Miller scores in OT, Canucks end skid
WASHINGTON – J.T. Miller scored just before the end of overtime, Thatcher Demko made 32 saves and the NHLleading Vancouver Canucks ended their two-game losing streak by beating the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Sunday in the traditional Super Bowl Sunday matinee in the nation’s capital.
Despite Alex Ovechkin scoring again, the Capitals lost for a sixth time in seven games. Ovechkin has a goal in each of the past five games to reach 13 this season and 835 for his career – 60 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record – his longest such streak since March 2021.
Conor Garland and Nils Hoglander scored for Vancouver. Hoglander’s goal came 71 seconds after Ovechkin put Washington ahead midway through the second period, and Miller scored with 4.8 seconds left in 3-on-3 OT off a turnover by Connor McMichael.
Nic Dowd scored 1:08 in to give the Capitals an early lead, the eighth goal of the season for a player whose trade value is increasing by the game. Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves in the loss.
BLUES 7, CANADIENS 2
MONTREAL – Jordan Kyrou scored twice and Torey Krug had five assists as St. Louis earned a victory at Montreal.
Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists, Jake Neighbours added a goal and one assist, while Colton Parayko, Alexey Toropchenko and Nathan Walker also scored for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for the Blues.
St. Louis has won seven of its past eight games.
Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia scored for Montreal, while Jake Allen stopped 29 shots. Suzuki extended his point streak to seven games while linemate Cole Caufield’s streak of 11 games came to an end.
The Canadiens lost their second in a row after a 3-2 loss to Dallas on Saturday and fell to 1-9-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season.
The Blues went 3-for-5 on the power play. The Canadiens were 0-for-3.