The Washington Capitals will be without their captain and goal-scoring machine Alex Ovechkin for four to six weeks after he was diagnosed Thursday with a fractured left fibula.

• Ovechkin, 39, exited Monday's 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club with 14:30 remaining following a collision with Utah forward Jack McBain. A teammate had to help him off the ice.

  The Capitals announced Tuesday that Ovechkin was considered week-to-week as he underwent further evaluation on his leg. On Wednesday, the team placed him on injured reserve and recalled forward prospect Ivan Miroshnichenko from AHL affiliate Hershey.

  The injury interrupted Ovechkin while he was on a hot streak. He scored two goals in the Utah game before going down and has 13 goals in his past 11. Before Thursday's games, he owned the NHL lead with 15 goals on the season.

  Ovechkin's pursuit of history will now be postponed as well. With 868 goals in his career, the Russian needs 27 to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time mark of 894.

  --Field Level Media

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will have knee surgery on Friday and miss about eight to 12 weeks of action, general manager Eric Tulsky announced Thursday.

• The procedure was characterized as "not major" and "just a clean-up" by TSN, but the timeline would keep him sidelined until mid-January.

  Andersen, 35, is 3-1-0 with a .941 save percentage and a 1.48 goals-against average in four starts this season, his fourth campaign with Carolina and 12th in the NHL. His most recent start was on Oct. 26.

  The two-time Jennings Trophy winner is 298-128-52 with 27 shutouts, a 2.55 GAA and .916 save percentage in 499 games with the Anaheim Ducks (2013-16), Toronto Maple Leafs (2016-21) and Hurricanes.

  Pyotr Kochetkov will continue handling primary duties in net for the Hurricanes with Spencer Martin as a backup.

  --Field Level Media

Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each registered a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot with a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

• The Hurricanes scored three times in the first seven minutes of the third period to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Carolina has outscored its opponents 12-2 in winning its past three contests.

  Ryan Poehling scored the lone goal for Philadelphia, which has lost two in a row after a 4-0-1 stretch. Ivan Fedotov made 33 saves for the Flyers, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots for the Hurricanes.

  The score was tied 1-1 just over a minute into the third period when Aho stole the puck at the blue line, skated to some open ice at the high slot and took a shot that trickled through Fedotov and into the net.

  Kraken 3, Predators 0

  Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist and Joey Daccord made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season as Seattle defeated visiting Nashville.

  Daniel Sprong scored his first goal in his second stint with the Kraken, and Yanni Gourde tallied an empty-netter. Chandler Stephenson had three assists and Jaden Schwartz added two helpers. The Kraken completed a 5-1-0 homestand. Daccord posted all five victories, and he didn't play in a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday.

  Juuse Saros stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced as the Predators wrapped up their road trip with a 1-2-2 mark.

  Stars 5, Sharks 2

  Jason Robertson scored once in a three-point outing while Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston each collected one goal and one assist to pace host Dallas past San Jose.

  Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Stars, who have won four of five games. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made 21 saves.

  Mikael Granlund notched one goal and one assist and Jake Walman scored for the Sharks, who have one victory in their past five outings (1-2-2). Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 shots.

  Maple Leafs 3, Golden Knights 0

  Fraser Minten scored his first career NHL goal, Joseph Woll earned his second career and Toronto defeated visiting Vegas.

  Woll made 31 saves while earning his first shutout of the season. William Nylander added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row. Pontus Holmberg contributed an empty-net goal, and Mitch Marner and John Tavares each had two assists as Toronto won for the sixth time in seven games.

  Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for the Golden Knights in the opener of a five-game road trip. Vegas has lost two in a row.

  Sabres 1, Kings 0

  Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves in his return from an injury and Jason Zucker scored the lone goal to help visiting Buffalo edge Los Angeles.

  Luukkonen, who missed two games with a lower-body injury, earned his sixth career shutout to improve to 4-0-0 since Nov. 5. Zucker tipped Rasmus Dahlin's point shot on the power play 38 seconds into the third period for his 200th NHL goal for the Sabres.

  Rittich made 18 saves for the Kings, who have lost three of their past four games.

  --Field Level Media

The Chicago Blackhawks will be without top defenseman Seth Jones for four weeks after he sustained a right foot injury against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 14.

• Jones, 30, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. He may have been hurt while blocking a shot in Chicago's 3-1 loss to Seattle, coach Luke Richardson told reporters on Wednesday.

  "Unfortunate for us and him, he was rolling along pretty good," Richardson said ahead of Chicago's game Thursday against the visiting Florida Panthers. "But that's just the nature of the business."

  Entering Wednesday, Jones -- who has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 17 games this season -- led all skaters in ice time at 25:43.

  Jones was the No. 4 overall pick in 2013 by the Nashville Predators. In 814 games over 12 seasons with the Predators (2013-16), Columbus Blue Jackets (2016-21) and Blackhawks (2021-present), the four-time All-Star blueliner has 415 points (92 goals, 323 assists).

  "He's got a calming presence back there with the puck," fellow Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic said on Monday. "It's safe to say when he's out there, you trust him and you're not worrying about things going wrong or him necessarily making any mistakes.

  "He's very steady and the mistakes he does make he's able to make up for with his defensive skill, not only the defensive side but offensive as well. He's a big help and contributes to our offense. So yeah, especially now with us lacking that kind of part of our game, our scoring, (his absence) is definitely hurting us."

  Richardson said defenseman Artyom Levshunov, the No. 2 overall pick by the Blackhawks in this year's draft, likely won't be called up to fill Jones' spot. Chicago's coach also said defenseman Kevin Korchinski, who along with Levshunov is playing with Rockford of the American Hockey League, is also not expected to join the NHL club.

