After stopping all three shots he faced in the shootout Sunday to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 for his first victory of the season, the Linus Ullmark felt a mix of relief and joy.
WASHINGTON (AP) Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots in regulation and overtime and three more in the shootout to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Sunday for just their second victory in six games this season.Ullmark picked up his first win of the season six days after learning of the death of his father at age 63. It was Ullmark’s second consecutive start after taking some time away from playing hockey, and the Sabres needed him with goaltender Carter Hutton injured.Captain Jack Eichel scored in the shootout and Colin Miller, Victor Olfosson and Eric Staal each scored on the power play for Buffalo, which snapped a two-game skid. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 48-31 and beat them for the first ti
NHL roundup: Vegas scores late goal to beat Arizona 1-0
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Vegas’ William Karlsson scored with 42 seconds left in the third period, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 16 shots and the Golden Knights beat the host Arizona Coyotes 1-0 on Sunday.
Fleury was sharp throughout for his 62nd career shutout and Karlsson beat Darcy Kuemper with a one-timer on a feed from Jonathan Marchessault behind the goal.
Due to pandemic scheduling, the Golden Knights and Coyotes became the first teams to play each other in four straight games during the regular season in NHL history. The played a tight-checking game in the finale after combining for 20 goals in the first three games.