Caps snap Isles’ win streak
Ovechkin scores 718th career goal; Washington wins sixth straight
Alex Ovechkin scored his 718th career goal to pass Phil Esposito for sole possession of sixth on the NHL’S career list and became the second active player to record 1,300 points, helping the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-1 Tuesday night.
Washington snapped New York’s winning streak at nine and point streak at 12. The Capitals have won six in a row and 10 of their past 11 to move ahead of the Islanders into first place in the East Division.
Oliver Wahlstrom scored on the power play for New York’s only goal.
Bruins 2, Penguins 1: Trent Frederic scored the lone goal of the third period and Boston beat Pittsburgh. Frederic gave the Bruins the lead for good at 7:07 of the third. He beat goaltender Casey Desmith with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle through traffic. David Pastrnak scored his 13th on the power play for the Bruins, who had lost
nine of their previous 13 games. It was the Bruins’ second win in their last seven road games following a 5-0-1 stretch away from home.
Devils 3, Sabres 2: Miles Wood scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play early in the third period and New Jersey beat Buffalo in a matchup of skidding teams. Yegor Sharangovich and Sami Vatanen also had goals as the Devils ended an 11-game losing streak (0-10-1) on home ice. Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves.
Lightning 4, Stars 3 (SO): Braydon Point had a goal, an assist and the shootout winner, helping Tampa Bay recover from a late meltdown to beat
Dallas for their third win in three tries this season in rematches of last year’s Stanley Cup Final.
Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 2: Adam Erne scored twice, Jonathan Bernier made 35 saves and Detroit snapped Carolina’s eight-game win streak.
Wild 3, Coyotes 0: Kaapo Kahkonen made 31 saves in his second shutout of the season.
Note: Devils captain Nico Hischier is expected to miss three weeks following surgery Monday to repair a frontal sinus fracture. Hischier was injured in a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Feb. 27, when he was struck in the visor by a deflected puck.