  A fractured foot suffered during the offseason prevented the 19-year-old Levshunov from practicing with the Blackhawks until Oct. 22.

  Korchinski, 20, was selected No. 7 overall in 2022 but didn't play in the AHL least season. The Canadian Hockey League and the NHL have an agreement that a CHL player can't suit up in the AHL until the age of 20.

  --Field Level Media

The Washington Capitals placed captain Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve Wednesday as he recovers from a lower-leg injury.

• Ovechkin, 39, exited with 14:30 remaining in Monday's 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City following a collision with Utah forward Jack McBain.

  Ovechkin scored two goals before the injury and has 13 in his past 11 games. With 868 goals in his career, the Russian veteran needs 27 to break Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 set from 1978-99.

  On Tuesday, the Capitals announced Ovechkin would be week-to-week pending further evaluations with team physicians on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

  The Capitals filled his roster spot with forward Ivan Miroshnichenko, recalled from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

  Miroshnichenko, 20, has 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 16 games with Hershey this season. He recorded six points (two goals, four assists) in 21 games with Washington last season.

  The Capitals selected him with the 20th overall pick of the 2022 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Mark Scheifele scored in each period for his ninth career hat trick and the host Winnipeg Jets beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night.

• Three days after Winnipeg lost 5-0 at Florida to suffer back-to-back losses for the first time this season, it got back at the Panthers to close a home-and-home set. Scheifele capped his hat trick with 10:14 left in regulation with a nifty goal just after a power play ended to give the Jets a 4-2 cushion.

  That marker proved key, as Matthew Tkachuk got Florida within 4-3 with a power-play goal past screened Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (20 saves) with 3:22 left in the third period. However, Morgan Barron recorded two short-handed empty-netters to provide some insurance for Winnipeg, which improved to 9-1-0 at home.

  A.J. Greer and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers, who have lost three of their past four games after winning seven straight. The result also ended a six-game road winning streak for Florida.

  Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2

  Leo Carlsson scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Alex Killorn had a goal and assist to lift visiting Anaheim past Chicago.

  Trevor Zegras added two assists for Anaheim, which won its third straight while sending the Blackhawks to their third loss in a row. Ducks goaltender John Gibson made 18 saves.

  Jason Dickinson scored twice and Connor Bedard had two assists for Chicago. The Ducks outshot the Blackhawks 24-20 and had a 27-13 advantage in hits. Dickinson recorded his first multi-goal game of the season while Bedard ended a three-game pointless streak. Five of Bedard's 12 assists this season have come against the Ducks.

  Rangers 4, Canucks 3

  Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as visiting New York won its third straight game, defeating Vancouver.

  Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle and Kaapo Kakko each had a goal and an assist and Adam Fox added two assists for New York, which improved to 7-1-0 on the road with a sixth win in eight games.

  Quinn Hughes, Conor Garland and Kiefer Sherwood scored goals and Elias Pettersson had two assists for Vancouver, which finished just 2-4-0 on a six-game homestand. Arturs Silovs made 29 saves.

  Oilers 5, Senators 2

  Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and two assists in Edmonton's win at Ottawa.

  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the Oilers' other goal, and Vasily Podkolzin recorded two assists. Stuart Skinner stopped 27 of 29 shots to help Edmonton improve to 4-1-1 in its past six games.

  Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 31 shots for the Senators, who are on a three-game winless streak (0-2-1). Tim Stutzle and Josh Norris scored for Ottawa, and Nick Jensen had two assists.

  Lightning 3, Penguins 2 (OT)

  Brayden Point returned to Tampa Bay's lineup and scored 3:58 into overtime as the Lightning won their third straight game by rallying past host Pittsburgh.

  Point, who missed the previous four matches with a lower-body injury, tucked in his second goal of the night and 10th this season to lift the Lightning to a 5-0-1 mark against the Metropolitan Division. Anthony Cirelli scored his fifth goal this season, Darren Raddysh had two assists and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots for Tampa Bay.

  Pittsburgh's Jesse Puljujarvi scored for the second straight game and Rickard Rakell netted his seventh goal this season. Sidney Crosby dished out the primary assist on Rakell's second-period power-play tally that made it 2-0 and gave Crosby his 1,017th career helper.

  Flames 2, Islanders 1 (SO)

  Andrei Kuzmenko and Justin Kirkland scored in a shootout to give host Calgary a comeback victory over New York.

  Rasmus Andersson scored in regulation for the Flames, who have won three of their past four outings. Dustin Wolf made 28 saves between regulation and overtime before turning back both Islanders he faced in the shootout.

  Pierre Engvall had the lone goal for the Islanders, who are 1-1-3 in their past five outings. Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots prior to the shootout in an outstanding goaltending battle.

  Wild 4, Blues 2

  Kirill Kaprizov scored twice as visiting Minnesota defeated St. Louis to improve to 7-2-1 in its last 10 games.

  Ryan Hartman and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson earned the victory with 22 saves.

  Scott Perunovich and Jake Neighbours scored for the Blues, who are 1-5-1 in their past seven games. Jordan Binnington made 24 saves in defeat. Blues center Robert Thomas was back in the lineup after he missed 12 games with a broken ankle.

  --Field Level Media

The Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery on Tuesday, 20 games into the current season and two years removed from a historic season when he was named the NHL's coach of the year.

• The Bruins are 8-9-3 for 19 points, tied for third in the Atlantic Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference. Boston is 31st of 32 teams in averaging 2.40 goals per game and is 28th in allowing 3.45 goals per game.

