Grzelcyk logs 5 points as Bruins top Caps
WASHINGTON: Matt Grzelcyk had a goal and four assists as the Boston Bruins recorded a 7-3 road win over the Washington Capitals in the NHL on Monday.
It was a milestone night for Grzelcyk, who had never before recorded even three points in a game during his six NHL seasons.
David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand each scored two goals and added an assist for the Bruins, the second consecutive two-goal game for each of the forwards. Craig Smith had a goal and an assist, while Anton Blidh and Taylor Hall each had two assists. Erik Haula also scored for Boston.
The Bruins are 5-1-0 since the NHL restarted play following a Covid-19 shutdown. Three of those wins have come away from home, and the Bruins are 9-1-1 in their last 11 road games.
Conor Sheary scored twice and TK Oshie added a goal for the Capitals, who are 0-2-2 in their past four games.
At Denver, Nicolas Aube-Kubel had two goals, Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist and Colorado rallied to beat Seattle 4-3.
Devon Toews also scored, Pavel Francouz stopped 23 shots and Andre Burakovsky had two assists for the Avalanche, who have won five straight.
Jared McCann and Marcus Johansson each had a goal and an assist for the Kraken. Colin Blackwell also scored and Philipp Grubauer had 31 saves against his former team.
At Los Angeles, Cal Petersen made 22 saves and the Kings downed the New York Rangers 3-1 for their fourth win in five games.
Phillip Danault, Blake Lizotte and Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings. Mika Zibanejad scored and Alexandar Georgiev made 36 saves for the Rangers.