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February 2, 2010, Tuesday
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THE unstoppable Washington Capitals captured their franchise record-tying 10th straight win with a 3-2 triumph over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin netted the game-winner at 13:34 in the third period as the Capitals (37-12-6) matched their longest winning streak since 1984.
Playing the team responsible for their last defeat, a 4-7 loss on January 12 in Tampa Bay, Washington took a 2-0 lead with first-period goals from Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich.
The Lightning (22-21-11) rallied in the third where Martin St Louis scored five minutes in and Steven Stamkos tied the game with his 29th goal of the year at 7:42.
After a shaky start, Tampa Bay goaltender Mike Smith settled in and finished with 28 saves but could not hold off the National Hockey League's top offense.
Washington has outscored opponents 47-21 during this unbeaten run.
Elsewhere, it was: Penguins 2, Red Wings 1 (in a shootout); Rangers 3, Avalanche 1; Kings 3, Devils 2; Coyotes 4, Stars 2; and Panthers 2, Islanders 0.
In Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby scored in both regulation and in the shootout as Pittsburgh overcame Jimmy Howard's second successive 46-save game to beat Detroit in the rivals' first game since Pittsburgh won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Daniel Cleary's deflection of Brad Stuart's slap-shot midway through the third period sent the game to overtime, where Pittsburgh survived playing short-handed for the final 1:21.
Failed against
Crosby and Evgeni Malkin then scored against Howard in the shootout, while both Red Wings shooters - Pavel Datsyuk and Jason Williams - failed against Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 23 saves. The Penguins are 7-0 in shootouts.
In Denver, Marian Gaborik had his 10th career hat trick and rookie Chad Johnson made 34 saves for his first NHL win as New York snapped a five-game losing streak.
The hat trick was Gaborik's first since he had five goals for the Minnesota Wild against the Rangers on December 20, 2007. He joined the Rangers as a free agent over the summer after spending his first eight seasons in Minnesota.
Cody McLeod scored for Colorado.
In Newark, New Jersey, Wayne Simmonds and defenseman Drew Doughty scored in the final 1:46 to give Los Angeles its sixth straight victory.
Simmonds equalized with 1:46 to play with a long backhander, and Doughty scored the winner on a powerplay with 27.3 seconds left.
Michal Handzus also scored, and US Olympian Jonathan Quick made 26 saves to help the Kings post the first 5-0 trip in team history. The winning streak is the Kings' longest since also winning six straight in 2002.
Travis Zajac and Johnny Oduya scored for New Jersey.
Playing the team responsible for their last defeat, a 4-7 loss on January 12 in Tampa Bay, Washington took a 2-0 lead with first-period goals from Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich.
The Lightning (22-21-11) rallied in the third where Martin St Louis scored five minutes in and Steven Stamkos tied the game with his 29th goal of the year at 7:42.
After a shaky start, Tampa Bay goaltender Mike Smith settled in and finished with 28 saves but could not hold off the National Hockey League's top offense.
Washington has outscored opponents 47-21 during this unbeaten run.
Elsewhere, it was: Penguins 2, Red Wings 1 (in a shootout); Rangers 3, Avalanche 1; Kings 3, Devils 2; Coyotes 4, Stars 2; and Panthers 2, Islanders 0.
In Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby scored in both regulation and in the shootout as Pittsburgh overcame Jimmy Howard's second successive 46-save game to beat Detroit in the rivals' first game since Pittsburgh won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Daniel Cleary's deflection of Brad Stuart's slap-shot midway through the third period sent the game to overtime, where Pittsburgh survived playing short-handed for the final 1:21.
Failed against
Crosby and Evgeni Malkin then scored against Howard in the shootout, while both Red Wings shooters - Pavel Datsyuk and Jason Williams - failed against Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 23 saves. The Penguins are 7-0 in shootouts.
In Denver, Marian Gaborik had his 10th career hat trick and rookie Chad Johnson made 34 saves for his first NHL win as New York snapped a five-game losing streak.
The hat trick was Gaborik's first since he had five goals for the Minnesota Wild against the Rangers on December 20, 2007. He joined the Rangers as a free agent over the summer after spending his first eight seasons in Minnesota.
Cody McLeod scored for Colorado.
In Newark, New Jersey, Wayne Simmonds and defenseman Drew Doughty scored in the final 1:46 to give Los Angeles its sixth straight victory.
Simmonds equalized with 1:46 to play with a long backhander, and Doughty scored the winner on a powerplay with 27.3 seconds left.
Michal Handzus also scored, and US Olympian Jonathan Quick made 26 saves to help the Kings post the first 5-0 trip in team history. The winning streak is the Kings' longest since also winning six straight in 2002.
Travis Zajac and Johnny Oduya scored for New Jersey.
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