  General manager Don Sweeney promoted associate coach Joe Sacco to interim head coach.

  "Jim Montgomery is a very good NHL coach and an even better person," Sweeney said in a statement. "He has made a positive impact throughout the Bruins organization, and I am both grateful and appreciative of the opportunity to work with him and learn from him."

  The Bruins have lost four of their last five games, including home defeats to St. Louis in overtime on Saturday and to Columbus 5-1 on Monday.

  "Our team's inconsistency and performance in the first 20 games of the 2024-25 season has been concerning and below how the Bruins want to reward our fans," Sweeney said. "I believe Joe Sacco has the coaching experience to bring the players and the team back to focusing on the consistent effort the NHL requires to have success. We will continue to work to make the necessary adjustments to meet the standard and performance our supportive fans expect."

  Montgomery, 55, guided his first Bruins team in 2022-23 to a 65-12-5 record for 135 points and an .823 points percentage -- all NHL single-season marks. He was honored with the Jack Adams Award as top coach.

  However, the Florida Panthers stunned the Bruins in seven games in the Eastern Conference opening round in April 2023. Last season, Boston won its first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Panthers in six games.

  In 184 games, his Bruins were 120-41-23 in the regular season and 9-11 in the playoffs. Montgomery also coached the Dallas Stars in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, going 60-43-10.

  "On behalf of the Boston Bruins, we thank Jim Montgomery for his accomplishments and impact on our organization," team president Cam Neely said in the statement. "Jim's open and honest communication with players, staff and management, as well as the positive attitude that he brought to the rink every day, helped lead our franchise to several on-ice accolades, including a historic 65-win season in 2022-23. We wish Jim and his family the best moving forward both personally and professionally."

  Sacco, 55, has been with the Bruins as an assistant coach (2014-24) and associate coach this season. He was the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche from 2009-13, compiling a 130-134-30 record.

  A former assistant with the Buffalo Sabres (2013-14), Sacco also played 13 NHL seasons for five teams from 1990-2003.

  "I'm supportive of Don's decision to address our current play and performance," Neely said. "Joe Sacco has a wealth of experience and knowledge of our roster and can help lead our team in the right direction. He has a strong understanding of our standards and expectations, and I trust he will do all he can to accomplish our organization's goals this season."

  --Field Level Media

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is taking an indefinite leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday.

• "Right now, our sole focus is making sure that J.T. knows the entire organization is here to support him," Allvin said in a statement. "Out of respect to J.T., we will have no further comment at this time."

  Miller, 31, shares the team in goals (six) with three other players. His totals in assists (10) and points (16) trail only star defenseman Quinn Hughes (15, 18).

  Miller logged only 11 minutes, 41 seconds of ice time in the Canucks' 5-3 loss against the Nashville Predators on Sunday. He has averaged nearly 18 1/2 minutes of ice time per game this season.

  Miller has totaled 655 points (244 goals, 411 assists) and a plus-68 rating in 816 career games with the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Canucks. He was selected by the Rangers with the 15th overall pick of the 2011 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil is close to a return after exams determined he did not sustain a concussion last week, ESPN reported Tuesday.

• Chytil, 25, is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will reportedly rejoin the team ahead of Thursday's game in Calgary.

  Chytil, who has a history of head injuries, collided with teammate K'Andre Miller during the second period of last Thursday's 3-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks. He returned for one shift later in the period before retreating to the locker room.

  He did not travel with the team for Sunday's contest at Seattle, instead meeting with specialists who reportedly determined he did not sustain a concussion.

  Through 15 games this season, Chytil has nine points (four goals, five assists) and a plus-11 rating centering the third line with Will Cuylle and Kaapo Kakko.

  The concern for Chytil was compounded because he missed all but 10 games last season with an upper-body injury that was believed to be a concussion.

  Drafted 21st overall in 2017, Chytil has recorded 153 points (68 goals, 85 assists) in 352 career games for New York.

  --Field Level Media

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record is on hold after an injury to his lower leg on Monday night.

• The team announced Tuesday that the 39-year-old forward is considered week-to-week pending further evaluations with team physicians on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

  Ovechkin exited with 14:30 remaining in Monday's 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City following a collision with Utah forward Jack McBain.

  After what appeared to be inadvertent contact, Ovechkin crumpled to the ice and took a moment to get to his skates. He was helped off the ice by teammate Jakob Chychrun and sat on the bench briefly before returning to the locker room.

  Ovechkin scored two goals before the injury and has 13 in his last 11 games. With 868 goals in his career, the Russian veteran needs 27 to break Gretzky's mark of 894 set from 1978-99.

  Ovechkin tied an NHL record on Monday when he scored against a 178th different goalie, Utah's Connor Ingram. He now shares that mark with Jaromir Jagr. In addition, Ovechkin posted his 100th multi-goal road game, becoming the first player to hit that mark.

  The Capitals, winners of three straight games, next play on Thursday against the visiting Colorado Avalanche.

  --Field Level Media

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals one night after notching a hat trick, but he exited in the third period with a lower-body injury as the Washington Capitals beat the Utah Hockey Club 6-2 on Monday in Salt Lake City.

• Ovechkin got hurt because of a leg-on-leg collision with Utah's Jack McBain. After the Capitals prevailed to complete a sweep of their three-game road trip, coach Spencer Carbery said the team was awaiting word on Ovechkin's status.

