NY Rangers @ NY Islanders 1-3
Nick Leddy and Brock Nelson scored 2:24 apart in the third period to give the Islanders a 3-1 win. Leddy's power-play goal at 4:17 of the third period broke a 1-1 tie after Nelson tied it at 1:53 with his fourth goal in two games and 10th in his past 16. His 18 goals lead the Islanders. With Dylan McIlrath in the box for roughing, Okposo worked the puck to the back of the Rangers net, where John Tavares found Leddy for a one-timer that beat Lundqvist over his right shoulder.
Nelson, who had a hat trick Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, tied the game with a wrist shot that beat Lundqvist with the teams playing 4-on-4.
Staal gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead with 45.4 seconds left in the second period. Jesper Fast found Chris Kreider at center ice, where he fed Kevin Hayes near the right dot. Hayes spun and his shot deflected off Staal past Halak.
Vancouver @ Washington 1-4
Evgeny Kuznetsov's backhand, behind-the-net pass on Wilson's third-period goal that put the Capitals up 3-1 was more impressive than the goal. Capitals coach Barry Trotz said it was the turning point in the game and that Kuznetsov was probably already coming up with another. Kuznetsov had two goals and an assist, and Wilson and Karl Alzner scored for the Capitals. Kuznetsov has 10 points in the past eight games. Kuznetsov made it 1-0 at 6:12 of the second period. Dmitry Orlov poked the puck from Alexander Edler and created a 2-on-1 in the Canucks zone. Orlov fed Kuznetsov, who deked and put a backhand past Miller. Alzner extended the lead to 2-0 at 12:03. Matt Niskanen dumped Sven Baertschi during a puck battle in the corner, providing enough of a diversion for Andre Burakovsky to set up Alzner with a cross-ice pass. Alzner beat Miller with a slap shot for his third goal of the season, first since Nov. 21. Wilson scored at 1:37 of the third period for a 3-0 lead. Kuznetsov sent his no-look backhand pass from behind the net, and Wilson easily tapped in his fourth goal of the season, second in as many games. Vrbata scored at 11:09 of the third to make it 3-1. On a 5-on-3 power play, he stuffed in the rebound from Bo Horvat's shot for his 11th goal. Kuznetsov scored an empty-net goal with 1.6 seconds remaining. It was his 15th of the season, and his 41 points lead the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin was honored with a pregame ceremony celebrating his 500th NHL goal, scored Sunday against the Ottawa Senators. A video tribute included messages from Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, Steve Yzerman, Phil Esposito, Teemu Selanne and Wayne Gretzky.
Detroit @ Phoenix 3-2 OT
Pavel Datsyuk and Gustav Nyquist scored power-play goals 2:30 apart in the final nine minutes of the third period, and Danny DeKeyser scored the winner at 2:08 of overtime. Detroit goalie Petr Mzarek made big saves on Tobias Rieder and Martin Hanzal in overtime before Larkin raced to the net, curled back with the puck from below the goal line and set up DeKeyser at the top of the left hash marks for a wrist shot over Coyotes goalie Louis Domingue's glove. Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan scored in the second period to give the Coyotes a 2-0 lead, but penalties to Antoine Vermette and Anthony Duclair gave the Red Wings their opening, and they took advantage. With Vermette in the penalty box for hooking Brendan Smith, Datsyuk scored through a Justin Abdelkader screen at 11:50 to cut the Arizona lead to 2-1. Then Duclair gave the Red Wings another chance with the man-advantage 1:15 later when he hooked down Tomas Jurco. Domingue stretched out to make a nice stick save on Nyquist, who dove after the rebound in the crease and pushed Domingue's stick and the puck over the goal line at 14:20 to get the Red Wings even. Phoenix used a good forecheck to cause a Detroit turnover and open the scoring at 4:51 of the second period. Jordan Martinook separated Mike Green from the puck, and Doan found Brad Richardson alone in the right faceoff circle. Richardson's shot never made it through, but Ekman-Larsson got to the puck at the left hash marks for a wrist shot that hit Datsyuk and Mrazek's pad on the way into the net. Ekman-Larsson's 13th goal was his sixth in the past 10 games. He has 13 points over the same span. The Coyotes kept the pressure up and forced two late Red Wings penalties in the period, capitalizing on the second to extend their lead. With Datsyuk in the box for hooking Ekman-Larsson, Doan whacked away at a rebound of a Boedker shot in the crease before Rieder steered the puck wide and attempted a backhand shot. The puck deflected off Doan's skate near the goal line and slid over at 18:50.
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