In Washington, DC, the Capitals ended a six-game losing skid with a 6-3 thrashing of the New York Rangers in a Saturday matinee.
T/J. Oshie hit for a double in the win, he scored the game’s first goal in the opening frame and added his second early in the middle frame for a 2-1 lead to the Caps.
Evgeny Kuznetsov also potted a pair of goals and four points in the win.
Barclay Goodrow scored for the Rangers in the first period to tie the game at 1-1.
Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves is thew Washington win.
The Capitals improved to 9-26-6.
Tom Wilson and Sonny Milano scored in the middle frame to stretch the Caps lead to 4-1
The Rangers lost their fourth straight, 0-3-1, tied for their longest skid of the season.
Kuznetsov scored to make it 5-1 to the Caps.
In the third, the Rangers picked up a couple of cosmetic goals to make the final look less embarrassing.
Chris Kreider scored off the power play to make it 5-2, and Kaapo Kakko scored his 12th of the campaign to make it 6-3 with less than a minute left on the game clock.
In between, Kuznetsov scored his double for a 6-2 advantage.
Igor Shesterkin, who has had issues of late stopping the puck, surrendered five goals, making just 17 saves before getting the hook in the second intermission.
Jaroslav Halak made four saves in a mop up role.
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