  Dylan Strome and Brandon Duhaime each had a goal and an assist, while Aliaksei Protas and Nic Dowd also scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves for the win. Ovechkin has a league-high 15 goals in 18 games this season and is 27 away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894.

  McBain and Nick Bjugstad scored for Utah, which has lost three of its past four games. Connor Ingram allowed four goals on 13 shots before being lifted for Karel Vejmelka in the second period.

  Sharks 5, Red Wings 4 (OT)

  Rookie sensation Macklin Celebrini scored his first career overtime goal and William Eklund tallied twice to lead host San Jose past Detroit.

  Tyler Toffoli and Luke Kunin also scored and Alexander Wennberg produced two assists for the Sharks, who snapped a three-game skid. Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves.

  Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist while Marco Kasper, Michael Rasmussen and Alex DeBrincat also scored for the Red Wings, who have only one victory in their past six games. Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 29 shots.

  Canadiens 3, Oilers 0

  Sam Montembeault made 30 saves and Jake Evans had a goal and an assist in Montreal's shutout of visiting Edmonton.

  Brendan Gallagher and Kaiden Guhle also scored for the Canadiens, who are 3-1-0 in their past four games. Montembeault logged his second shutout of the season.

  The Oilers' third shutout loss of the campaign ended the team's four-game point streak (3-0-1). Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 22 of 24 shots.

  Blue Jackets 5, Bruins 1

  Columbus never trailed, logging a three-goal first period and netting a pair of short-handed tallies en route to a win over host Boston.

  Dmitri Voronkov, Mathieu Olivier and James van Riemsdyk built the Blue Jackets' 3-0 lead at the first intermission before Justin Danforth and Yegor Chinakhov found the back of the net in the final period.

  Sean Monahan handed out two assists and Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves for Columbus, which had lost seven of its previous eight games (1-6-1). Charlie Coyle scored the lone goal and Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for Boston, which has lost three straight (0-2-1).

  Avalanche 3, Flyers 2

  Cale Makar scored twice as visiting Colorado opened its four-game road trip with a victory over Philadelphia.

  Casey Mittelstadt chipped in a goal and an assist and Mikko Rantanen set up two goals for the Avalanche, who have won four of their past five games. Colorado's Justus Annunen made 24 saves.

  Owen Tippett and Tyson Foerster scored for the Flyers, who lost in regulation for the first time in six games (4-1-1). Aleksei Kolosov recorded 26 saves while starting in net for the Flyers in place of Samuel Ersson (lower-body injury).

  Ducks 4, Stars 2

  Brett Leason notched a goal and two assists while leading Anaheim to a win in Dallas, ending the Stars' three-game winning streak.

  Leason has two goals and four assists in four games since returning to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for three straight games. Lukas Dostal made 34 saves for the Ducks, who have won three out of four.

  Esa Lindell and Matt Duchene scored and Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for Dallas.

  --Field Level Media

Riding his hottest streak of the season, Alex Ovechkin saw his night came to an early end on Monday.

• Now the Washington Capitals and their captain will wait to see if he will miss more than just the end of a blowout win.

  After scoring two goals in what would be a 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City, Ovechkin collided with Utah forward Jack McBain while trying to get the puck out of the defensive zone with 14:30 left in the game.

  After the players caught each other in the legs in what appeared to be inadvertent contact, Ovechkin crumpled to the ice and took a moment to get to his skates. The 39-year-old veteran was helped off the ice by teammate Jakob Chychrun and sat on the bench briefly before going back to the locker room.

  He did not return.

  After the game, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery told reporters Ovechkin was still being evaluated.

  The two goals gave the Russian 868 goals for his career, putting him 26 behind Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record total. The goals also gave Ovechkin the NHL lead for this season with 15. The 18 games Ovechkin needed to get to 15 are the fewest in his distinguished career he has taken to hit that mark in a season.

  He scored a hat trick in a 5-2 win at Vegas on Sunday and has 13 goals in his last 11 games.

  Ovechkin also tied an NHL record on Tuesday when he scored past a 178th different goalie, Utah's Connor Ingram. He now shares that mark with Jaromir Jagr. In addition, Ovechkin posted his 100th multi-goal road game, becoming the first player to hit that mark.

  The Capitals, winners of four straight, next play on Thursday against the visiting Colorado Avalanche.

  --Field Level Media

New York Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly will undergo a heart procedure on Tuesday that will sideline him indefinitely, the team announced Monday.

• Reilly didn't know he had a heart condition until it was found during testing for a concussion that he sustained during a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 1. He landed on injured reserve because of that concussion and has missed New York's past seven games.

  "It was picked up through the different echocardiograms that you do for different reasons that you go through with any post-concussion situation," Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello said of the heart problem. "It's probably a blessing in disguise of what transpired. They detected this, something that you're sometimes born with but never knew."

  Lamoriello said it could be "several months" before Reilly is back on the ice.

  "(His quality of life will be) 100 percent, and he will be able to play once this procedure is done," Lamoriello said. "It takes quite a bit of time."

  Reilly, 31, has not recorded any points in 11 games this season for New York.

  --Field Level Media

Referee Mitch Dunning had to be taken off the ice via stretcher during the first period of a meeting between the host Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.

• Dunning took a hard fall after colliding with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson about 6 1/2 minutes into the game. Play stopped, and medical personnel from both teams came to tend to the 32-year-old official.

  Manson came over to Dunning and checked on him as he was being taken off the ice.

  Dunning has been a full-time referee in the NHL since 2022.

  --Field Level Media

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse will be sidelined five to 10 days after taking a shot to the head from Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves over the weekend.

• "Obviously there was a big scare there ... since then, he's progressed really well, he's doing as good as he can," Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters Monday.

