Sunday in the NHL | The Capitals have the upper hand over the Bruins

Lars Eller found his way back to center, setting up the tying net and then scoring the game-winning goal to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

Eller returned to his natural center position only as Nicklas Backstrom was sidelined. The Capitals justified this decision by explaining that it was to “maintain physical fitness [de Backstrom] “. Eller has played the last two games on the left of emerging center Connor McMichael.

Tom Wilson, Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson also scored for the Capitals, who have won their last three games. Wilson hit the 50-point plateau in a season for the first time in his career thanks to Eller’s discount.

Ovechkin hit the target for the 45^and times of the season and for the 775^and times in his career.

Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 shots for the Capitals.

During the game, the Bruins lost the services of first pair defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, who was injured while checking Garnet Hathaway. The formation of Massachusetts had already to deal with the absences of two key players in David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm, both on the sidelines.

Curtis Lazar and Erik Haula rocked the ropes for the Bruins, who saw Linus Ullmark block 27 shots in the loss.

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Sidney Crosby gets his 1400^and point

Sidney Crosby scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.

This goal scored at 2: 21 of the extra period constitutes the 1400^and Crosby’s career point. Above all, it allowed the Penguins to end a four-game losing streak.

The Penguins captain added an assist to his offensive performance. His 1,400 points in 1,100 games make him the seventh fastest player in NHL history to reach that milestone.

To add to the stats, Crosby now has 77 game-winning goals, which puts him one goal behind teammate Evgeni Malkin and legend Jaromir Jagr for most in a Penguins uniform.

On Sunday, Crosby scored just short of the post to the right of goalkeeper David Rittich when he redirected a pass from Rikard Rakell into the back of the net.

Jason Zucker also scored for the Penguins in regulation time, while Rakell had assists on all three of his goals. Casey DeSmith stopped 33 shots.

With this victory, the Penguins regained a four-point lead over the Washington Capitals in third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Matt Duchene and Nick Cousins ​​hit the target for the Predators, who suffered a second straight loss. Rittich made 27 saves.

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Lightning shuts out Sabers 5-0

Brian Elliott made 28 saves, Corey Perry and Ondrej Palat scored within 17 seconds in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning shut out the Buffalo Sabers 5-0 on Sunday.

Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton also hit the mark to allow the Lightning to overtake the Bruins and once again take third place in the Atlantic Division.

Jon Cooper’s squad had lost four straight games (0-2-2) before the game against the Sabres. She avoided suffering five straight losses for the first time since March 2014.

Craig Anderson blocked 23 shots.

Defenseman Owen Power, the first pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, signed with the Sabers on Friday and took part in his first practice with the team on Sunday. He is expected to make his debut Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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The Wild make a comeback then beat the Kings 6-3

Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon each had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild erased a three-goal deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 on Sunday.

Kirill Kaprizov equaled a team record for most goals in a season with his 42^and countryside fillet. Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Foligno and Nick Bjugstad also hit the mark for the Wild, who are 10-1-2 in their last 13 games.

Rasmus Kupari, Carl Grundstrom and Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings, who have lost their last three games.

The Kings are four points behind the Edmonton Oilers and second in the Pacific Division. Due to the loss, the Kings played one more game than the Vegas Golden Knights, but maintained their two-point lead.

Marc-André Fleury made 31 saves for the Wild. He notably stopped the last 29 shots.

Cal Petersen blocked 27 shots in the loss.

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Hurricanes beat Ducks 5-2

Jordan Staal scored his fourth career hat trick – his first in 10 years – when he scored in an empty net and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Sunday.

Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Martinook also threaded the needle for the leaders of the Metropolitan section. Svechnikov got an assist and Nino Neiderreiter helped with two goals.

Staal’s last hat trick came on April 18, 2012 while playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for the Hurricanes.

Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour took the second-highest rung of season wins for the club with 167. He shares the title with former coach Peter Laviolette.

Josh Mahura and Troy Terry scored for the Ducks. John Gibson stopped 38 shots, but lost a 12^and straight game.

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Blackhawks lose 6-4 to Stars

Jason Robertson scored his 33^and and 34^and goal of the season in the space of three minutes and the Dallas Stars solidified their hold on one of two Western Conference draft spots with a 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, Sunday night.

Robertson’s linemates also shone. Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists and Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist. The three players have scored 92 of 210 goals (44%) for the Stars this season.

Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn also had a goal and an assist.

Ryan Suter and Miro Heiskanen had two assists in the win. Jake Oettinger, who was making his second start in as many nights, stopped 36 shots.

Philipp Kurashev, Jonathan Toews, Kirby Dach and Boris Katchouk scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their seventh straight game (0-5-2). Patrick Kane had two assists.

Kevin Lankinen allowed five goals on 20 shots in two working periods. He was replaced by Collin Delia in the third period, who made nine saves.

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Jets keep playoff hopes alive

Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists Sunday in the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.

With nine games left in the season, the Jets (34-28-11) have slim hopes of qualifying for the spring dance, but the team is clinging to that possibility.

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Paul Stastny and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves.

Brady Tkachuk, twice, and Josh Norris flashed the red light for the Senators (26-40-6). Mads Sogaard, in his second NHL start, blocked 21 shots.

Tim Stutzle returned to action after missing the last two games due to contact with Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield. Drake Batherson has missed a third straight game due to a virus.

The Jets will resume the collar Monday, in Montreal, to face the Canadian.

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