NHL ROUNDUP Capitals 6, Islanders 4

Alex Ovechkin has made a career out of scoring big goals in big moments. His latest milestone was no different. Ovechkin had a hat trick for the second consecutive game to tie Steve Yzerman for ninth on the career goals list Saturday, and Washington rallied with five goals in the third period for a victory over the Islanders. “To be honest with you, it’s something special. It’s history. Great names,” said Ovechkin, who is now two goals short of Mark Messier for eighth all-time. Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal with 2:30 left after the Islanders turned over the puck in their own zone. The league-best Capitals extended their winning streak to four games while the Islanders lost for the fourth time in their last five. Ovechkin also passed Mario Lemieux for 10th place on the career list. His 692nd goal came late in the third period on an empty net to seal the victory. “Those are players I used to look up to,” Capitals coach Todd Reirden said. “It was an honor to play against them. To now see Ovi passing them — with many games in front of him — it’s special and fitting for the way he did it tonight.” Washington’s Ilya Samsonov made seven saves in relief of Braden Holtby, who allowed four goals on 22 shots. Semyon Varlamov gave up four third-period goals and finished with 24 saves. Brock Nelson, Casey Cizikas, Jordan Eberle and Devon Toews had put the Islanders ahead 4-1 entering the third period.

Senators 5, Flames 2

Marcus Hogberg made 40 saves and the Senators snapped a nine-game losing streak. The Senators were outshot 42-21, but Hogberg’s performance kept the Flames at bay. It was the 25-year-old goalie’s second NHL win in 13 career starts. Brady Tkachuk had a goal and assist and was on the winning side for the first time in four games against older brother Matthew. Mark Jankowski and Noah Hanifin scored late for the Flames, whose six-game winning streak ended.

Avalanche 5, Blues 3

Cale Makar and Andre Burakovsky scored 22 seconds apart in the second period for the Avalanche to chase All-Star goaltender Jordan Binnington from the game and Colorado held on to beat St. Louis. The Avalanche used a three-goal middle period to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 advantage. Tyson Jost also scored in the period. Nathan MacKinnon added a goal in the first and Gabriel Landeskog clinched it with an empty-netter. Makar’s goal was his 11th, breaking the franchise record for most by a rookie defenseman. Alex Pietrangelo, David Perron and Oskar Sundqvist had goals for the Blues, who lead the Central Division heading into the All-Star break.