  Reaves hit Nurse with his shoulder as the latter was attempting to skate out from behind the net during the second period of the Leafs' 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers on Saturday. Nurse was bleeding after the exchange and did not return to the game.

  Reaves received a five-minute major penalty for an illegal check to the head and a game misconduct. He was suspended for five games by the NHL on Sunday.

  Nurse, 29, has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 18 games this season.

  In his 11th NHL season, all with the Oilers, Nurse has 276 points (78 goals, 198 assists) and a rating of plus-69. The Oilers selected him No. 7 overall in the 2013 draft.

  --Field Level Media

Toronto Maple Leafs center Calle Jarnkrok is considered month-to-month after undergoing groin and sports hernia surgery, the team announced Monday.

• Jarnkrok, 33, has not played in a game this season.

  Jarnkrok tallied 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 52 games last season for the Leafs.

  The former second-round pick has 301 career points (136 goals, 165 assists) in 699 career games played for four teams, most notably the Nashville Predators (2013-21).

  Jarnkrok is in the third season of a four-year, $8.4 million contract in Toronto.

  --Field Level Media

Alex Ovechkin notched his 31st career hat trick and Logan Thompson made 40 saves to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night in Las Vegas.

• Ovechkin is 29 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record of 894 goals after tallying the 864th, 865th and 866th goals of his career. It also marked the 176th multi-goal game of Ovechkin's career, 13 shy of Gretzky's record, and moved him into a tie for the league goal-scoring lead (13) with Florida's Sam Reinhart and Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl.

  Jakob Chychrun and Jakub Vrana also scored goals and Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas each had two assists for Washington, which improved to 6-0-0 against Western Conference teams with its first regular-season win in seven tries at T-Mobile Arena.

  Brett Howden and Keegan Kolesar each scored for Vegas, which had a two-game winning streak snapped. Ilya Samsonov finished with 20 saves.

  Hurricanes 4, Blues 1

  Martin Necas scored two goals and earned two assists to lead Carolina past St. Louis in Raleigh, N.C.

  Necas extended his point streak to 13 games. He has 10 goals and 17 assists during that span. Eric Robinson had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who have won 11 of their past 13 games. Andrei Svechnikov also scored a goal and goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov made 29 saves to earn his ninth victory in 11 starts.

  Jake Neighbours scored a goal and Joel Hofer made 20 saves for the Blues, who are 1-4-1 in their past six games.

  Rangers 2, Kraken 0

  Jonathan Quick made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout and the 62nd of his career as New York defeated host Seattle.

  Alexis Lafreniere and Zac Jones scored for the Rangers, who won their second game in a row and improved to 10-0-0 when scoring first this season. Quick, in his 18th NHL season, has won all four of his starts to begin the campaign.

  Seattle goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 of 23 shots as the Kraken had a four-game winning streak come to an end. Grubauer was making his first start since Nov. 5. He missed four games with an undisclosed injury due to an "unfortunate accident" at home, according to Kraken coach Dan Bylsma.

  Predators 5, Canucks 3

  Steven Stamkos scored twice and Zachary L'Heureux scored his first career goal as visiting Nashville beat Vancouver.

  Roman Josi collected one goal and one assist, Gustav Nyquist scored once and Filip Forsberg posted two assists for the Predators, who snapped a three-game skid. Goaltender Juuse Saros made 24 saves.

  Aatu Raty, Elias Pettersson and Kiefer Sherwood scored for the Canucks, who have only three wins in 10 home games this season. Danton Heinen recorded two assists and goalie Kevin Lankinen, who joined the Canucks this season after two campaigns with the Predators, stopped 16 shots.

  --Field Level Media

The NHL fined Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk $5,000 on Sunday for clipping Florida defenseman Jesper Boqvist during the host Panthers' 5-0 victory on Saturday.

• The fine is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.

  Pionk received a 10-minute misconduct penalty on the play in the third period. He appeared to be trying to hip check Boqvist but caught him on the knee instead and sent the Panthers forward to the ice in apparent pain.

  The last time Pionk was punished by the league's Department of Player Safety was a $5,000 fine on April 12, 2023, for cross-checking.

  Pionk, 29, has 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) and 16 penalty minutes in 18 games this season for the Jets.

  He has 234 points (37 goals, 197 assists) in 485 regular-season games with the New York Rangers and Jets. He has 14 points (all assists) in 22 playoff contests.

  --Field Level Media

Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves was suspended five games without pay following his illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday night in Toronto.

• The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the punishment on Sunday after his disciplinary hearing. Reaves will forfeit $35,156.25, based on his average annual salary, under terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assist Fund.

  Reaves hit Nurse in the head with his shoulder as the latter was attempting to skate out from behind the net during the second period of the Maple Leafs' 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers. Nurse was bleeding following the exchange and did not return to the game.

  Reaves received a five-minute major penalty for an illegal check to the head and game misconduct.

  Reaves, 37, has been suspended three times during his NHL career.

  He has one assist and 23 penalty minutes in 16 games this season.

  Reaves has totaled 136 points (63 goals, 73 assists) and 1,095 penalty minutes in 893 career games with six different teams.

  --Field Level Media

Brayden Schenn scored with 2:07 remaining in overtime as the visiting St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday, four days after losing at home to the Bruins by the same score.

• Colton Parayko dished a pass to Schenn in transition, who buried a wrist shot past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo for the winning goal.

  Radek Faksa registered a goal and an assist, Nathan Walker also scored and Alexey Toropchenko dished out two assists for St. Louis, which had been in an 0-3-1 rut.

