Hurricanes winless after three
Alex Ovechkin broke a tie with two third-period goals, Alexander Semin had a hat trick, and the Washington Capitals beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Saturday night, the third consecutive loss for the Stanley Cup champions.
After going five scoreless periods Ovechkin finally put the puck in the net 8:04 into the third period to put Washington ahead 3-2.
Five minutes later, Ovechkin scored again on a power play to make it 4-2.
Semin added the finishing touch with 2:47 left in the game on a close-range goal,which gave him his first three-goal game in 54 NHL contests.
Thrashers 6, Panthers 0: At Atlanta, Marian Hossa had two goals and an assist to power Atlanta over Florida. … Rangers 5, Flyers 4 (SO): At Philadelphia, Marcel Hossa beat Antero Niittymaki in the 13th round of a shootout to give New York a victory over Philadelphia. … Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO): At Toronto, Michael Ryder scored in a shootout to give Montreal a comeback victory over Toronto. … Red Wings 2, Penguins 0: At Pittsburgh, Nicklas Lidstrom and Detroit’s defense held Pittsburgh to only 13 shots. … Bruins 3, Lightning 2: At Tampa, Fla., Patrice Bergeron scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to put Boston over Tampa Bay. … Sabres 4, Senators 3: At Ottawa, Chris Drury had a goal and an assist and Daniel Briere had two assists to help Buffalo extend its winning streak to three with a victory over Ottawa. … Wild 6, Predators 5: At St. Paul, Minn., Brian Rolston scored the winning goal with 1:11 remaining and Minnesota tied a team record with five power-play goals in its defeat of Nashville. … Stars 3, Devils 1: At Dallas, new captain Brenden Morrow had a goal and an assist to help Dallas beat New Jersey. … Blue Jackets 5, Blackhawks 4: At Chicago, Rick Nash scored twice as Columbus rallied from a two-goal deficit with five straight goals to win. … Ducks 2, Coyotes 1: At Glendale, Ariz., Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves, and Teemu Selanne and Dustin Penner scored to help Anaheim beat Phoenix. … Flames 2, Oilers 1: At Calgary, Alberta, Stephane Yelle scored the tying goal and assisted on Marcus Nilson’s game-winner as Calgary rallied past Edmonton. … Sharks 2, Islanders 0: At San Jose, Calif., Matt Carle and Christian Ehrhoff both scored in the first period and San Jose beat New York. … Kings 4, Blues 1: At Los Angeles Alexander Frolov had a goal and an assist in the second period and Los Angeles defeated St. Louis.