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‘I think I’ll get out of this,’ ” Reird-
en said. “He goes back and works
twice as hard as he was before,
and that is a major credit to who
he is as a person and as a winner
and as a competitor.”
The Sabres scored their lone
goal, by Henri Jokiharju, at 10:40
of the second period to make it
4-1, but they couldn’t get any clos-
er. Wilson, who also had two as-
sists, scored his fifth goal of the
season at 16:53 to give the Capi-
tals a 5-1 advantage. T.J. Oshie
scored the final goal at 13:43 of
the third period, a tap-in at the
front of the net and his eighth of
the season.
“Felt good to get all four lines
out there and everyone contribut-
ing,” Wilson said. “... Everyone
chipped in and helped get the
win.”
[email protected]ued to be the wall Washington has
needed since he let in three goals
on three shots against Colorado
on Oct. 14. His record over his past
six starts is 5-0-1.
“When things happen to not go
his way, he doesn’t hope for a
miracle to come out of it or [say],the blue line forced Holtby to
make several strong saves in the
latter part of the first period. Holt-
by, who had 16 saves in the period,
finished with 29. He has contin-the defense a little more than six
minutes in and headed straight
for Buffalo goaltender Linus Ull-
mark. Vrana’s shot beat Ullmark,
and the rout was on.
The second goal came from
Stephenson at 6:59 — just 42 sec-
onds after Vrana’s tally — on an
expertly executed three-on-one.
Leipsic soared down the left wing
and made a cross-ice pass to Trav-
is Boyd, who dumped the puck to
a trailing Stephenson at the front
of the net, where he beat Ullmark
with ease.
Vrana’s second goal came from
the right circle at 9:29, after a pass
from the point by defenseman
Michal Kempny, who had three
primary assists. (Kempny has
three goals and five assists in
seven games this season.) Vrana
said “of course” he was seeking his
first career hat trick, but a stellar
save by Ullmark in the third peri-
od denied the 23-year-old that
opportunity.
Leipsic scored the final goal of
the first period 75 seconds after
Vrana’s second. Leipsic entered
the game without a goal despite a
handful of high-quality chances.
In an encouraging sign for the
Capitals, their shuffled fourth line
of Leipsic, Boyd and Stephenson
showed chemistry early, even
with Nic Dowd (lower body) out
of the lineup. Goaltender Braden
Holtby called the fourth line’s
production “phenomenal.”
Dowd, whom Reirden said is
day-to-day, was injured in Wash-
ington’s 4-3 overtime win at To-
ronto on Tuesday. It is uncertain
whether he will be ready for the
Capitals’ game Sunday night
against visiting Calgary, but if not,
Boyd has been strong as a replace-
ment. After posting two primary
assists Friday, Boyd has three as-
sists in three games with the Capi-
tals since being recalled from
their American Hockey League
affiliate in Hershey, Pa., when
Richard Panik (upper body) was
put on long-term injured reserve.
“Our team has grown, and peo-
ple are taking advantage of op-
portunities and making it very
difficult for coaches to make line-
up decisions, so that’s a good
thing,” Reirden said.
The Capitals showed off their
offensive prowess in the game’s
early moments, but turnovers at
CAPITALS FROM D1
ASSOCIATED PRESSSince opening the season with
three losses in four games, the
New York Islanders have been
unbeatable thanks to sheer team-
work. Their latest win was a text-
book example.
Anders Lee had a goal and two
assists in New York’s three-goal
third period, and the Islanders
beat the Tampa Bay Lightning,
5-2, on Friday night in Uniondale,
N.Y., for their eighth straight win.
Mathew Barzal and Ryan Pu-
lock scored in the second period,
Josh Bailey and Derick Brassard
had goals in the third and Thom-
as Greiss stopped 33 shots for
New York’s longest winning
streak since a nine-game run in
the 1989-90 season.
“We understand what we are
and what works for us. We rely on
each other,” Islanders Coach Bar-
ry Trotz. “We were playing quick
against a real good team. I
thought we managed everything
well.”
Yanni Gourde and Ryan Mc-
Donagh scored for Tampa Bay,
which lost two of three to New
York area teams this week. The
Lightning lost, 4-1, at the New
York Rangers on Tuesday before
beating New Jersey, 7-6, in over-
time Wednesday.
Andrei Vasilevskiy finished
with 21 saves for Tampa Bay.
