Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
Capitals fall in OT, lose All-Star goalie to injury
WASHINGTON — Artemi Panarin flapping his arms to mimic Evgeny Kuznetsov’s goal celebration was the final insult, but the defending Stanley Cup champions were more concerned about a potentially significant injury.
Panarin scored in overtime for the second consecutive game to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Panarin’s goal came after Washington lost All-Star goaltender Braden Holtby to an eye injury.
Holtby took a stick to the left eye from Columbus right wing Cam Atkinson through his mask in the second period, left the game and did not return. Coach Todd Reirden was “very concerned” and remained uncertain about Holtby’s status afterward.
“Our initial discussions with our trainer and doctors (indicate) that’s a serious thing,” Reirden said. “We’ll get some more evaluation tonight and know a little bit more tomorrow and have a better update for you guys then.”
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced in his second consecutive start for Columbus in place of Sergei Bobrovsky, who backed up after being scratched Thursday for disciplinary reasons.
■ Rangers 2, Islanders 1 — At New York, Mats Zuccarello scored the decisive goal with 5:05 left as the Rangers won in Brooklyn for the first time since the Islanders started playing home games there in 2015. The Isles had been 13-2-0 in the teams’ past 15 meetings overall.
■ Red Wings 5, Wild 2 — At St. Paul, Minn., Tyler Bertuzzi recorded his first hat trick in his 100th NHL game, and Thomas Vanek scored Detroit’s other two goals as the Wings won for the second time in 11 games. Dylan Larkin had three assists.
■ Kings 5, Penguins 2 — At Los Angeles, Anze Kopitar had two goals and Jeff Carter a goal and two assists to back Jonathan Quick, who had 38 saves. Jake Guentzel scored both goals for Pittsburgh, which had won 10 of its previous 11.
■ Lightning 5, Sabres 3 — At Buffalo, N.Y., Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists, setting up Steven Stamkos’ go-ahead goal with 5:16 left, as league-leading Tampa Bay won for the 18th time in its past 20 games.
■ Sharks 4, Senators 1 — At San Jose, Calif., defenseman Brent Burns scored his fourth game-winning goal to back Martin Jones, who had 27 saves, as San Jose won its sixth straight and eighth in its past nine.
■ Devils 3, Flyers 2 — At Newark, N.J., Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist in support of rookie Mackenzie Blackwood, who stopped 32 shots to win after missing three games with a lower-body injury.
■ Coyotes 3, Oilers 2 — At Edmonton, Alberta, Conor Garland scored two power-play goals for Arizona, including one that went in off his face and left him bloodied, as the Coyotes won their third straight.
■ Bruins 3, Maple Leafs 2 — At Toronto, Sean Kuraly had a goal and two assists to back Tuukka Rask, who had 30 saves, as Boston moved within two points of Toronto for second in the Atlantic.
■ Canadiens 3, Avalanche 0 — At Montreal, Carey Price stopped 28 shots in his 43 shutout and third this season, and Phillip Danault had two assists in Montreal’s three-goal third period.
■ Blues 3, Stars 1 — At Dallas, rookie Jordan Binnington had 21 saves to win his third straight start, allowing two goals in that stretch, and Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice.