Senators top Canadiens in shootout
Josh Norris scored the shootout winner to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night at Canadian Tire Centre.
Tim Stutzle also beat Montreal goalie Carey Price in the shootout. Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk opened with a miss and Senators netminder Matt Murray stopped Corey Perry and Jonathan Drouin.
It capped a wild and entertaining game between the two rivals.
Both teams had excellent chances in the overtime session. Stutzle had two glorious opportunities but couldn’t convert and Montreal’s Tyler Toffoli was stoned on a breakaway with about a minute to go.
It looked like Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher had scored the winner with 2.1 seconds left in regulation but the goal was waved off after a review due to goaltender interference.
Tkachuk scored twice for Ottawa with Drake Batherson and Erik Brannstrom adding singles. Shea Weber had two goals for Montreal. Drouin and Toffoli had a goal apiece.
PENGUINS 3, CAPITALS 2
WASHINGTON — Kasperi Kapanen scored on a onetimer 1:43 into overtime, lifting Pittsburgh over Washington.
The Penguins won for the fourth time in five games against the Capitals this season, including two in overtime and one in a shootout. They also won for the eighth time this season after entering the third period tied or trailing.
Kapanen and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, and Evgeni Malkin scored his fifth goal of the season.
SABRES 4, DEVILS 1
NEWARK, N.J. — Victor Olofsson scored his sixth power-play goal, Linus Ullmark was magnificent in making 41 saves and Buffalo beat slumping New Jersey.
Rasmus Asplund and Dylan Cozens broke the game open early in the third period with goals in a 1:34 span that send the Devils to their third straight loss. Cody Eakin scored an empty-net goal with less than a second to play.
The win was the Sabres’ second over the Devils in three days and only their second in the last seven games (2-5-0). They lost to the Islanders on Monday night.
BLACKHAWKS 5, BLUE JACKETS 4 (SO)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Patrick Kane scored career goal No. 398 and collected three assists, helping Chicago win against Columbus.
Alex DeBrincat had the only successful attempt in the tiebreaker. Cam Atkinson, Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic came up empty for Columbus in the shootout against Kevin Lankinen.