Leonard pulled the Capitals to within 3-2 at 9:11 of the third period when he deked around Sharks forward Ryan Reaves at the top of the zone, skated down the slot and beat Nedeljkovic with a high snap shot on the glove side. “I just tried to attack the forward and they did a great job of screening the goalie as well,” Leonard said.

Jesper Bratt and Ondrej Palat each scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Monday night to snap a four-game skid. Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist for New Jersey, and Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton each had two assists.

TAMPA, Fla. — The goal-starved Kings ended their three-game trip on a high note. Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period, and the Kings rallied from a one-goal deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1, on Thursday night. Anton Forsberg, in ...

NASHVILLE --Steven Stamkos tied his NHL career high by scoring four goals for the Nashville Predators in a 7-2 win against the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. “It’s one of those nights,” said Stamkos, who had nine shots on goal.