Sharks extend their winning streak
San Jose seal shootout win over the Washington Capitals to keep winning run intact; Islanders edge out Rangers in NHL.
The San Jose Sharks saw their two-game shutout streak come to an end but they rode an early three-goal lead to a wild 6-5 shootout win over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, extending their season-opening win streak to three games.
Joe Pavelski scored the only goal in the shootout as the Sharks improved to 3-0, while the Capitals fell to 1-0-2.
Elsewhere, Kyle Okposo, Brock Nelson and Mikhail Grabovski scored goals over the first 5:20 of the third period to propel the New York Islanders to a 6-3 victory against the New York Rangers.
New Jersey’s Mike Cammalleri scored a power-play goal at 11:19 of the third period to lead the Devils to a 2-1 victory at the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Dallas center Tyler Seguin had three goals and an assist, and Jamie Benn had a goal and three assists, leading the Stars to their first victory of the season, a 4-2 win at Columbus.
Rookie center William Karlsson scored in his first shootout attempt, lifting the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Phil Kessel scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-2.
Rookie left winger Tanner Pearson scored twice as the Los Angeles Kings romped to a 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Zemgus Girgensons scored in the eighth round of the shootout as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4 3 in a matchup of winless teams.
Calgary Flames center Joe Colborne scored the only goal of a shootout and goaltender Karri Ramo stopped all three shots as the Flames notched a 3-2 win over Nashville.