Caps solve house of horrors in Dallas, Blues' problems continue
Washington prevailed 4-3 in overtime in NHL on Saturday, having not beaten the Stars in Dallas in almost nine years.
The Washington Capitals finally beat the Dallas Stars, while the St Louis Blues lost to the Winnipeg Jets.
Washington prevailed 4-3 in overtime in NHL on Saturday, having not beaten the Stars in Dallas in almost nine years.
The Blues and their woes continued after going down 5-3 to the Jets.
Meanwhile, the New York Islanders extended their winning streak to three games after accounting for the Los Angeles Kings 4-2.
CAPS END DROUGHT
Washington had not beaten the Stars since an overtime victory at Dallas in 2008 but that all changed on Saturday.
Jay Beagle scored just 19 seconds into the extra period for the game winner.
The Stars (19-20-9) - who extended their point streak to 13 games - held a 3-1 lead after two periods, but the Capitals tied things up with goals from Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie.
FEELING THE BLUES
The Jets got a pair of goals from Bryan Little and 34 saves by goaltender Ondrej Pavelec against the slumping St Louis.
St Louis have lost three consecutive games, allowing 18 goals in the three losses as they continue to stumble down the Western Conference standings following their torrid start to the season.
The Blues have a couple of days off before heading to Pittsburgh, who have scored 19 goals in their last three outings.
LEE LIFTS ISLANDERS
Anders Lee netted two power-play goals as the Islanders stayed hot.
Jean-Francois Berube also made 34 saves.
WILD FINISH, OILERS EXTINGUISH FLAMES
The Minnesota Wild scored three goals in just under two minutes of the third period to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 and the Edmonton Oilers blitzed the Calgary Flames 7-3.
In other results, the Ottawa Senators topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shoot-out, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens by the same scoreline in overtime, the New Jersey Devils were 4-1 winners against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Columbus Blues Jackets triumphed 3-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost 5-3 to the Arizona Coyotes, while the San Jose Sharks prevailed 3-2 against the Colorado Avalanche in OT.
PENGUINS FACE BRUINS
Reigning champions the Pittsburgh Penguins play the Boston Bruins on Sunday and the New York Rangers meet the Detroit Red Wings.