Capitals give up big lead in third

Sam Reinhart scored the winning power- play goal with 14.4 seconds left, capping a furious comeback as the Florida Panthers beat the visiting Washington Capitals, 5-4, Tuesday night. Trailing 4-1, the Panthers scored four goals on a season-high 26 shots in the third period.

Florida’s rally was beyond improbable. NHL teams had lost 303 consecutive games when trailing by three or more goals entering the third. The last team to pull off such a comeback was, ironically, the Capitals — who on Jan. 18, 2020, trailed the New York Islanders 4-1 entering the third and went on to win 6-4.

Other games

Sharks 5, Devils 2: San Jose’s leading scorer Timo Meier scored twice and James Reimer made 32 saves in a win over host New Jersey. The Sharks have won the first two games of a five-game road trip.

Red Wings 2, Bruins 1: Marc Staal’s first goal of the season was the tiebreaker with just over eight minutes remaining as visiting Detroit recorded the 3,000th win in franchise history.

Wild 5, Coyotes 2: Jordan Greenway had a goal and two assists, and host Minnesota, which leads the league with 59 goals scored since Nov. 2, won its fourth in a row.

Predators 6, Columbus

Filip Forsberg scored four goals and Juuse Saros made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season for host Nashville.

Stars 4, Hurricanes 1: Roope Hintz scored his first career hat trick, and host Dallas won its fifth in a row.

Blues 4, Lightning 3: Host St. Louis rallied from a 3-0 first-period deficit to win in a shootout.

Notes

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour

was fined $ 25,000 for abusing officials. … The New Jersey Devils signed center Jack Hughes, 20, to an eight-year, $64 million contract extension. … Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy was placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and will miss at least 10 days.