Crosby helps Penguins rip Flyers
Ovechkin’s goal in OT lifts Caps past Leafs; Bruins wallop Sharks
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby and Dominik Simon scored during an early fourgoal surge as the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the Philadelphia Flyers 7-1 on Tuesday night.
Crosby, wearing a face mask as extra protection after getting hit in the head by a shot over the weekend, added two assists to boost his career point total against the Flyers to 102 as the Penguins rolled to a rare lopsided victory over their cross-state rivals.
Jared McCann, Justin Schultz, Zach Aston-Reese, Jake Guentzel and Dominik Kahun also scored for Pittsburgh. Matt Murray stopped 29 shots to win for the sixth time in his last seven starts. CAPITALS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 (OT): In Toronto, Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game during an overtime power play to complete a fourpoint night as Washington beat Toronto.
John Carlson also scored twice for Washington. Nicklas Backstrom added three assists, while Braden Holtby made 27 saves.
Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist, and Andreas Johnsson scored the other goal for Toronto, which got 30 saves from Frederick Andersen.
BRUINS 5, SHARKS 1: In Boston, David Krejci returned with a goal and an assist after missing five games with an injury, and David Pastrnak scored his league-leading 12th as Boston beat San Jose.
Chris Wagner also had a goal and an assist as the Bruins won their fourth straight and improved to 6-0-2 in their last eight.
Tuukka Rask made 16 saves for the Bruins, who outshot the Sharks 41-17 and held San Jose to just six shots in each of the first two periods. RANGERS 4, LIGHTNING 1: In New York, Filip Chytil scored the tie-breaking goal in his season debut, and New York scored three times in 6½ minutes late in the third period to beat Tampa Bay.
Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist, and Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox also scored for the Rangers. HURRICANES 2, FLAMES
1: In Raleigh, N.C., Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the final 10:47, including a spectacular lacrosse-style goal that tied it, as Carolina rallied to beat Calgary.
Svechnikov earned a spot in the highlight reels by bringing the puck behind the net, scooping it up on his stick blade, lifting it to chest-level and tucking it over goalie David Rittich’s right shoulder. RED WINGS 3, OILERS 1:
In Detroit, Dylan Larkin and Patrik Nemeth scored in the first period as Detroit beat Edmonton to end an eightgame skid.
Jimmy Howard made 31 saves for the Red Wings, who won for the first time since Oct. 10. PREDATORS 3, BLACKHAWKS 0: In Nashville, Tenn., Nick Bonino had a natural hat trick and Pekka Rinne made 20 saves for his second consecutive shutout as Nashville beat Chicago.
Rocco Grimaldi had the primary assist on all three goals for the first three-point game of his career. Craig Smith added two assists for the Predators, winners of four straight.
STARS 6, WILD 3: In Dallas, Alexander Radulov had a hat trick, scoring late in the second period and twice in the third, as Dallas rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat Minnesota.
Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin also scored for Dallas. DUCKS 7, JETS 4: In Anaheim, Calif., the host Ducks used a four-goal second period to beat Winnipeg.