Fleury boosts Blackhawks past Capitals in shootout
WASHINGTON — Former Golden Knights goaltender Marc-andre Fleury stopped Alex Ovechkin in the shootout after Chicago defenseman Seth Jones tied it midway through the third period as the Blackhawks rallied past the Washington Capitals 4-3 Thursday.
Patrick Kane scored the shootout winner, and Fleury got assistance from his goalposts to help Chicago win for the third time in five games. Fleury stopped 25 shots through overtime and rubbed both goalposts after shots by Evgeni Kuznetsov and Daniel Sprong rang off them in the shootout.
The Blackhawks have won seven of 10 games since Derek King took over as interim coach when Jeremy Colliton was fired.
■ Senators 3, Hurricanes 2: At
Raleigh, N.C., Alex Formenton scored twice for Ottawa, which went ahead to stay when Josh Norris pushed in a rebound with 5:54 left — 19 seconds after the Senators had lost their lead. Anton Forsberg stopped 47 shots for Ottawa.
■ Flames 3, Kings 2: At Los Angeles, Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist for Calgary to back Jacob Markstrom, who had 40 saves, as the Flames won for the sixth time in seven games and dealt Los Angeles its seventh loss in eight games.
■ Panthers 7, Sabres 4: At Sunrise,
Fla., Anton Lundell scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, for Florida, which overcame a three-goal deficit for a second straight game.
■ Stars 3, Blue Jackets 2: At Dallas, Jason Robertson scored 68 seconds in and added the go-ahead goal late in the second period for Dallas, which won its sixth in a row.
■ Lightning 4, Blues 2: At Tampa,
Fla., Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist to back Andrei Vasilevskiy, who stopped 26 shots.
■ Avalanche 4, Canadiens 1: At Montreal, Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist to back Jonas Johansson, who had 19 saves.
■ Sharks 2, Islanders 1, OT: At New York, Erik Karlsson scored 39 seconds into overtime to hand New York its ninth straight loss.
■ Bruins 2, Predators 0: At Nashville, Tenn., Jeremy Swayman stopped 42 shots in his third shutout and first this season.
■ Wild 5, Devils 2: At St. Paul, Minn., Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist in Minnesota’s fifth straight victory.