Rangers goalie Keith Kinkaid blocks a shot by Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals during Saturday’s game in Washington. Nick Wass/Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Mika Zibanejad scored the go-ahead goal with 2:32 left, Keith Kinkaid made 28 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday night to snap the NHL’s longest winning streak at seven.
New York has won three of four this season against East Division-leading Washington. The Rangers led for much of the game Friday night before losing on two late goals by Alex Ovechkin.
It looked like a similar recipe Friday after Pavel Buchnevich gave the Rangers a lead late in the first period with his 11th goal of the season off a perfect pass from defenseman Adam Fox. John Carlson tied it on a rebound with 14:05 left, and the Capitals threatened on an ensuring power play.
But Kinkaid kept the Rangers in the game, and Zibanejad won it almost singlehandedly. He hounded Capitals defenseman Brenden Dillon in the offensive zone, stole the puck and roofed a shot past Ilya Samsonov.
PENGUINS 3, DEVILS 1: Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist, helping Pittsburgh win at Newark, New Jersey.
Zach Aston-Reese also scored, Casey DeSmith made 24 saves and Sidney Crosby had two assists for Pittsburgh, which won for the seventh time in nine games.
Kyle Palmieri scored for New Jersey and Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves in his second consecutive start for the Devils, who had won their previous two games.
ISLANDERS 6, FLYERS 1: Casey Cizikas scored twice in New York’s four-goal first period and the Islanders won at home.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Jordan Eberle, Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Bailey also scored to help the Islanders end a two-game skid that followed a nine-game winning streak. Oliver Wahlstrom and Thomas Hickey each had two assists and Ilya Sorokin stopped 23 shots for his seventh straight win.
AVALANCHE 6, WILD 0: Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, and Colorado won at home.
Cale Makar contributed a goal and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and Mikko Rantanen scored his third goal in two games. Tyler Jost, Devon Toews and Valeri Nichushkin also scored.
Grubauer completed his fifth shutout of the season and the 16th of his career.
PANTHERS 2, PREDATORS 0: Chris Driedger stopped 21 shots, Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair scored, and Florida dominated Nashville in a victory at Sunrise, Florida.
Nashville’s Juuse Saros stopped 47 shots, but the Predators couldn’t solve Saros, who was making his first start since March 7.
LIGHTNING 4, BLACKHAWKS 1: Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 shots for his franchise-record tying 11th consecutive victory, Victor Hedman had three assists and Tampa Bay won at home.
Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and Yanni Gourde, Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point also scored for Tampa Bay.
Alex DeBrincat scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost four straight and six of seven. Malcolm Subban finished with 25 saves.
STARS 3, RED WINGS 0: Tanner Kero broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, Anton Khudobin stopped 21 shots and Dallas won at Detroit.
MAPLE LEAFS 2, FLAMES 0: Jack Campbell made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Jason Spezza and Zach Hyman scored to help host Toronto snap a three-game losing streak and win for just the second time in eight games.
BLUE JACKETS 3, HURRICANES 2: Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give Columbus a win at Carolina.
CANADIENS 5, CANUCKS 4: Tomas Tatar scored the shootout winner in the sixth round as Montreal won at home.
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