Overview
- Vancouver beat Washington 4-3 to end the Capitals’ four-game run after scoring three times in the first period, starting with Elias Pettersson at 0:59.
- Washington’s unsuccessful goalie-interference challenge on Tyler Myers’ goal led to a delay-of-game penalty, and Kiefer Sherwood scored on the ensuing power play.
- Thatcher Demko made 28 saves as the Canucks held off a late push with goals by Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun and John Carlson; Vancouver visits Pittsburgh on Tuesday and Washington hosts Seattle.
- The Canucks finished short-handed after Filip Chytil and Jonathan Lekkerimäki left with injuries following a first-period hit on Chytil that was reviewed and deemed legal; Brock Boeser was out for personal reasons.
- In Utah’s 6-3 win over San Jose on Friday, Nick Schmaltz recorded his second career hat trick with all three set up by Clayton Keller after coach André Tourigny restored Schmaltz to the power-play bumper and moved Dylan Guenther back to the wing.