with 894 goals. He is followed by Gordie Howe (801), Jaromir Jagr (766), Brett Hull (741), Marcel Dionne (731), Phil Esposito (717) and Mike Gartner (708).
Damon Severson scored the winning goal for lastplace New Jersey with 1:59 left off a cross-ice pass from Nikita Gusev. Wayne Simmonds and Jesper Bratt also scored for the Devils, and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 33 shots.
Boston Bruins’ Zdeno Chara (top), of Slovakia, punches Vancouver Canucks’ Tyler Myers as they fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Feb 22 in Vancouver, British
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as Philadelphia extended its winning streak to three games with a win over Winnipeg.
Sean Couturier and Tyler Pitlick also scored and Justin Braun had three assists for the Flyers, who won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 21-5-4 at home.
Josh Morrissey and Patrik Laine scored for Winnipeg.
Rangers 3, Sharks 2 In New York, Jesper Fast scored twice, Igor Shesterkin made 44 saves and the Rangers won their third straight game.
Mika Zibanejad also scored and Artemi Panarin extended his point streak to eight games with two assists as the Rangers won for the seventh time in eight games.
Shesterkin made 40-plus saves for the fourth time in his 10th career start and extended his winning streak to seven games. The Russian rookie is 9-1 this season.
Sabres 5, Penguins 2 In Pittsburgh, Jack Eichel scored twice as Buffalo dealt Pittsburgh its second blowout in three days.
Zemgus Girgensons, Sam Reinhart and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Sabres. Connor Hutton turned away 41 shots as Buffalo earned its second regulation victory in its last 20 meetings with Pittsburgh.
Evgeni Malkin picked up his 19th and 20th goals for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry finished with 21 saves.
Canadiens 3, Senators 0 In Ottawa, Ontario, Max Domi had a pair of goals to help Montreal beat Ottawa.
Carey Price stopped 30 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, while Paul Byron also scored.
Already playing without Tyler Ennis and Vladislav Namestnikov, both healthy scratches, the Senators then lost Thomas Chabot midway through the first and struggled to create anything offensively.
Predators 4, Blue Jackets 3, SO In Nashville, Tennessee, Rocco Grimaldi scored in the eighth round of the shootout, and Nashville beat Columbus.
Colton Sissons, Ryan Johansen and Mikael Granlund each scored, and Filip Forsberg had two assists for Nashville.
Pierre-Luc Dubois and Forsberg scored to open the shootout. Gustav Nyquist scored in the fourth round for Columbus only to see Ryan Ellis score to keep the shootout going until Grimaldi finally ended it putting a backhander top shelf over Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins.
Canucks 9, Bruins 3 In Vancouver, British Columbia, Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals with his new team and added an assist as Vancouver routed Boston.
Troy Stecher had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points, and J.T. Miller had three assists. Bo Horvat, Adam Gaudette, Tanner Pearson, Loui Eriksson, Elias Pettersson and Jake Virtanen also scored for Vancouver. Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves.
David Pastrnak scored his league-leading 44th and 45th goals of the year for Boston. Chris Wagner also scored. Tuukka Rask made 21 saves before being replaced by Jaroslav Halak with 13:32 left in the third period. Halak gave up three goals on eight shots.
Golden Knights 5, Panthers 3 In Las Vegas, Reilly Smith scored two goals, Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves and Vegas beat Florida.
The Golden Knights completed a five-game homestand 5-0-0 and catapulted to the top of the Pacific Division, where they lead Edmonton by three points. The Oilers have two games in hand, and the teams play three more times down the stretch.
Vegas improved to 9-3-2 under coach Peter DeBoer, who replaced fired Gerard Gallant on Jan 16.
Avalanche 2, Kings 1, SO In Los Angeles, Joonas Donskoi scored in the shootout and Colorado earned its sixth straight road win.
Ryan Graves scored for the Avalanche, who have won 11 of their past 15 games. Pavel Francouz saved two shots in the shootout after making 20 saves through overtime for his third straight win.
Austin Wagner scored on a penalty shot and Jonathan Quick made 30 saves for the Kings, who had won three of four.
DETROIT, Feb 23, (AP): Danny Amendola appears to be staying with the Detroit Lions.
A Foxsports.com writer, citing unidentified sources, reported Saturday on Twitter that Amendola was signing a one-year deal with the Lions. Erik Burkhardt, Amendola’s agent, retweeted that report and congratulated Amendola on “another well-earned deal”.
Burkhardt did not respond to an email from The Associated Press.
Amendola caught 62 passes for 678 yards and a touchdown last year in his first season with the Lions.
Amendola just finished his 11th NFL season. He played four seasons with the Rams, five with the Patriots and one for the Dolphins before joining the Lions.
Detroit finished 3-12-1 last season, but its receiving corps was fine. Kenny Golladay (65 catches, 1,190 yards, 11 TDs) and Marvin Jones (62 catches, 779 yards, nine TDs) teamed up with Amendola to form a productive trio.
The New York Jets have signed free agent Josh Doctson to add depth to their wide receiver position.
The Jets announced the signing Saturday. Doctson was a first-round pick by Washington out of TCU in 2016 but failed to live up to his lofty draft status.
The 27-year-old Doctson could help the Jets at a position that could see lots of change this offseason. No. 1 wide receiver Robby Anderson is scheduled to be a free agent, and Quincy Enunwa’s playing future is uncertain after he missed all last of year with his second neck injury in three seasons. Demaryius Thomas is also scheduled to be a free agent.
Doctson had 81 receptions for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns in three seasons with the Redskins before being one of the team’s final cuts last summer out of training camp. He signed with Minnesota but spent most of the early part of the season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury and played in only one game with no catches before being released in November.