Pens work overtime to brake Caps
Conor Sheary scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Penguins ended the Washington Capitals’ nine-game winning streak with a wild 8-7 victory last night in Pittsburgh that included nine second-period goals.
Sheary had two goals and an assist for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Evgeni Malkin picked up his 11th career hat trick during a frenetic second period, and Sidney Crosby collected his NHL-leading 27th goal to go with two assists. Bryan Rust and Nick Bonino also scored for Pittsburgh, and Matt Murray got the win despite allowing seven goals on 28 shots.
The Penguins trailed 3-0 before scoring six goals in less than 11 minutes in the second period, more goals than the Capitals had allowed in a game all season. Pittsburgh led 6-5 after 40 minutes.
Lars Eller scored twice for Washington, and T.J. Oshie, Brett Connolly, Nicklas Backstrom, Justin Williams and Andre Burakovsky also found the net.
Philipp Grubauer made eight saves after coming on in relief of Braden Holtby, who was pulled during Pittsburgh’s second-period deluge.
Sabres 4, Stars 1 — Jack Eichel scored two goals and host Buffalo defeated Dallas.
Tyler Ennis scored 19 seconds into the first period, as he returned after missing 30 games with a groin injury that required surgery.
Jake McCabe also had a goal and Robin Lehner made 31 saves after missing the past three games with an illness.
Radek Faksa scored for the Stars in the opener of a threegame road trip. Kari Lehtonen stopped 25 shots. Dallas has lost two in a row and six of eight.
Red Wings 1, Canadiens 0 — Thomas Vanek scored late in the second period and Jared Coreau earned his second shutout, leading host Detroit over Montreal.
Detroit won consecutive games at home for the first time since starting the season 4-0 at Joe Louis Arena.
The division-leading Canadiens had won five of their last seven games.
Lightning 2, Kings 1 — Brian Boyle scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and Tampa Bay opened sixgame road trip by beating Los Angeles.
Ben Bishop made 31 saves in his second start back from a three-week absence with a lower-body injury. Tyler Johnson scored in the first period for the Lightning, who won for just the second time in seven games.
Sharks 5, Jets 2 — Joel Ward scored a short-handed goal and took a hard hit to assist on Timo Meier’s goal, helping host San Jose beat Winnipeg for just its third win in eight games.
Brent Burns and Chris Tierney also scored and Joe Thornton had an empty-netter, and Martin Jones made 26 saves, allowing two late goals after the game was decided.
Oilers 3, Coyotes 1 — In Glendale, Ariz., Jujhar Khaira gave Edmonton the lead with his first career goal in the team’s third consecutive victory, beating Arizona.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of their last seven games. Radim Vrbata scored for the Coyotes.
Elsewhere in the NHL — New York Rangers backup goalie Antti Raanta is expected to be out for 7 to 10 days with a lower-body injury. Raanta left Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Montreal Canadiens after the first period.