Recap Roundups
January 18, 2020
Washington 6, NY Islanders 4
Alexander Ovechkin recorded a hat trick to pass Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for 10th place and tie Steve Yzerman for ninth place on the NHL's all-time goals list and the Washington Capitals rallied for a 6-4 victory over the host New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon.
Colorado 5, St. Louis 3
Cale Makar and Andre Burakovsky scored 22 seconds apart late in the second period, Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Jost also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues, 5-3, in Denver on Saturday.
Edmonton 7, Arizona 3
Connor McDavid scored two goals and Riley Sheahan had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers moved into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with a 7-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Saturday afternoon.
Ottawa 5, Calgary 2
Brady Tkachuk, Connor Brown and Vladislav Namestnikov each had a goal and an assist and Marcus Hogberg stopped 40 of 42 shots as the Ottawa Senators snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.
Chicago 6, Toronto 2
Jonathan Toews scored twice and added two assists, Dominik Kubalik had two goals and an assist and the visiting Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2, on Saturday night.
Montreal 5, Vegas 4
Montreal's Tomas Tatar scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout as the Canadiens handed Vegas coach Peter DeBoer his first loss with his new team, beating the visiting Golden Knights 5-4 on Saturday night.
Florida 4, Detroit 1
Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 1
Travis Konecny scored two goals and James van Riemsdyk added one goal and two assists to carry the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday.
Columbus 5, New Jersey 0
Columbus rookie goaltender Elvis Merzlikins stopped 41 shots for this third shutout of the season, and the Blue Jackets defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 5-0 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.
Nashville 2, Buffalo 1
Craig Smith scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period as the Nashville Predators gave new coach John Hynes his first home victory, defeating the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday night.
Minnesota 7, Dallas 0
Jason Zucker scored his first goal since returning from injury and added two assists as the Minnesota Wild stomped the visiting Dallas Stars 7-0 on Saturday night.
Vancouver 4, San Jose 1
Tanner Pearson collected one goal and one assist, while goaltender Thatcher Demko made 17 saves as the host Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday night and moved atop the Pacific Division standings.