Coyotes overwhelm Capitals on road

Richard Panik and Alex Galchenyuk each had a goal and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes became the latest team to take advantage of Washington’s penalty-killing struggles in a 4-1 win over the Capitals on Sunday in Washington.

Galchenyuk and Vinnie Hinostroza each scored on the man advantage for Arizona, which snapped a threegame skid in the third game of a four-game trip. Washington has allowed six power-play goals in its last four games.

Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves for the Coyotes, whose top-ranked penalty kill improved to 20 of its last 21 after two kills against a Capitals power play that entered Sunday ranked second in the NHL.

Derek Stepan added an empty-net goal with 1:32 remaining.

Nicklas Backstrom scored an evenstrength Arizona’s Clayton Keller, left, and Washington’s Michal Kempny fight for a loose puck during Sunday’s game.

goal in the second period for Washington, which ended a five-game homestand 2-2-1. Braden Holtby stopped 18 shots for the Capitals.

Hinostroza put Arizona ahead at the tail end of their second man advantage of the game, sending in a one-time wrister of Dylan Strome’s feed. Panik also contributed on the crisp odd-man rush by the Coyotes, created when three Capitals players were caught up ice trying to

score short-handed.

Arizona caught Washington in transition again when Panik beat Holtby above his left shoulder to make it 2-0 just beyond the midpoint of the second period.

Backstrom answered less than a minute later with a one-timer off Alex Ovechkin’s feed from the left corner that left Kuemper little chance.

But the Coyotes made it a two-goal lead again with another power-play goal with 5:22 left in the period. PANTHERS 5, SENATORS 1: Aleksander Barkov scored twice during Florida’s five-goal second period and the Panthers won their fourth straight. Frank Vatrano, Troy Brouwer and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored, and James Reimer made 33 saves. WILD 3, BLUES 2: Mikael Granlund scored his 10th goal of the season in the third period to lift Minnesota over St. Louis. Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves, and the Wild got their fifth win in six games and 10th in their past 12. BRUINS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1: Jaroslav Halak stopped 37 shots to help Boston beat Vegas. David Pastrnak scored again, and Danton Heinen, Jeremy Lauzon and Brad Marchand also had goals as Boston won for the fourth time in six games. Halak has won all three starts against the Golden Knights while allowing a total of five goals. Cody Eakin scored for Vegas and Malcolm Subban finished with 33 saves.