Capitals beat Devils for fifth win in seven games

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Beck Malenstyn scored 15 seconds apart in the first period, and Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals as the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Friday night.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Beck Malenstyn scored 15 seconds apart in the first period, and Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals as the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Friday night.

Tom Wilson had two assists and Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves as Washington won for the fifth time in seven games 5-1-1.

Timo Meier and Dawson Mercer scored for New Jersey, which lost for the third time in four games. Vitek Vanecek gave up two goals on five shots before he was replaced by Akira Schmid midway through the first period. Schmid finished with 18 saves.

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) is congratulated for his goal against the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) is congratulated for his goal against the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

SABRES 3, WILD 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner and JJ Peterka each had a goal and an assist, and Buffalo beat Minnesota.

Henri Jokiharju also scored as the Sabres won for the fourth time in six games (4-1-1). Devon Levi made 31 saves.

Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 shots. Minnesota has lost six of eight (2-5-1).

PANTHERS 5, HURRICANES 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist to lift Florida.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots on the way to winning his fourth consecutive start. Rookie Uvis Balinskis got his first NHL goal for Florida, and Kevin Stenlund added an empty-netter with 3:42 left for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart had two assists.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, which had won five of six. Antti Raanta made 30 saves.

MAPLE LEAFS 5, FLAMES 4, SO

TORONTO (AP) — Max Domi scored in the fifth round of the shootout and Toronto beat Calgary.

William Nylander had two goals and an assist, and John Tavares and Calle Jarnkrok also scored as the Maple Leafs won for the second time in three games. Joseph Woll made 24 saves.

Nylander extended his franchise-record point streak to open a season to 14 games.

Connor Zary, Nikita Zadorov, A.J. Greer and Martin Pospisil had goals for Calgary, which snapped a two-game win streak. MacKenzie Weegar added two assists and Dan Vladar stopped 32 shots.

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