Tuesday in the NHL | Alex Ovechkin becomes the third player to reach 800 goals

Alex Ovechkin scores an 800^e aim

Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to reach 800 career goals on Tuesday night.

Ovechkin did it 6:34 into the third period of a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, where the Capitals won 7-3.

The Washington Capitals captain grabbed a loose puck in front of Petr Mrazek’s net and scored the team’s fifth goal, completing his hat trick.

Ovechkin had scored his 798^e career goal from the 24th^e second of the game and he took advantage of a power play to score his 799^eless than eight minutes later.

Ovechkin is just one goal away from tying Gordie Howe for the second-highest goal tally in the NHL. Wayne Gretzky leads league history with 894 goals.

Ovechkin hit the 800-goal plateau at his 1,305^e NHL game. He is the second fastest to achieve the feat, after Gretzky (1116 games).

Ovechkin was selected first overall in the 2004 draft. The Russian holds several Capitals records.

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press

Zach Hyman records hat trick in Oilers 6-3 win

Zach Hyman recorded a hat trick and the Edmonton Oilers doubled the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Leon Draisaitl had two goals and three assists while Connor McDavid had one goal and three assists for the Oilers, who have won three of their last four outings. Tyson Barrie set the table for two goals for his team.

McDavid has had at least one point in his last 10 games. He’s had three four-point games in his last six outings.

Jack Campbell stopped 29 pucks for the Alberta squad, which is 9-0-1 in its last 10 games against the Predators.

Cody Glass, Ryan Johansen and Dante Fabbro replied for the Predators, who suffered their fourth straight loss. Roman Josi had two assists.

Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves for the Nashville squad.

Jim Diamond, Associated Press

Mitch Marner continues his momentum in a landslide victory for the Maple Leafs

Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 23 as the Toronto Maple Leafs crushed the Anaheim Ducks 7-0 on Tuesday night.

Marner set up two home goals and came within three games of Patrick Kane (2015-16) for the longest streak by an active player.

Alexander Kerfoot scored two goals while John Tavares and Pierre Engvall both had a goal and an assist for the Torontonians.

Michael Bunting, TJ Brodie and Joey Anderson also moved the ropes. Samsonov stopped 28 shots for a second straight shutout.

Conor Timmins had three assists for his first NHL three-point game. The Maple Leafs scored at least six goals in a game for the first time this season.

John Gibson allowed two goals on 27 shots for the Ducks, who are last in the Bettman League. Lukas Dostal took over in the second period and finished the game with 10 saves.

The Canadian Press

Golden Knights hold on against Jets to win 6-5

Jonathan Marchessault broke the tie in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights held on to defeat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5 on Tuesday night.

The final minutes of the game were eventful, as William Karlsson added an empty-net goal for the Golden Knights, but Mark Scheifele completed his hat-trick with just two seconds remaining.

Marchessault and Mark Stone both scored twice, while Daniil Miromanov notched his first career NHL goal and two assists. Chandler Stephenson set up four goals for the Golden Knights.

Adin Hill stopped 29 shots for the Nevada squad.

Morgan Barron and Sam Gagner also hit the target for the Jets, who suffered a second straight loss for the first time since October.

Connor Hellebuyck finished the game with 27 saves in a losing cause.

Judy Owen, The Canadian Press

Lightning scores three quick goals in 2^e and defeated the Kraken 6-2

Corey Perry, Brayden Point and Ross Colton found the back of the net within three minutes 23 seconds in the second period, Nikita Kucherov had three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning easily beat the Seattle Kraken 6- 2 Tuesday evening.

Ian Cole, Erik Cernak and Steven Stamkos scored the other Lightning goals while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 36 pucks.

The Lightning have won all three of their games against the Kraken this season and led 13-3 in goals scored. The Florida team is on a happy streak with 11 wins in 14 games.

Stamkos extended his point streak to 14 (nine goals, 12 assists) with his third-period goal. He only needs three goals to become the 47^e player in NHL history to reach 500 goals.

