Huberdeau points way in Florida win
Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal, two assists and the shootout winner as the Florida Panthers recovered after giving up a three-goal lead in the second period and beat the Capitals, 6-5, last night in Washington for their first victory of the season.
In a wacky, back-and-forth game, Florida coughed up a 4-1 advantage and allowed the tying goal with 1:25 left. The Panthers couldn’t score in overtime despite a power play but celebrated a win for the first time this season in their fifth game after Huberdeau beat Pheonix Copley in the fourth round of the shootout.
Vincent Trocheck also had a goal and two assists and scored in the shootout for the Panthers. Backup goaltender Michael Hutchinson stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and made a couple of more saves in the shootout after replacing starter James Reimer.
Evgenii Dadonov, Colton Sceviour and Jared McCann also scored for the Panthers, who chased Stanley Cup winning goalie Braden Holtby with four goals on 11 shots. Holtby was hardly to blame as the victim of a handful of inexplicable mistakes and turnovers by his teammates.
Wild 3, Stars 1 — Ryan Suter scored the winning goal in the third period and had two assists as Minnesota beat host Dallas.
Dallas goalie Ben Bishop had stopped a shot by Eric Staal, but the puck went into the left corner. Suter sent the puck back in front, and it ricocheted in off Stars defenseman Marc Methot with 7:06 left.
Devan Dubnyk made 33 saves for Minnesota in a game that was scoreless until 36 seconds into the third period, when the Stars’ Jason Spezza scored his first of the season. He tipped in Miro Heiskanen’s shot from the left point.
Matt Dumba put in a loose rebound past Bishop at 9:37 of the third to tie the score.
Bishop also finished with 33 saves, and Zach Parise scored into an empty net with 1 minute left.
Elsewhere in the NHL — The Vegas Golden Knights signed forward Alex Tuch to a $33.25 million, sevenyear extension with an annual salary cap hit of $4.75 million. Tuch is now signed through the 202526 season . . . .
Arizona Coyotes center Christian Dvorak is sidelined indefinitely after having surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle.