Penguins take out Capitals

Kris Letang scored his second power-play goal 1:20 into overtime to give the Penguins a 7-6 victory over the Washington Capitals last night in Pittsburgh.

Letang beat goalie Braden Holtby with a slap shot from the point and finished with three points, tying Hall of Famer Paul Coffey for the most by a deffenseman in team his- tory with 440.

Alex Ovechkin had his second of the season and 609th overall, passing Dino Ciccarelli for 18th on the NHL list. Brooks Orpik scored his first goal in 182 regular-season games.

Islanders 2, Hurricanes 1— In Raleigh, N.C., Josh Bailey scored a power-play goal 43 seconds into overtime, and New York opened by beating Carolina.

Valtteri Filppula also scored as the Islanders began the post-John Tavares era by giving Barry Trotz a victory in his debut with the team and spoiling Rod Brind’Amour’s first game behind the Carolina bench.

Predators 3, Rangers 2 — P.K. Subban scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and Nashville held on to beat host New York and spoil the regular-season debut of Rangers coach David Quinn, the former Boston University coach.

Stars 3, Coyotes 0 — Devin Shore, Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg scored less than two minutes apart in the second period and host Dallas made Jim Montgomery a winner in his NHL coaching debut, beating Arizona.

Blue Jackets 3, Red Wings 2 — Artemi Panarin scored midway into overtime, as Columbus defeated host Detroit.

Blackhawks 4, Senators 3 — Patrick Kane scored 38 seconds into overtime to lift Chicago over host Ottawa.

Jets 5, Blues 1 — Patrik Laine, Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg defeated host St. Louis.