Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the host Washington Capitals won 3-1 on Friday, cooling off the New York Rangers, who lost star goaltender Igor Shesterkin to a lower-body injury.
Timothy Liljegren also scored, Tom Wilson added an empty-netter and Logan Thompson made 22 saves for Washington, which has won three of its first four on the season. The Capitals also snapped the Rangers’ four-game winning streak.
Shesterkin, who entered with a 3-1-0 record, a 1.75 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage this season, appeared to awkwardly jam his right skate into the goalpost while sliding into position to make a save with 11:40 remaining in the second period of a 1-1 contest.
The former Vezina Trophy winner, who stopped 13 of the 14 shots he saw on Friday, remained down on the ice for several minutes and had to be helped to the bench by a pair of teammates. Backup Dylan Garand, who made 22 saves in New York’s 2-0 win at Detroit on Oct. 2, replaced Shesterkin and stopped 11 of 12 shots.
Blue Jackets 3, Penguins 2 (SO)
Kent Johnson scored in the first round of the shootout and Cam Talbot made it stand up in his season debut, fueling host Columbus to a victory over Pittsburgh.
All four games between the teams last season ventured past regulation before Friday’s game followed suit. Columbus defenseman Damon Severson collected a goal and an assist in his season debut. Mathieu Olivier also scored and Cole Sillinger notched two assists for the Blue Jackets.
Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust scored for the second time in as many games and Evgeni Malkin also tallied. Sergei Murashov turned aside 43 shots for the Penguins, who have lost three in a row (0-2-1).
Ducks 5, Jets 1
Judd Caulfield, Tim Washe and Mikael Granlund each had a goal and an assist for Anaheim in a victory at Winnipeg.
Sam Colangelo and Nikita Nesterenko also scored, Jeff Malott and Beckett Sennecke contributed two assists apiece, and Lukas Dostal made 15 saves for the Ducks, who were coming off their first loss of the season.
Kyle Connor scored and Clay Stevenson made 12 saves in his seventh NHL start for the Jets, who had won three in a row following a season-opening overtime defeat.
Kraken 6, Red Wings 3
Frederick Gaudreau scored two of Seattle’s four straight second-period goals as the Kraken pulled away against host Detroit.
Ben Meyers supplied a goal and two assists, while Berkly Catton had a goal and an assist. Mackie Samoskevich and Vince Dunn also scored for the Kraken, while Philipp Grubauer made 37 saves.
William Wallinder and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored their first NHL goals for Detroit. Viktor Arvidsson scored for the third straight game.
