Bruins take down ’Canes for NHL record to start the season
BOSTON >> The Boston Bruins set the NHL record for most home victories to start a season with their 12th straight, topping the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime on Friday with a powerplay goal from David Pastrnak.
The Bruins broke the mark of 11 that was set by the 196364 Chicago Blackhawks and equaled by the Florida Panthers last season.
Boston, which trailed 2-0 late in the second period, tied it with 9:33 left in regulation when David Krejci scored his second of the game on a shot from the right point.
In overtime, Carolina was playing shorthanded after being called for too many men on the ice when Pastrnak onetimed a pass from Brad Marchand inside the far post from above the left circle.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Stefan Noesen each scored a power-play goal for Carolina, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 38 saves. The Hurricanes lost their fifth straight.
Boston starting goaltender Linus Ullmark made 28 saves but had to leave with 13:03 left in the third period with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Jeremy Swayman made six stops in relief.
CAPITALS 3,
FLAMES 0 WASHINGTON >> Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie both had a goal and an assist to help Washington beat Calgary.
Ovechkin scored career goal No. 791 at 12:24 of the third period, firing a quick wrist shot from the left circle past Calgary’s Jacob Markstrom on the power play to make it 3-0. The 37-year-old is now nine goals away from 800 and 11 from passing Gordie Howe for second place on the NHL’s all-time goals list.
Evgeny Kuznetsov also
scored.
Calgary outshot Washington 32-25, but Washington goalie Darcy Kuemper walked away with his second shutout of the season. Markstrom had 22 saves.
MAPLE LEAFS 4, WILD 3 MINNEAPOLIS >>
Calle Jarnkrok scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and Toronto beat Minnesota to spoil Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s return to the net.
Mitch Marner scored first for Toronto to stretch his point streak to 15 straight games and extend the longest run in the NHL this season. Zach AstonReese and William Nylander each had a goal and John Tavares had two assists for the Maple Leafs.
Kirill Kaprizov scored on a power play and Matt Boldy had the second goal for the Wild. CANADIENS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, SO CHICAGO >> Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach scored in the shootout to give Montreal a win over Chicago.
Suzuki and Joel Edmondson scored in regulation for Montreal, which got its third win in four games. Chicago dropped its season-high sixth straight game.
Traded from Chicago before the NHL draft, Dach beat goaltender Arvid Soderblom with a wrist shot, then held his right hand to his ear as the crowd booed.
Sam Montembeault made 30 saves for Montreal. Soderblom stopped 21 shots for Chicago.