Oshie, Ovechkin lift Capitals to win
T.J. Oshie picked up his fifth career hat trick and Alex Ovechkin extended his point streak to six games as Washington outscored host Ottawa, 7-5.
Ovechkin scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season for the Capitals, who also got goals from Nick Jensen and John Carlson. Ilya Samsonov made 32 saves.
Drake Batherson led the way for Ottawa with his first career hat trick. Chris Tierney and Josh Norris also scored.
Anton Forsberg started in goal for Ottawa, but was pulled after allowing four goals on 16 shots. Filip Gustavsson came in late in the first period and allowed three goals on 15 shots.
The game marked the Capitals’ first road game against a Canadian team since Feb. 27, 2020.
Other games Hurricanes 4, Maple Leafs
1: Frederik Andersen made 24 saves against his former team and unbeaten Carolina matched the best five-game start in franchise history by defeating struggling Toronto. Sebastian Aho, Steven Lorentz and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov added an emptynetter.
Panthers 5, Coyotes 3: Frank Vatrano and Joe Thornton scored for the first time this season, and host Florida stretched its seasonopening win streak to six games in beating Arizona. Florida’s 6-0-0 record extends the best start in franchise history and is the first 6-0-0 start in the NHL since Montreal in 2015-16.
Flames 5, Rangers 1: Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and visiting Calgary beat New York for its third win in a row. Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and an assist, and Christopher Tanev also scored for Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau got his seventh assist of the season, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots.
Blue Jackets 4, Stars 1: Gregory Hofmann scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, leading host Columbus past Dallas for its second win in three games.
Sabres 5, Lightning 1: Victor Olofsson scored two goals and Craig Anderson made 35 saves in Buffalo’s win over visiting Tampa Bay. Drake Caggiula, Vinnie Hinostroza and Robert Hagg also scored for the Sabres in their first win against the Lightning in eight meetings.
Blues 2, Kings 0: Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals and Ville Husso recorded his second career shutout as host St. Louis remained undefeated in five games. The Blues are off to a 5-0 start for the first time in franchise history. The Kings haven’t won since their season opener.