PITTSBURGH PENGUINS’ EVGENI MALKIN (71) gets the puck past Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer for his third goal of the second period during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Monday.
Conor Sheary scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended the Washington Capitals’ nine-game winning streak with a wild 8-7 victory Monday night that included nine second-period goals.
Sheary had two goals and an assist for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Evgeni Malkin picked up his 11th career hat trick during a frenetic second period, and Sidney Crosby collected his NHL-leading 27th goal to go with three assists. Bryan Rust and Nick Bonino also scored for Pittsburgh, and Matt Murray got the win despite allowing seven goals on 28 shots.
The Penguins trailed 3-0 before scoring six goals in less than 11 minutes in the second period, more goals than the Capitals had allowed in a game all season. Pittsburgh led 6-5 after 40 minutes.
Lightning 2, Kings 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Boyle scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and Tampa Bay opened a six-game road trip with a victory over Los Angeles.
Sharks 5, Jets 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joel Ward scored a shorthanded goal and took a hard hit to assist on Timo Meier’s goal, helping San Jose to just its third win in eight games.
Brent Burns and Chris Tierney also scored and Joe Thornton had an empty-netter as the Sharks bounced back nicely from a 4-0 home loss to St. Louis on Saturday. Martin Jones made 26 saves, allowing two late goals after the game had been decided.
Red Wings 1, Canadiens 0
DETROIT (AP) — Thomas Vanek scored in the second period and Jared Coreau earned his second shutout, leading the Red Wings to the victory.
Detroit won consecutive games at home for the first time since starting the season 4-0 at Joe Louis Arena as part of its 6-2 start. The 6- foot-6 Coreau, the tallest goaltender to play for the Red Wings, stopped 18 shots to improve to 5-1-1 in his first season with Detroit.
Sabres 4, Stars 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel scored two goals, helping Buffalo to the win.
Buffalo’s Tyler Ennis scored 19 seconds into the first period. Ennis returned after missing 30 games with a groin injury that required surgery.
Jake McCabe also had a goal and Robin Lehner made 31 saves after missing the past three games with an illness.
Oilers 3, Coyotes 1
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jujhar Khaira gave Edmonton the lead with his first career goal and the Oilers beat Arizona for their third straight victory.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of their last seven games. Cam Talbot had 20 saves.
Radim Vrbata scored for the Coyotes, who have lost 11 of their last 13 games. Mike Smith stopped 24 shots.
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