Thursday in the NHL | Capitals blank Hurricanes 4-0

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov hit the target on the power play, Vitek Vanecek stopped all 36 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Eastern Conference leaders, the Hurricanes Carolina, 4-0, Thursday.

Ovechkin scored his 33^and net of the season and his 763^and in career to approach three successes of Jaromir Jagr and the third place in the ranking of the top scorers in the history of the NHL.

Despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by the long-backed president, Ovechkin – the face of the team based in the US capital – was cheered with chants of “Ovi! Ovi! after his last goal.

Dmitry Orlov and Martin Fehervary also scored in the Capitals’ first home win since Jan. 22. Anthony Mantha has returned to the game, he who has been sidelined since November 4.

Frederik Andersen made 29 saves in the loss.

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The Wild defeat the Flyers 5-4

Ryan Hartman scored twice in the Minnesota Wild’s 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.

Jonas Brodin and Matt Boldy scored 25 seconds apart for the Wild, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Frédérick Gaudreau was the Wild’s other scorer, while Kevin Fiala had two assists.

Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots for the Wild, who play at Buffalo on Friday.

Matt Dumba missed a ninth straight game (lower body).

Scott Laughton, Patrick Brown, Travis Konecny ​​and James van Riemsdyk scored for the Flyers. Carter Hart made 33 saves.

Philadelphia has won only three times in 24 games.

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The Penguins have the upper hand over the Lightning

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists, Tristan Jarry stopped 20 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Thursday.

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was ejected from the game late in the second frame due to a heated argument between the driver and the officials. The Lightning had just received an additional minor penalty after a scrimmage.

Sidney Crosby, Danton Heinen, Brock McGinn and Jake Guentzel also rattled the ropes for the Penguins, who have won eight of their last nine road games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves in the loss.

Pierre-Édouard Bellemare was the lone scorer for the Lightning, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end.

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Senators lose 3-0 to Panthers

Patric Hornqvist and Ryan Lomberg flickered the red light in 12 seconds, Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves for his 36^and career shutout and the Florida Panthers defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-0 on Thursday.

Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist to bring the Panthers to a three-game losing streak. Hornqvist was also instrumental in a goal.

Jonathan Huberdeau’s one-game point streak came to an end after 10 games. His sister, Josiane sang the national anthems before the game.

Anton Forsberg stopped 45 shots for the Senators.

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Canucks come from behind to win against Islanders

Nils Hoglander and Vasily Podkolzin rattled the ropes in 45 seconds to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday.

Brad Hunt and JT Miller also hit the mark for the Canucks, who have won seven of their last 10 games. The BC team has posted a 19-8-4 record since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach in early December.

Thatcher Demko stopped 24 of 27 headed for the Canucks goal.

Anthony Beauvillier, Noah Dobson and Kyle Palmieri beat Demko.

Seymon Varlamov made 34 saves but improved to 3-11-1 this season.

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Blackhawks victorious in overtime, at the expense of the Oilers

Alex DeBrincat scored midway through overtime to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 win over former teammate Ducan Kieth and the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks. Marc-André Fleury stopped 29 shots in the victory.

Dominik Kubalik and Sam Lafferty also blackened the score sheet for the Blackhawks.

Evander Kane hit the target twice for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist.

Mikko Koskinen stopped 28 shots but was responsible for Kubalik’s goal due to a bad snap.

It was Keith’s first game in Chicago since being traded to the Oilers in July. The 38-year-old defenseman won three Stanley Cups in 16 seasons with the Blackhawks.

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Coyotes upset Avalanche with 2-1 win

Nick Schmaltz scored early in the third period, Karel Vejmelka stopped 42 shots and the Arizona Coyotes upset the Bettman home league leader Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Thursday.

Loui Eriksson also flashed the red light for the Coyotes, who remain one point behind the Montreal Canadiens and 31^and level in the NHL rankings.

The Avalanche had not lost in regulation after scoring the first goal this season. It was 30-0-3 before the duel. The Coyotes also got the better of the Avalanche on Feb. 1, when they handed them one of three home losses of the season.

Devon Toews was the lone Avalanche player to score and Pavel Francouz blocked 27 of 29 shots he faced.

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Bruins beat Golden Knights 5-2

Craig Smith scored a hat trick to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Smith earned his third career hat trick and his second with the Bruins.

Bruce Cassidy’s squad have won six of their last seven games and are within four points of the Toronto Maple Leafs and third in the Atlantic Division.

David Pastrnak scored twice and Jeremy Swayman stopped 34 shots for the Bruins.

Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault threaded the needle for the Golden Knights. Robin Lehner stopped 31 shots in the loss.

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