National Hockey

RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin had his second consecutive hat trick and Jakub Vrana scored in the sixth round of a shootout to lead the Washington Capitals past the Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 on Friday night.

CHICAGO — Mark Scheifele and the Winnipeg Jets just keep rolling along. Another long night was no big deal.

EDMONTON — Rogers Place has been a much more lucrative location for the Edmonton Oilers recently. Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had three assists as the Oilers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Friday.

ST. LOUIS — After the St. Louis Blues caught the short end of the stick on an obscure NHL rule, Ryan O'Reilly bailed them out with a breakaway winner. O'Reilly scored a short-handed goal 2:05 into overtime to lift St.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin scored goals in bunches once again — until the shootout. Then it was up to Jakub Vrana to clinch an important victory for the Washington Capitals.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils were tired of the pointed questions. Tired of the team meetings. Tired of not feeling like their work had accomplished a tangible result. So they went out and did something about it.

PITTSBURGH — Casey DeSmith is not the highest-paid or most accomplished goaltender on the Penguins. Yet he's playing like it, a development that's helped Pittsburgh keep its season from unraveling.

NEW YORK — The Arizona Coyotes had every reason to feel the deck was stacked against them. They had lost four straight and trailed 3-0 in the second period against the New York Rangers.

DETROIT — Mark Stone swooped into the crease, knocked the puck in the net and pumped his right fist.

CALGARY — An event centre in Calgary that would also be the new home of the NHL's Flames is estimated to cost between $550 million and $600 million.