  Playing against his hometown team, Trent Frederic scored both Boston goals.

  Panthers 5, Jets 0

  Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves and captain Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart each recorded three points to lift host Florida over Winnipeg in Sunrise. It was the Jets' second straight loss after winning 15 of their first 16 games.

  A two-time Vezina Trophy winner, Bobrovsky turned aside 10 shots in the third period to preserve his first shutout of the season and the 45th of his career. Barkov scored a short-handed goal and set up two other tallies, while Reinhart notched three assists to extend his point streak to 10 games.

  Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves and defenseman Josh Morrissey posted a minus-three while playing in his 600th career game for the Jets.

  Hurricanes 4, Senators 0

  Making his second start of the season and 54th of his career, journeyman goaltender Spencer Martin posted his first career shutout to help Carolina beat visiting Ottawa in Raleigh, N.C.

  Though Martin did not need to make just 24 saves, he did deny the Senators on several quality chances. That included a sliding stop on Shane Pinto's breakaway attempt just before the second period ended and a glove save on Brady Tkachuk in the final minute of the game.

  Carolina needed just eight minutes to take the lead. Jordan Martinook's shot from behind the goal line banked off Ottawa netminder Anton Forsberg and into the net.

  Stars 2, Wild 1

  Mason Marchment scored both goals to lift Dallas over host Minnesota in Saint Paul.

  Ilya Lyubushkin earned a pair of assists for Dallas, which won its third game in a row. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 22 of 23 shots to earn the win in his native state. He grew up in Lakeville, Minn., about a half-hour south of the Wild's rink.

  Kirill Kaprizov scored the lone goal for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson took the loss despite turning aside 38 of 40 shots.

  Lightning 4, Devils 0

  Andrei Vasilevskiy capped a night of celebration with his second shutout this season as Tampa Bay beat visiting New Jersey to improve to 6-1-1 at home.

  The 2019 Vezina Trophy winner stopped 29 shots for his 36th career shutout after also starting the evening on a high note, receiving gifts and tributes to commemorate his 300th career win Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets.

  Nick Paul, Darren Raddysh, Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli each scored as the Lightning won their second straight. New Jersey was attempting a rare three-game sweep in the Sunshine State after defeating the Florida Panthers twice in Sunrise, Fla., during the week.

  Kraken 3, Islanders 2

  Jamie Oleksiak scored on a slap shot from the blue line with 3:13 left in the third period and Seattle defeated visiting New York as the Kraken continued their perfect start to their homestand.

  Yanni Gourde and Jared McCann also scored for the Kraken, who improved to 4-0-0 on the six-game homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 22 saves, including one on a short-handed breakaway by Brock Nelson with 1:55 remaining.

  Pierre Engvall and Nelson scored for the Islanders, who had a five-game point streak snapped (3-0-2). Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 of 27 shots.

  Canadiens 5, Blue Jackets 1

  Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist to help Montreal beat visiting Columbus.

  Cole Caufield and Joel Armia each had two assists for the Canadiens, who have won two of their past three games after a six-game losing streak. Sam Montembeault made 25 saves.

  Dante Fabbro scored and Daniil Tarasov made 25 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have lost seven of eight.

  Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 3 (OT)

  Mitch Marner scored his 200th career goal 40 seconds into overtime and Toronto defeated visiting Edmonton.

  Marner's sixth goal of the season came at the end of a two-on-one break to give the Maple Leafs their second straight overtime win. Bobby McMann scored twice for Toronto and Matthew Knies also tallied in the win. Anthony Stolarz stopped 27 shots for the Leafs.

  Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, whose three-game winning streak ended. Adam Henrique also scored and Stuart Skinner made 18 saves.

  Flyers 5, Sabres 2

  Travis Konecny collected two goals and an assist as Philadelphia beat visiting Buffalo.

  Travis Sanheim and Egor Zamula each had a goal and an assist and Ivan Fedotov made 23 saves for Philadelphia, which improved to 4-0-1 in its past five games. Anthony Richard and Matvei Michkov both chipped in a pair of assists for the Flyers.

  Rasmus Dahlin and Ryan McLeod scored for Buffalo, which had won four of its past five games. Sabres goaltender Devon Levi made 27 saves.

  Penguins 4, Sharks 3 (SO)

  Evgeni Malkin scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout as Pittsburgh survived losing after holding a 3-0 lead to edge visiting San Jose.

  Sidney Crosby scored his 599th goal in regulation to move within one goal of becoming the second active player to record 600 goals, joining Alex Ovechkin (863). Bryan Rust and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Penguins, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 26 saves. Twenty-year-old Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering, the 21st pick in the 2022 NHL draft, played 13:40 and had an assist in his NHL debut.

  Tyler Toffoli scored twice for the Sharks, who finished 1-2-1 on their East Coast road trip. Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves -- including six in overtime -- in relief of Vitek Vanecek, who left after the first period because of an undisclosed injury.

  Kings 4, Red Wings 1

  Goaltender David Rittich missed a shutout by less than 90 seconds, but host Los Angeles still easily beat Detroit.

  Adrian Kempe scored two goals for the second consecutive game and defenseman Mikey Anderson and Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Kings, who had lost their previous two games. Rittich had to stop just 17 shots.

  Dylan Larkin got the Red Wings' goal with 1:27 left and Cam Talbot made 37 saves for Detroit against his former team. Talbot signed as a free agent with the Red Wings after spending last season with Los Angeles.

  Canucks 4, Blackhawks 1

  Erik Brannstrom broke a third-period deadlock with the go-ahead goal as Vancouver continued its recent domination of visiting Chicago.

  Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 28 saves to earn his first victory of the season. The Canucks beat Chicago for the ninth consecutive game, their longest run against a single opponent.

  Ilya Mikheyev scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost four of five games. Goalie Arvid Soderblom stopped 29 shots.

  --Field Level Media

The Carolina Hurricanes are contemplating surgery for Frederik Andersen as a means for the goaltender to recover from his lower-body injury, head coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Saturday.

• "I think that was what we were debating, trying to decide," Brind'Amour said. "But that's a possibility right now."

  Also Saturday, the Hurricanes placed forward Seth Jarvis on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

  Brind'Amour said Friday that Andersen's initial timeline of being week-to-week with the injury no longer applies, saying that it was going to be "way longer."

  Andersen was injured in Carolina's 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Oct. 26. He made 18 saves to improve to 3-1-0 with a 1.48 goals-against average and .941 save percentage in four games (all starts) this season.

  Andersen, 35, is 298-128-52 in 499 career games (485 starts) with the Anaheim Ducks (2013-16), Toronto Maple Leafs (2016-21) and Hurricanes. He is a two-time winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy.

  The move for Jarvis is made retroactive to last Sunday, one day after he notched two assists in Carolina's 6-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

  "We're obviously being really cautious with him," Brind'Amour said. "I was expecting maybe to see him out there in the next few days, but that's probably unlikely now. I think maybe next week we will get him out there."

  Signed to an eight-year, $63.2 million contract extension on Aug. 31, Jarvis has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in 13 games this season.

  Jarvis, 22, has totaled 157 points (68 goals, 89 assists) in 244 career games since being selected by the Hurricanes with the 13th overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

William Karlsson scored two goals, including the game-winner with 1:18 remaining, as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal deficit by scoring four consecutive goals to hand the Utah Hockey Club a 4-2 loss on Friday night in Salt Lake City.

• Karlsson redirected Kaeden Korczak's shot from the right point over the right shoulder of Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka to break a 2-2 tie and give Vegas its first lead of the game. He then sealed the win with an empty-netter with 28.2 seconds to go. Karlsson also added an assist.

  Tomas Hertl scored two power-play goals and Jack Eichel had two assists for Vegas, which picked up its second straight road win. It was the ninth multipoint game of the season for Eichel, who moved into a tie for second in the NHL with 22 assists, behind Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon. Adin Hill finished with 32 saves.

  Logan Cooley and Mikhail Sergachev scored goals and Vejmelka made 25 saves for Utah.

  Capitals 5, Avalanche 2

  Connor McMichael had two goals, Jakub Vrana and Jakob Chychrun also scored, and Washington beat Colorado in Denver to end the Avalanche's three-game winning streak.

  Rasmus Sandin scored an empty-net goal, Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists and Charlie Lindgren turned away 17 shots for Washington. Alex Ovechkin did not score and sits at 863 career goals, 31 behind Wayne Gretzky.

  Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist and Nikolai Kovalenko also scored for Colorado. Justus Annunen allowed three goals on six shots before being pulled in favor of Trent Miner, who made his NHL debut. Miner turned away 12 shots.

  Blue Jackets 6, Penguins 2

  Zach Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist while Sean Monahan had two assists as Columbus beat visiting Pittsburgh.

  Zachary Aston-Reese, Mathieu Olivier, Damon Severson and Cole Sillinger scored the other goals for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a six-game losing streak (0-5-1).

  The slumping Penguins are 1-3-2 in their past six games and are winless in their past three games (0-2-1). Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist, extending his goal streak to three games. Michael Bunting also tallied for Pittsburgh.

  Ducks 6, Red Wings 4

  Cutter Gauthier's first NHL goal broke a third-period tie, Ross Johnston added to the lead 38 seconds later and Anaheim rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat visiting Detroit.

  Defenseman Owen Zellweger had a goal and two assists while Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry and Ryan Strome also scored for Anaheim. Leo Carlsson and defensemen Brian Dumoulin and Drew Helleson each collected two assists, and John Gibson made 21 saves. The Ducks have won two of their past three after a four-game losing streak (0-3-1).

  Marco Kasper scored his first career goal and had an assist, Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond also had a goal and an assist each and Jonatan Berggren scored for Detroit, which led 3-1 late in the second period. Moritz Seider contributed two assists.

  --Field Level Media

Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello is expected to miss 3-4 weeks after undergoing surgery Thursday night for a lower-body injury, per multiple reports.

• Zuccarello exited at 12:52 of the first period in Thursday's 3-0 win against Montreal after being hit in the midsection by a shot from teammate Brock Faber.

  The team placed the 37-year-old veteran on injured reserve Friday.

  "Zuccy's such an important part of the team," Wild coach John Hynes said Friday. "I've really enjoyed coaching him. He's a veteran player, he's an extreme competitor, he's got great hockey sense and his value on the power play.

  "Obviously (there is) his chemistry with Kirill (left wing Kirill Kaprizov), but to me the way he's come in this year and he's played, he's a real key guy," Hynes continued. ""But, that being said, he's played a long time, too, and I know when he comes back he's going to be back to where he is."

  Zuccarello is tied for third on the team with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) through 16 games this season, his 15th in the NHL. He has 650 points (204 goals, 446 assists) in 851 career games with the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars and Wild.

  --Field Level Media

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb signed a three-year, $10.95 million contract extension.

• The deal announced Friday begins with next season and carries an average annual value of $3.65 million.

