Ducks stay hot, top Isles

Ryan Kesler scored twice to help the host Anaheim Ducks continue their hot start with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

Adam Henrique and Hampus Lindholm also had goals for the Ducks, who improved to 5-1-1 this season.

Anaheim goalie John Gibson lost his shutout bid with 34.8 seconds to play when Ross Johnson’s shot deflected off New York center Casey Cizikas, then caromed off Anaheim’s Luke Schenn into the net.

Gibson stopped 34 shots. Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss made 21 saves.

Before the game, the Ducks announced that they had signed forward Nick Ritchie to a threeyear contract. The former restricted free agent missed the preseason and six regularseason games during a holdout.

Flames 5, Bruins 2: Michael Frolik scored two goals for host Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau collected his 100th NHL goal and rookie defenseman Juusu Valimaki scored his first for the Flames. Matthew Tkachuk added an empty-net goal.

Capitals 4, Rangers 3: Alex Ovechkin scored two power-play goals and Matt Niskanen had the winner in overtime for host Washington. Ovechkin has six goals in six games. Niskanen beat goaltender Henrik Lundqvist 2:18 into overtime, putting the puck into an empty net.

Canadiens 3, Blues 2: Brendan Gallagher scored with 11 seconds left to give host Montreal its third straight victory. Max Domi and Mike Reilly each scored their first goal of the season to help the Canadiens improve to 4-1-1.

Sharks on Thursday

Who: Buffalo (3-3-0) at Sharks (2-3-1) When: 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: NBCSCA/98.5