Hockey

Washington Capitals (26-10-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (14-21-5, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres play the Washington Capitals as losers of three straight games.

CALGARY — Andrei Kuzmenko's troubles continued on Saturday as he went from the press box to the penalty box.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record , and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 on Saturday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

CALGARY — Ryan O'Reilly scored his fifth career hat trick on Saturday to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tanner Laczynski scored his first goal of the season, Adin Hill stopped 23 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe broke a tie with 5:48 to play and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets were hurting from more than a third consecutive loss on Saturday. The 4-2 setback to the Detroit Red Wings came with a pair of injuries to defencemen — one that was manageable and one that’s up in the air.

TORONTO — The return from injury of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews proved to be quite the tonic for linemates Matthew Knies and Mitch Marner on Saturday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Defenseman Thomas Harley scored on a rebound at 3:01 of overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Saturday night.