  McNabb, 33, is playing in the final season of a three-year, $8.55 million deal he signed on Jan. 30, 2022.

  He has one goal, one assist and a plus-11 rating in 16 games this season, his eighth with the Golden Knights. McNabb has a team-best 36 blocked shots.

  McNabb has 161 points (29 goals, 132 assists) and a plus-127 rating in 756 career games with the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings and Vegas. He was drafted in the third round by Buffalo in 2009 and won a Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2022-23.

  --Field Level Media

Connor McDavid accomplished what the home fans wanted to see on Thursday, and then he allowed them to go home happy as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime.

• After collecting his 1,000th career NHL point in the second period, McDavid fed Darnell Nurse in the three-on-three extra period with a no-look, behind-the-back pass. Nurse's one-timer flew past Nashville goalie Scott Wedgewood to extend the Oilers' winning streak to three games.

  Nurse finished with two goals and an assist, while McDavid had a goal and an assist as he became the fourth fastest and fourth youngest to reach 1,000 points. Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl had a pair of assists, including the secondary helper on the winning goal. Calvin Pickard made 21 saves for the victory.

  The Predators got goals from Michael McCarron and Cole Smith, the latter tying the game with 2:48 remaining in regulation. Wedgewood stopped 31 shots.

  Flyers 5, Senators 4 (OT)

  Matvei Michkov scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as Philadelphia rallied for a road victory over Ottawa.

  Michkov's game-winner came from a sharp angle, as he banked the puck off Linus Ullmark's pad and into the net. His sixth goal of the campaign -- and first career overtime tally -- capped an impressive comeback by the Flyers, who trailed 4-2 with under 10 minutes left in regulation.

  Ullmark finished with 14 saves and Josh Norris had a goal and an assist for the Senators, who had won their previous two games.

  Lightning 4, Jets 1

  Andrei Vasilevskiy became the fastest goaltender to notch his 300th career win, and host Tampa Bay stalled streaking Winnipeg.

  Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots for the Lightning to secure the landmark victory in his 490th career game, breaking the 61-year-old record held by Hall of Famer Jacques Plante (528 games). Vasilevskiy, 30, became the 40th netminder to eclipse 300 career wins.

  Owning the NHL's best record ever to start a season at 15-1-0, the Jets got a goal from Adam Lowry, while Eric Comrie made 25 saves.

  Devils 6, Panthers 2

  Jesper Bratt recorded his second career hat trick and Stefan Noesen scored two goals, lifting New Jersey to a victory in Sunrise, Fla.

  Dawson Mercer also scored, and Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier had three assists apiece for New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Panthers for the second time in three days and have won seven of their past nine games overall.

  Jake Allen turned aside 25 shots for the Devils to outduel Sergei Bobrovsky (23 saves) and send the Panthers to their second loss following a seven-game winning streak. Florida's Sam Reinhart and Jesper Boqvist scored.

  Sabres 4, Blues 3 (OT)

  Rasmus Dahlin scored an overtime power-play goal to lift host Buffalo past St. Louis.

  Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who won for the fourth time in five games. Zach Benson also scored for Buffalo, and Devon Levi made 24 saves.

  Brandon Saad scored twice for the Blues, who lost for the seventh time in nine games (2-6-1). Pavel Buchnevich also scored and Brayden Schenn earned two assists for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington made 29 saves.

  Stars 7, Bruins 2

  Dallas never trailed and used three goals in a 5:34 span late in the second period to blow past the visiting Boston, sweeping the teams' two-game season series.

  Evgenii Dadonov posted his first multi-goal game of the season, scoring on a first-period penalty shot before closing the Stars' quick-fire stretch in the second with only 10.6 seconds remaining in the period.

  Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak scored goals, and Jeremy Swayman (31 saves) allowed a career-high seven goals for the Bruins, who were on a three-game point streak (2-0-1).

  Kraken 3, Blackhawks 1

  Jaden Schwartz scored his 200th career goal as Seattle defeated visiting Chicago.

  Matty Beniers and Brandon Tanev also tallied for the Kraken, who improved to 3-0-0 on their six-game homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 18 saves.

  Ryan Donato scored for the Blackhawks, and Petr Mrazek stopped 23 of 25 shots. Chicago took its third loss in four games.

  Wild 3, Canadiens 0

  Filip Gustavsson stopped all 19 shots he faced as Minnesota pulled away to beat Montreal in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Wild, who have won three of their past four games.

  Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault took a hard-luck loss despite turning aside 25 of 27 shots. He dropped to 4-8-1 this season.

  Rangers 3, Sharks 2

  Mika Zibanejad and Jimmy Vesey scored 94 seconds apart in the second period and host New York rallied to beat San Jose for the ninth time in 11 games (9-0-2).

  Vincent Trocheck netted New York's third goal of the middle period. Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves after allowing five goals apiece in his previous two starts.

  Timothy Liljegren tallied 2:51 into the contest and Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with the extra attacker with 27 seconds left in the game for the Sharks, who are 5-3-1 since opening with a nine-game skid (0-7-2). Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves.

  Islanders 5, Canucks 2

  Scott Mayfield and Pierre Engvall scored early in the second period for New York, which extended its point streak by beating host Vancouver.

  Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored late in the first period before Anders Lee and Noah Dobson added goals in the third for the Islanders, who are 3-0-2 in their past five games. Bo Horvat and Grant Hutton each had two assists, and Lee also finished with two points.

  New York goalie Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves, and counterpart Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots. Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first NHL goal 2:40 into the game and Tyler Myers scored late in the third period for the Canucks, who have lost two of three.

  --Field Level Media