WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Wilson had two goals and two assists and Alex Ovechkin had a goal and three assists in the Washington Capitals’ 6-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
Nicklas Backstrom ended a 21-game stretch without a goal and added two assists, and Washington’s top-line trio each scored a goal in the first period when the Capitals opened a 3-0 lead. Backstrom hadn’t scored since Oct. 14 in Philadelphia.
Braden Holtby made 37 saves for Washington to help the Capitals win for the sixth time in seven games. Brett Connolly scored in his third straight game, and Evgeny Kuznetsov added a goal. Wilson had his first four-point game, and Ovechkin also extended his goals streak to three games.
Lance Bouma and Jonathan Toews scored for Chicago. The Blackhawks are 0-3-2 in their last five.
Anton Forsberg, starting in place of the injured Corey Crawford, was pulled after Ovechkin’s goal made it 3-0 with 4:38 left in the first. J.F Berube finished in goal for Chicago.
DUCKS 3, SENATORS 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Adam Henrique scored his first two goals for the Ducks in his home debut, and Ryan Miller made 29 saves for his first shutout for Anaheim in victory over slumping Ottawa.
Ondrej Kase also scored, and Henrique added an empty-netter to his second-period opening goal as the Ducks snapped a three-game losing streak.
Miller, the 37-year-old veteran signed by Anaheim last summer, posted his 40th career shutout.
Craig Anderson stopped 19 shots in the Senators’ ninth loss in 10 games. Ottawa’s scoreless streak reached 138 minutes, 22 seconds.
MAPLE LEAFS 2, FLAMES 1, SO
TORONTO (AP) - Frederik Andersen made 47 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped three more shots in a shootout in Toronto’s victory over Calgary.
William Nylander scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout, deking to the backhand to beat Mike Smith. Morgan Rielly scored in regulation for the Maple Leafs. Toronto improved to 18-10-1 and moved into second place in the Eastern Conference, three points behind Tampa Bay.
Mark Giordano scored for Calgary, and Smith stopped 28 shots. The Flames have dropped three in a row.
FLYERS 4, OILERS 2
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist and Philadelphia beat Edmonton for its second straight victory after losing 10 in a row.
Jordan Weal, Dale Weise and Michael Raffl also scored, Claude Giroux added two assists, and Brian Elliott made 24 saves. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for Edmonton.
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