WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored career goals number 855 and 856 less than two minutes apart, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Tuesday night in a back-and-forth NHL thriller.Ovechkin moved 38 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record, scoring two of the seven goals in the game’s first 25 minutes. A furious start also included Matt Rempe fighting Dylan McIlrath in his return to the Rangers lineup, electrifying the sellout crowd.Capitals fans went home happy as their team continued a strong start thanks to Connor McMichael’s fourth goal of the season and the second by Aliaksei Protas, who had a pair of assists for a three-point night. Logan Thompson made 16 saves and Nic Dowd sealed it with an empty-netter with 35.8 seconds left.Despite allowing four goals, Igor Shesterkin was arguably the best player on the ice in stopping 41 of the 45 shots he faced. New York got goals from Will Cuylle 58 seconds after Ovechkin’s first, Chris Kreider on the power play and Filip…

MONTREAL - Defenceman Brandon Montour had three goals and one assist, and the Seattle Kraken thumped the Montreal Canadiens 8-2 on Tuesday night.

Brandon Montour’s natural hat trick was the highlight of another goal-scoring outburst by the Kraken in an 8-2 win at Montreal on Tuesday night.

The Osoyoos Coyotes won their shootout of the season against the Merritt Centtials Saturday night, ahead of Tuesday's game.

The Osoyoos Coyotes won their shootout of the season against the Merritt Centtials Saturday night, ahead of Tuesday's game.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Calvin Austin III stabbed his cleats into the ground, hit the edge and raced through defenders on a 73-yard punt return for a score, seizing momentum for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a win over the New York Giants.

Head coach Craig Berube juggled his lines ahead of the game, with Max Pacioretty joining William Nylander and John Tavares on line two.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mikael Pyyhtia scored his first NHL goal, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Monday night for their second straight home win.Sean Monahan had two goals, Cole Sillinger added a goal and two assists, and Adam Fantilli and Mathieu Olivier also scored for Columbus, and Kirill Marchenko had two assists. Elvis Merzlikins carried a shutout through 19:33 of the third period before giving up a late goal, but he stopped 31 shots as the Blue Jackets continued their trend of winning every other game on the season.Mattias Ekholm scored and Stuart Skinner stopped 19 shots for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game win streak.The Oilers lost star centre Connor McDavid to a lower-body injury 37 seconds after the opening faceoff when he collided with the boards. Despite outshooting Columbus in the first two periods, they failed to capitalize on five power-play opportunities.Elsewhere in the NHL on Monday:---PANTHERS 5 SABRES 2BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Keegan Kolesar had two goals and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 5-0 on Monday night.Vegas closed out a 4-0 homestand, outscoring its opponents 24-8 during the impressive stretch. Kolesar posted his first career multigoal game.Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone and Nic Roy also scored, and Adin Hill made 16 saves in the team’s first shutout of the season.Dan Vladar made 31 saves for the Flames.TAKEAWAYSFlames: Entered with the fourth-lowest faceoff win percentage (44.9 per cent) and was even worse Monday, winning just 42.1 per cent of the faceoffs.Golden Knights: Per Money Puck, the top line of Stone, Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev has produced 13 goals during 5-on-5 play, the most in the NHL for a single-line combination.KEY MOMENT Eichel intercepted a Brayden Pachal pass through the neutral zone early in the second period, skated into Vegas’ offensive territory and backhanded a drop pass to Stone, who was there to fire it past Vladar for a 2-0 lead.KEY STATCalgary…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mikael Pyyhtia scored his first NHL goal, and the Columbus Blue Jackets whipped the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Monday night for their second straight home win.Sean Monahan had two goals, Cole Sillinger added a goal and two assists, and Adam Fantilli and Mathieu Olivier also scored for Columbus, and Kirill Marchenko had two assists. Elvis Merzlikins carried a shutout through 19:33 of the third period before giving up a late goal, but he stopped 31 shots as the Blue Jackets continued their trend of winning every other game on the season.Mattias Ekholm scored and Stuart Skinner stopped 19 shots for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game win streak.TAKEAWAYSOilers: The Oilers lost star centre Connor McDavid to a lower-body injury 37 seconds after the opening faceoff when he collided with the boards. Despite outshooting Columbus in the first two periods, they failed to capitalize on five power-play opportunities.Blue Jackets: Columbus continued to score early and often, notching six goals in every win…

The Golden Knights turned in their best performance of the young season Monday with a 5-0 win over the Calgary Flames.

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenceman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract, the club announced Monday.

McCabe, 31, was acquired by the Maple Leafs from the Chicago Blackhawks along with Sam Lafferty on Feb. 27, 2023.

Steven Stamkos has received a warm welcome in his return to Tampa Bay with the Nashville Predators.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos received a warm welcome when he returned to Tampa Bay on Monday night with the Nashville Predators.Stamkos was selected by Tampa Bay with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NHL draft. He spent his first 16 seasons with the Lightning before signing a $32 million, four-year contract (US) with the Predators in free agency.Stamkos was a two-time Stanley Cup winner with his first NHL team. He was named captain in 2014. The forward is Tampa Bay's career leader in points (1,137), goals (555) and games played (1,082).The 34-year-old Stamkos was honoured at the first media timeout in his return to Amalie Arena, 6:07 into the game. The Lightning showed a 90-second video featuring highlights from Stamkos' career, including lifting the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021.Stamkos then took a lap around the ice, waving his stick in recognition of the standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 19,092.“He came here as an 18-year-old, with the weight of his everything on his shoulders — and in the end…

NEW YORK - Vegas right-wing Mark Stone, Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros and Dallas centre Matt Duchene have been named the NHL's three stars of the week