FLYERS 4, DEVILS 3 (SO):
Sean Couturier scored in regula-
tion and had the only goal in the
shootout as Philadelphia beat
New Jersey in Newark.
Oskar Lindblom and Joel Fara-
bee also scored for the Flyers, and
Carter Hart had 23 saves.
Wayne Simmonds, Sami Va-
tanen and Taylor Hall scored for
the Devils, and Mackenzie Black-
wood stopped 28 shots.
Farabee’s first career goal at
8:31 of the third period tied the
game and forced the extra period.
HURRICANES 7, RED
WINGS 3: Sebastian Aho had
two goals and an assist to boost
Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.Andrei Svechnikov, Nino Nie-
derreiter, Martin Necas, Brock
McGinn and Teuvo Teravainen
also scored to help the Hurricanes
win their third straight. Dougie
Hamilton and Jaccob Slavin each
had three assists, and Petr Mrazek
stopped 29 shots for his sixth win
in six home starts.
Anthony Mantha scored twice
and Tyler Bertuzzi also had a goal
for Detroit, which has lost five
straight on the road. Jimmy How-
ard gave up five goals on 21 shots
before being pulled midway
through the second period. Jona-
than Bernier stopped 11 of the
12 shots he faced.
BLUES 4, BLUE JACKETS 3
(OT): David Perron scored eight
seconds into overtime to lift
St. Louis past visiting Columbus.
After the Blues overcame a
two-goal deficit to force overtime,
Perron scored off a pass from Alex
Pietrangelo at the moment
St. Louis’s power play from Sonny
Milano’s hooking penalty expired.
Brayden Schenn, Oskar Sun-
dqvist and Robert Thomas also
scored, and Jordan Binnington
made 27 saves.
STARS 2, AVALANCHE 1:
Roope Hintz scored twice, includ-
ing a shorthanded goal in the
second period, to help Dallas win
in Denver.
Anton Khudobin turned back
38 shots for the Stars, including
one with a second remaining.Devils trade for Domingue
The New Jersey Devils ac-
quired goaltender Louis
Domingue from the Tampa Bay
Lightning for a conditional sev-
enth-round pick in the 2021 draft.
Domingue, 27, was playing for
Tampa Bay’s American Hockey
League affiliate in Syracuse, N.Y.
He will report to the Devils’ AHL
team in Binghamton, N.Y.
BLACKHAWKS: Top pros-
pect Adam Boqvist could make
his debut Saturday against the
Los Angeles Kings.
The 19-year-old defenseman,
who was selected with the No. 8
pick in last year’s draft and was
recalled from the minors Thurs-
day, practiced alongside Duncan
Keith and worked with the team’s
second power-play unit.NHL ROUNDUPNew York keeps rolling
with eighth straight win
ISLANDERS 5,
LIGHTNING 2Flurry in first period boosts the Capitals
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Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists to help the Capitals flatten John Gilmour and the Sabres.Capitals 6, Sabres 1
BUFFALO ................................. 0 1 0 — 1
WASHINGTON ......................... 4 1 1 — 6
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Washington, Vrana 5 (Wilson), 6:17. 2,
Washington, Stephenson 2 (Leipsic, Boyd), 6:59. 3,
Washington, Vrana 6 (Kempny, Wilson), 9:29. 4, Wash-
ington, Leipsic 1 (Boyd, Gudas), 10:44. Penalties: Orlov,
WSH, (elbowing), 2:42.
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 5, Buffalo, Jokiharju 1 (Rodrigues, Dahlin),
10:40. 6, Washington, Wilson 5 (Kempny), 16:53. Penal-
ties: None.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 7, Washington, Oshie 8 (Ovechkin, Kempny),
13:43. Penalties: Orlov, WSH, (tripping), 11:10; Larsson,
BUF, (slashing), 18:24.
SHOTS ON GOAL
BUFFALO ............................... 16 9 5 — 30
WASHINGTON ....................... 11 8 15 — 34
Power-play opportunities: Buffalo 0 of 2; Washington 0
of 1. Goalies: Buffalo, Ullmark 3-1-1 (34 shots-28 saves).
Washington, Holtby 5-1-3 (30-29).CAPITALS’ NEXT THREEvs. Calgary FlamesTomorrow 7 NBCSWat Florida Panthers
Thursday 7 NBCSWvs. Vegas Golden Knights
Nov. 9 7 NBCSWRadio: WJFK (106.7 FM),
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