Miller’s OT goal ends Canucks’ 2-game skid

WASHINGTON — Not much has gone wrong for the Vancouver Canucks this season, so back-toback losses hit harder.

Like clockwork, the NHL’S top team didn’t let the losing linger.

This time it was J.T. Miller providing the heroics, scoring with 4.8 seconds left in overtime to give Vancouver a 3-2 victory at the Washington Capitals in the traditional Super Bowl Sunday matinee in the nation’s capital, ending their brief skid. The Canucks have not lost more than two in a row through 53 games.

“Things have gone so well this year that when you lose one, it feels like the end of the world,” veteran defenseman Tyler Myers said. “But guys are doing a good job of sticking with it. Some things to clean up coming off the break, but we just have to keep pushing forward.”

Despite Alex Ovechkin scoring again, the Capitals lost for a sixth time in seven games. Ovechkin has a goal in each of the past five games to reach 13 this season and 835 for his career — 60 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record — his longest such streak since March 2021.

“The puck goes in, it’s a good thing,” Ovechkin said. “I’ll take it and move on.”

Conor Garland and Nils Hoglander scored for Vancouver.

■ Blues 7, Canadiens 2: At Montreal, Jordan Kyrou scored twice and Torey Krug had five assists as St. Louis beat Montreal. Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists, Jake Neighbours added a goal and one assist, while Colton Parayko, Alexey Toropchenko and Nathan Walker also scored for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for the Blues. St. Louis has won seven of its past eight games.