Alex Tuch scored one goal in the shootout after nailing two in regulation as the Buffalo Sabres topped the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 on Monday night.
After Tuch’s marker in the third round of the shootout, JJ Peterka scored the clinching goal in the next round. Following Peterka’s goal, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made the save on Jakob Chychrun’s attempt to seal the win for Buffalo, which had lost three straight games (0-2-1) after winning three in a row.
Luukkonen made 25 saves, and Peterka had two assists in regulation.
Tom Wilson notched his fifth multi-goal game of the season for the Capitals, who are 5-2-2 in their past nine games. John Carlson had two assists, putting him at 700 points in his NHL career, and Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves.
Canadiens 5, Canucks 4 (OT)
Nick Suzuki’s power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime gave Montreal the win over visiting Vancouver for its eighth win in 10 games (8-2-0).
Suzuki collected two assists during regulation and buried a shot from the slot for his fourth career overtime winner. Lane Hutson had a goal and two assists, and Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist. Kirby Dach and Kaiden Guhle also scored for the Habs. Sam Montembeault stopped 16 of 20 shots to earn his 15th win of the season.
J.T. Miller had two goals and two assists for the struggling Canucks, who dropped to 4-5-5 in their last 14 games. Jonathan Lekkerimaki had a goal and an assist, Jake DeBrusk scored a power-play goal and Kevin Lankinen stopped 19 of 24 shots. Quinn Hughes had two assists in his return after missing four games.
Avalanche 3, Panthers 1
Devon Toews scored two goals and added an assist, Mikko Rantanen also scored to extend his point streak to 14 games, and Colorado beat Florida in Denver.
Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 26 shots for Colorado. The Avalanche are 7-0-1 in their past eight games and wrapped up a 3-0-1 homestand. It was Toews’ first two-goal game since May 8, 2021.
Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves for Florida.
Devils 3, Kraken 2
Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist as New Jersey broke out of a rut by edging host Seattle.
Paul Cotter and Ondrej Palat also scored for the Devils, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves.
Adam Larsson and Shane Wright found the back of the net for Seattle, which went 0-2-1 in the last three games of its four-game homestand after winning the opener. Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 of 29 shots.
–Field Level Media
