Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return from injury as the Capitals defeated the Maple Leafs. Meanwhile, Montreal's Jakub Dobes recorded a shutout in his NHL debut, blanking the Panthers.
TORONTO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals. John Tavares and Bobby McMann scored for the Leafs. Washington’s captain Ovechkin played his first game since he fractured his left fibula Nov. 18 in a game against the Utah Hockey Club.
Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet Saturday until firing the puck into an empty net for his 869th career goal. Logan Thompson stopped 35 shots for the win. Matt Murray made 27 saves for Toronto.\SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jakub Dobes stopped 34 shots in his NHL debut, Kirby Dach had his first two-goal game in nearly two years, and Montreal beat Florida. Dobes, a 23-year-old from the Czech Republic, went 9-3-1 with a 2.44 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage in the minors this season, his second as a pro. He became the first goaltender to record a shutout against the defending Stanley Cup champion in his NHL debut since Daren Puppa for Buffalo at Edmonton on Nov. 1, 1985, according to STATS. Cole Caufield and Jake Evans also scored for Montreal, and Alex Newhook had two assists. Spencer Knight stopped 21 shots for Florida, which has been shut out in back-to-back games for the second time this month.\ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Noah Cates extended his goal-scoring streak to five games, Morgan Frost scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Philadelphia beat Anaheim. Joel Farabee also scored for the Flyers, who had lost four of their past five. Samuel Ersson stopped 31 shots. Troy Terry scored for Anaheim, and Lukas Dostal made 22 saves. Frost had no angle but ended up banking a shot in off the inside of Dostal’s stick on a backhand 5:57 into the third for his seventh goal of the seaso
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