Thompson makes 30 stops in Capitals win over Devils
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 30 saves, losing his shutout bid with just 43 seconds remaining, and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Friday night. Ryan Leonard scored midway through the first period, and Aliaksei Protas added an empty-netter with 1:43 remaining. Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, extending his point streak with three goals and four assists over his last seven games.
Jake Allen stopped 26 shots. It was the third meeting between the teams and the first that didn’t require extra time. The Devils beat the Capitals in a 3-2 shootout win on Nov.
15, but lost 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 27. Thompson and Allen covered the net in all three games.
They will conclude their season series on April 2 in Newark. HURRICANES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3, OT TORONTO (AP) — Alexander Nikishin scored 41 seconds into overtime to give the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina a victory over Toronto. Nikishin fired a shot beyond goalie Joseph Woll’s blocker.
Eric Robinson scored on a penalty shot for Carolina, K’Andre Miller and Jordan Staal also had goals, and Brandon Bussi made 23 saves. Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho each had two assists. John Tavares, William Nylander and Dakota Joshua scored for Toronto.