Backstrom’s OT winner lifts Capitals over Bruins
WASHINGTON: Nicklas Backstrom scored 1:36 minutes into overtime, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 after blowing a three-goal lead on Wednesday.
Justin Williams scored twice and Daniel Winnik also had a goal to put Washington ahead 3-0 about six minutes into the second period.
After Winnik’s tally, Washington went over 26 minutes without a shot on goal. Boston dominated the final five minutes of the second period, when Dominic Moore and David Pastrnak beat goaltender Braden Holtby. Colin Miller’s power-play score 8:19 minutes into third tied it at 3.
Boston arrived in Washington 4-0-1 over their last five games with three wins in a row, including a 4-3 overtime triumph against Florida on Monday night.
Boston outshot Washington 34-20. The Capitals have won two straight following a three-game skid.
Corey Perry and Nick Ritchie scored late in the third period to tie it and rookie Ondrej Kase got the deciding goal in a shoot-out, lifting Anaheim over Carolina 6-5.
After Ritchie deflected in Cam Fowler’s shot with 3:59 minutes left in the third, Perry got his fifth goal of the season with 2:28 minutes remaining to tie it at 5.
Kase slickly deked to his backhand before lifting his shoot-out attempt over Cam Ward.
Stefan Noesen got his first NHL goal, and Andrew Cogliano and Ryan Kesler also scored for Anaheim.
Teuvo Teravainen scored twice for the Hurricanes, and Jay McClement, Sebastian Aho and Brett Pesce also had goals.
Chris Kelly scored with 1:06 minutes remaining and Jean-Gabriel Pageau added an empty-net goal, giving Ottawa a 4-2 victory over San Jose.
Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Senators, who beat the Sharks for a fifth straight time. They’ve won three straight in San Jose for the first time ever.
Eric Staal scored yet another goal against Toronto, lifting Minnesota to a 3-2 victory.
Staal has 47 points in 43 career games against Toronto, and three of his six goals this season have come against the Leafs.
Jason Zucker and Chris Stewart also scored for the Wild, who wrapped a fivegame trip 2-1-2.