Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.
Cole Caufield scored in his fifth consecutive game for Montreal and assisted on Suzuki’s fifth game-winning goal of the season. Josh Anderson added a short-handed goal and rookie Jakub Dobes stopped 15 shots to help the Canadiens notch their third straight win.
Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller scored for Washington, which went beyond regulation for the third straight game (1-0-2). Logan Thompson made 18 saves in relief of Charlie Lindgren, who exited after being struck in the head during a collision with Suzuki early in the second period.
Eller tallied 1:54 into the third period to tie the game 2-2. In the extra session, Suzuki and Caufield had a two-on-one breakaway, and as the loose puck went toward the crease, Suzuki chipped it over Thompson for the game-winner.
Kings 2, Jets 1 (OT)
Adrian Kempe scored at 1:14 of overtime to lift visiting Los Angeles to a win against Winnipeg in the opener of a five-game road trip.
Kempe brought the puck down the left side and scored with a wrist shot from the left circle for the seventh regular-season overtime goal of his career. Kempe also assisted on Alex Turcotte’s goal, and Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for the Kings, who have won five in a row.
Mark Scheifele scored and Eric Comrie made 21 saves for the Jets, who have dropped four of five (1-2-2).
Red Wings 5, Blackhawks 3
Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper had a goal and an assist apiece as host Detroit extended its winning streak to six games by topping Chicago.
Detroit’s Patrick Kane registered three assists and Albert Johansson netted his first career goal. Andrew Copp also scored for the Red Wings, and Cam Talbot made 12 saves.
Teuvo Teravainen scored two third-period goals and Ryan Donato added the other tally for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard extended his point streak to nine games with a first-period assist, and Petr Mrazek made 23 saves as Chicago fell for the seventh time in nine games.
Hurricanes 2, Canucks 0
Jordan Staal scored again and Dustin Tokarski needed only 14 saves as Carolina defeated Vancouver in Raleigh, N.C.
Andrei Svechnikov also posted a goal for the Hurricanes, who won on back-to-back nights. Staal’s goal pushed his season total to nine just about 24 hours after his hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The captain also assisted on Svechnikov’s goal.
The Canucks, who were shutout victims for the third time this season and the second time in their last four games, have a four-game losing streak. Thatcher Demko stopped 18 shots in the latest defeat.
Utah 2, Sharks 1
Barrett Hayton scored with 1:32 remaining to give the Utah Hockey Club a comeback victory over San Jose in Salt Lake City.
Nick Schmaltz also scored for Utah, which snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1) and went into the clash with only one victory in eight outings (1-5-2). Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves in a tight-checking, low-event affair.
Fabian Zetterlund replied for the Sharks, who have dropped two straight games and have only two victories in 12 games (2-9-1). Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 shots.
–Field Level Media