As for Kucherov, he has 401 assists in 590 games. Among active players, only Connor McDavid (426), Sidney Crosby (448), Evgeni Malkin (527), Artemi Panarin (529) and Nicklas Backstrom (542) collected their 400^e help faster.

In Lightning history, Martin St-Louis was the fastest to get to 400 assists, a feat he achieved in 708 games.

Jared McCann and Ryan Donato scored for the Kraken, who are 9-3-1 on the road.

Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer allowed four goals on 20 shots before being pulled from the game in the second period.

Mark Diddle, Associated Press

David Pastrnak ends shootout debate, Bruins beat Islanders

Jake DeBrusk tied the game in the shootout and David Pastrnak ended the debate to guide the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

DeBrusk finished the game with two goals and an assist for the Bruins, who are 15-0-1 at TD Garden, including a record 14-game winning streak that ended last week.

Derek Forbort scored as Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for the Bruins, improving his record to 17-1-0 this season.

After Pastrnak beat Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov in the third round of the shootout, Ullmark blocked Josh Bailey’s attempt to confirm the Bruins’ victory.

Bailey, Casey Cizikas and Noah Dobson have all threaded the needle for the Islanders. Varlamov stopped 30 pucks.

Forbort scored his first career shorthanded goal to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead, but Cizikas forced overtime.

Ken Powtak, Associated Press

Tage Thompson scores twice as Sabers thrash Kings 6-0

Tage Thompson had two power-play goals in the third period, goaltender Craig Anderson blocked 40 shots and the Buffalo Sabers outscored the Los Angeles Kings 6-0 on Tuesday night.

Victor Olofsson and JJ Peterka hit the target within 13 seconds halfway through the third period in which the Sabers scored all of their goals.

Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs completed while Dylan Cozens had three assists.

With the win, the Sabers are 6-3-2 in their last 11 games since ending an eight-game losing streak.

Anderson’s shutout was his first in two seasons since joining the Sabers, and the 43^e of her career.

The 41-year-old veteran goaltender recorded his last shutout on March 26, 2019 in a 4-0 win over the Sabers while playing with the Ottawa Senators.

In the loss, Pheonix Copley made 25 saves.

The Kings are 5-6-4 in their last 11 games and have conceded four or more goals for the sixth time in their last 11 games.

With his double, Thompson has 23 goals this season.

John Wawrow, Associated Press

Brady Skjei lets Hurricanes shut out Red Wings 1-0

Brady Skjei scored the game’s only goal as the Carolina Hurricanes shut out the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Pyotr Kochetkov was perfect on 27 shots for the Hurricanes, who are 5-0-1 on their current road trip.

The North Carolina squad is 6-0-4 in its last 10 road games. She is just two games away from equaling her record set in 2004.

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin blocked a shot during the game and failed to return in the third period.

Kochetkov was coming off a shutout against the New York Islanders on Saturday and added to his team record with three shutouts in his first 15 career games.

Ville Husso stopped 26 pucks for the Red Wings, who have not won in two outings with their “Reverse Retro” jersey.

Associated Press

Sergei Bobrovsky blocks 22 shots as Panthers blank Blue Jackets 4-0

Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves and the Florida Panthers shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Tuesday night.

It’s the first shutout this season for Bobrovsky, who played with the Blue Jackets from 2013 to 2019.

For the Panthers, who snapped a short two-game losing streak, Brandon Montour, Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart hit the mark.

Bobrovsky had struggled in November and lost his starting job to Spencer Knight towards the end of the month after a loss to the Blue Jackets.

But with Knight on the sidelines due to illness, Bobrovsky has played well in his last four starts. In two of them, he allowed a goal or less.

Bobrovsky, who is 9-2-1 in his career against Columbus since joining the Panthers, was solid from the start.

For their part, the Blue Jackets were shut out for the second time this season.

The Panthers took the lead on a slapshot from Montour at 9:04 of the first period. Tkachuk doubled the lead at 3:47 in the middle frame and Barkov followed that up with 43.3 seconds left in the second period.

Reinhart capped a three-point night by slotting the puck into an empty cage with 1:46 left in regulation time.

George Richards, Associated Press