NHL roundup: Capitals defeat rival Penguins in Ovi's final home opener

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/pittsburgh-penguins-AkN0nWU6/washington-capitals-UND9nmoG/?mid=lI3fKmg3"]Capitals 5-3 Penguins[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ovechkin-alexander/6s0ms3DP/"]Ovechkin[/a] recently announced that this season will officially be his last, and what better home opener to have than a win against their hated rivals. [/p][p]The Caps got out to a 4-1 lead late into the second period before the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Penguins[/a] started to rally with two goals before the second intermission. But Washington held on in the third as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leonard-ryan/ptfXGScq/"]Ryan Leonard[/a]'s second goal of the season came on a power play early on to seal the deal. [/p][embed guid="557ce7f3-7b62-445b-83f7-9b60e40c0f5f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpcUdNJbxUc&pp=ygUDbmhs0gcJCTUMAYcqIYzv" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/winnipeg-jets-r3L8pAaJ/?mid=UyJbEDFL"]Jets 3-2 Avalanche[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/connor-kyle/46J4bvlG/"]Kyle Connor[/a] proved clutch for his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/winnipeg-jets/r3L8pAaJ/"]Jets[/a] after scoring two of their three goals, with his second coming late in the third period with exactly one minute remaining in the game.[/p][p]Connor brought his season goal total to five, while teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perfetti-cole/lMqNH6fF/"]Cole Perfetti[/a] scored his third. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schwartz-jaden/KjJAIgGb/"]Jaden Schwartz[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svechkov-fyodor/WG3GWVet/"]Fedor Svechkov[/a] scored their firsts of the season for Colorado, while both also recorded an assist on each other's goals.[/p][embed guid="3aa04310-0dc8-47c3-bd1b-314c7da7f698" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYRkh1kTOSY&pp=ygUDbmhs" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=Q74U8iwq"]Oilers 5-2 Ducks[/a][/h2][p]The Oilers are the first team to exceed 20 goals on the season as they continue to be a dominant force on the forecheck. Connor McDavid is off to an insane start, putting up three goals and nine assists through the team's first four games. [/p][p]After the Ducks scored the first two goals, the Oilers put up five straight, all in the second period, with Evan Bouchard starting the rally just 11 seconds in. He finished the night with two goals, bringing his season total to five. Meanwhile, Leon Draisaitl racked up three assists to bring his season total to five.[/p][embed guid="89e991ea-904f-4cfa-a323-0b13cbb95441" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH7OTXIYzP4&pp=ygUDbmhs" social-type="youtube" /][infobox id="4a10d479-52d8-41e0-aa1d-fb0ac5772099" /]