Thursday, January 28, 2010

Capitals go seven on the trot


Eastern Conference leaders the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 7-2 in the NHL today to record their seventh straight win.

Alexander Semin scored twice for the Capitals, who led 4-1 after the first period.

Brendan Morrison, John Erskine, Mike Knuble, Jason Chimera and Brooks Laich were also on target for Washington.

Rob Schremp, who halved the deficit to 2-1, and Kyle Okposo, who made it 5-2, registered for the Islanders.

The Ottawa Senators also picked up a seventh win in a row with a 3-0 success over the New Jersey Devils.

Alex Kovalev, Milan Michalek and Jason Spezza were on target for the Senators as Brian Elliott claimed a shutout.

Shane Doan scored in overtime to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 5-4 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings.

Two goals from Nicklas Lidstrom in the third period had put Detroit 4-2 up but, with goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov off, Ed Jovanovski and Keith Yandle struck in just over a minute for Phoenix to level the match.

Dustin Brown claimed three assists to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, for whom Niklas Hagman scored twice.

The Atlanta Thrashers recorded a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks thanks to goals from Colby Armstrong and Maxim Afinogenov.

The Columbus Blue Jackets were 3-2 victors over the Nashville Predators, holding on to win having been three goals up at one stage.

Shawn Matthias scored twice in the third sector to earn the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

The Chicago Blackhawks scored three times in the second period through Troy Brouwer, Dustin Byfuglien and Marian Hossa to earn a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

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