Nick Ritchie capped a two-goal performance by scoring with 35.4 seconds remaining in the third period on Saturday, as the Arizona Coyotes overcame Alex Ovechkin's NHL-record 787th goal with one franchise to post a 3-2 victory over the host Washington Capitals.
Ovechkin's power-play goal at 8:55 of the second period came in his 1,287th game with Washington, snapping a tie with Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe. "Mr. Hockey" scored 786 of his 801 career goals while playing in 1,687 games with the Detroit Red Wings from 1946-71.
Ville Husso made 24 saves to record his second shutout of the season and help lead Detroit to a home win over New York. Nazem Kadri scored in the game's opening moments, Elias Lindholm tallied in the second and Nikita Zadorov netted the tying goal 3:12 into the third as the Flames lost their fourth straight.Josh Morrissey and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two of three power-play goals, and each added an assist, while Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves to record his 30th career shutout, as surging Winnipeg won over visiting Chicago.
Boone Jenner scored for Columbus and Joonas Korpisalo had 40 saves in his first NHL game since March 22. Korpisalo missed the beginning of the season recovering from hip surgery and was activated before Saturday's game to play in his native Finland.Jamie Benn scored his seventh career hat trick to help Dallas to a win over host Edmonton.
Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins, who lost for just the second time in their first 12 games. Toronto survived two consecutive Boston power plays at 8:44 and 11:30 of the third. Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots for the Bruins.Nick Perbix's first NHL goal broke a third-period tie as Tampa Bay won for the fourth time in five games, beating visiting Buffalo.
Giroux, who spent his first 15 NHL seasons with the Flyers and was their captain for 10 years, gave the Senators a 1-0 lead at 2:44 of the first period.Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game to snap a tie in the third period as visiting Vegas extended its winning streak to seven with a victory over Montreal.
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