NHL; Ovechkin tallies 200

Alex Ovechkin has a new gap in his grin, but his scoring skills are intact.

A night after losing a tooth, Ovechkin flicked in the game’s first goal for his 200th NHL point, and the Washington Capitals won their home opener 2-0 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

Washington controlled the action for long stretches against Carolina, including a 14-2 edge in shots in the first period and a 33-23 advantage overall.

Viktor Kozlov set up Ovechkin’s goal 14:24 into the game, drawing three Hurricanes toward him before sliding a no-look pass over to the 2005-06 NHL rookie of the year.

Ovechkin one-timed a shot past goalie John Grahame, lifting the Russian’s totals to 99 goals and 101 assists in a team-best 165 career games. Among all active NHL players, only Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby got there in fewer games (142).

Canucks 4, Flames 3 (OT): At Calgary, Alberta, Mattias Ohlund scored his second goal of the game in overtime and Vancouver won.

The overtime session was 5 seconds away from expiring when Ohlund jammed the puck past Calgarygoaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.

Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3 (SO): Patrick Kane scored the only goal in the shootout, lifting host Chicago past Detroit.

Lightning 5, Thrashers 2: At Tampa, Fla., Vinny Prospal and Brad Richards had two goals each to lead Tampa Bay past Atlanta.

Devils 4, Panthers 1: At Sunrise, Fla., John Madden scored twice in New Jersey’s victory over Florida, giving Brent Sutter his first NHL coaching victory.

Senators 2, Rangers 0: At Ottawa, Martin Gerber stopped 35 shots for his eighth career shutout and Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and an assist, leading Ottawa over New York.

Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3: At Toronto, Tomas Kaberle scored 3:26 into overtime to give the Maple Leafs a victory over Montreal.

Penguins 5, Ducks 4: Petr Sykora scored twice and had an assist in his Pittsburgh home debut and the Penguins twice scored goals seconds apart to beat Anaheim.

Islanders 3, Sabres 2: At Uniondale, N.Y., Mike Comrie scored two goals for the second straight night and New York completed a sweep of the season-opening, home-and-home series against Buffalo.

Wild 3, Blue Jackets 2: At St. Paul, Minn., Eric Belanger and Brent Burns scored in the third period to rally Minnesota to victory over Columbus.

Predators 5, Stars 1: At Nashville, Tenn., David Legwand had the second three-goal game of his career to help Nashville beat Dallas.

Oilers 5, Flyers 3: At Edmonton, Alberta, Geoff Sanderson scored two goals and Joni Pitkanen added one to defeat Philadelphia.

Bruins 3, Coyotes 1: At Glendale, Ariz., Patrice Bergeron and Chuck Kobasew scored 38 seconds apart in the first period and Boston beat Phoenix.

Blues 5, Kings 3: Eric Johnson scored his first NHL goal on a power play with 7:17 left in the third period to give St. Louis the lead for good in a win over host Los Angeles.