Rangers rally to beat Caps
New York has five unanswered goals to beat Washington 5-2
Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers scored five unanswered goals to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 Tuesday night.
Kaapo Kakko, Adam Fox, Filip Chytil and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin made 30 saves, improving to 3-0-0 in his career against Washington.
T.J. Oshie and Nic Dowd scored for the Capitals, who lost for just the third time in their past 17 games. Two of those losses have come at the hands of the Rangers. Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves.
Oshie opened the scoring for the Capitals just 2:23 into the game after Kevin Rooney was sent to the penalty box for holding in the offensive zone. It was his second straight game with a goal, having also scored against the Rangers in Sunday’s 5-4 victory.
Less than two minutes later, Garnet Hathaway crashed the Rangers net and amidst the scrum, Dowd jammed the puck into the net to make it 2-0. Six of Dowd’s seven goals this season have come on the road.
The Capitals dominated the early going, registering the game’s first nine shots on goal before the Rangers had one at 8:33 into the first period.
Chytil cut New York’s deficit to 2-1 with 4:24 left in the first. The 21-year-old stole the puck from Dmitry Orlov at the Rangers blue line and had a clean breakaway on net, beating Vanecek with a forehand.
New York broke through early in the third period. Kakko tied the game, before Fox gave the Rangers their first lead less than three minutes later. Fox extended his point streak to eight games. Panarin scored New York’s fourth on a breakaway with 4:19 left, and Buchnevich added a late emptynet goal.
Bruins 5, Devils 4 (SO): Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak each scored in the shootout, and Boston rallied for a 5-4 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday night. Brad Marchand, Charlie Mcavoy, Nick Ritchie and Matt Grzelcyk scored in regulation for the Bruins, who rallied with two goals in the final 9:38 of the third period. Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots. Kyle Palmieri, Travis Zajac, Miles Wood and Michael Mcleod each had a goal for the Devils, who are 4-0-2 against Boston this season. They beat the Bruins 1-0 on Sunday. Mackenzie Blackwood, who stopped 40 shots for his first shutout of the season Sunday, made 44 saves. Ryan Murray added two assists.
Canadiens 4, Oilers 0: Brendan Gallagher and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist and Montreal returned from a lengthy break with a win. Montreal was playing for the first time since March 20. Two days later, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Joel Armia went on the NHL’S COVID-19 list. As a result, the Canadiens had four games postponed. With its revised schedule, Montreal faces playing its remaining 24 games in 42 days. Kotkaniemi
was removed from the COVID-19 list Monday and scored Tuesday. Armia remains sidelined. Tomas Tatar also scored for Montreal (15-8-9). Carey Price stopped 16 shots for the shutout, his first of the season and the 49th of his career.
Panthers 4, Red Wings 1: Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals to lift Florida over Detroit. Brett Connolly scored his 100th NHL goal and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Panthers, who have won three straight games. Sergei Bobrovsky made 35 saves. Filip Zadina scored for the Red Wings. Calvin Pickard allowed three goals on eight shots before being replaced by Thomas Greiss, who stopped 24 shots. The Red Wings have lost six consecutive road games.
Blue Jackets 3, Lightning 1: David Savard scored his first goal in two years and Columbus beat Tampa Bay. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 37 shots, helping the Blue Jackets snap a four-game winless streak. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson also scored for Columbus. Mathieu Joseph scored for Tampa Bay, which has lost three consecutive games in regulation for the first time this season. Curtis Mcelhinney finished with 18 saves for Tampa Bay.
Blackhawks 2, Hurricanes 1: Dylan Strome and Alex Debrincat scored in a 3:33 span early in the second period, Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves and Chicago beat Carolina. Chicago ended Carolina’s three-game winning streak and handed the Hurricanes their second regulation loss in 15 games (11-2-2) despite being outshot 32-16. Andrei Svechnikov scored for Carolina. Alex Nedeljkovic made 14 saves.
Predators 3, Stars 2: Eeli Tolvanen scored at 1:29 of overtime to give Nashville the win. Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist and Roman Josi also scored for Nashville, which extended its winning streak to a season-best six games. Juuse Saros made 33 saves for Nashville. He has won his last four starts.