NHL roundup: Rangers score eight in rout of Capitals as Flyers top Bruins in overtime

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/new-york-rangers-O4zxeyWN/washington-capitals-UND9nmoG/?mid=z5qvoHB5"]New York Rangers 8-1 Washington Capitals[/a][/h2][p]In what is perhaps the most surprising result of the day, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-rangers/O4zxeyWN/"]New York Rangers[/a] ran rampant in their 8-1 thrashing of the visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-capitals/UND9nmoG/"]Washington Capitals[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sheary-conor/pIpInDRB/"]Conor Sheary[/a] needed 23 seconds to put the Rangers in front, giving the fans something to cheer about. The Caps did respond later on through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcmichael-connor/YcwpcLnO/"]Connor McMichael[/a], restoring parity.[/p][embed guid="299db6d2-52e4-40f2-9821-f0554ca809e0" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCfkZqFFe_g" social-type="youtube" /][p]It all went downhill from there for Washington, as they proceeded to concede five times in a costly second period. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cuylle-will/6oSywx7L/"]Will Cuylle[/a] scored twice in the middle frame, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-j-t/KjTe0fS9/"]J.T. Miller[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sykora-adam/p4dSlidl/"]Adam Sykora[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fox-adam/4GfawUj9/"]Adam Fox[/a] all got in on the action for New York.[/p][p]There was no coming back for the Capitals, who let in two more in the final period through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trocheck-vincent/6Lh2eF1p/"]Vincent Trocheck[/a] and Cuylle, who completed his hat-trick just before the end of the game.[/p][p]The Rangers have won five of their last six games, though they remain bottom of the East. Washington's hopes of a playoff spot took a hit with the defeat, which was their 30th regulation loss of the season.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/boston-bruins-jeans23J/philadelphia-flyers-QySGG7oT/?mid=t6jVnwsg"]Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Boston Bruins (OT)[/a][/h2][p]Early goals were the theme in regulation before the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-flyers/QySGG7oT/"]Philadelphia Flyers[/a] scored an overtime winner to top the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-bruins/jeans23J/"]Boston Bruins[/a] 2-1.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dvorak-christian/pOcbSnfi/"]Christian Dvorak[/a] gave the home side the lead less than five minutes in, as he finished off a two-on-one to put the Flyers in front. That was the only goal of an opening period where Philadelphia had double the shots to Boston (12-6).[/p][embed guid="e0c355e1-76f9-498d-a4c2-e722698fcb9c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMRizL_i3M" social-type="youtube" /][p]It only took 35 seconds after the second intermission for the Bruins to respond. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zacha-pavel/KxfjGhPe/"]Pavel Zacha[/a] made the most of a power play carried over from the previous frame, where he tapped in a loose puck from close range to tie the contest.[/p][p]Overtime was required at the Xfinity Mobile Arena, with both teams desperate for points in their playoff push. It would be [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martone-porter/jmrvz23T/"]Porter Martrone[/a] who gave the Flyers their winner, scoring midway through the five-minute period to end the game.[/p][p]Philadelphia will go into next week in eighth spot in the East with the vital win. With five games left in their regular season, they hold a narrow advantage over several teams. As for the Bruins, their third straight loss complicates their postseason push.[/p][p][i][b]Other results[/b][/i][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/detroit-red-wings-dnJdmCF0/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=fBoBsr5D"]Detroit Red Wings 4-5 Minnesota Wild[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/florida-panthers-fc1eq8Pp/pittsburgh-penguins-AkN0nWU6/?mid=YumNlaCt"]Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 Florida Panthers[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=rJODdFP9"]Ottawa Senators 6-3 Carolina Hurricanes[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/montreal-canadiens-nu2G7VWc/new-jersey-devils-Kh0O591A/?mid=xKtnv79r"]Montreal Canadiens 0-3 New Jersey Devils[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/st-louis-blues-KSAayVoi/?mid=8IsnqetI"]Colorado Avalanche 2-3 St. Louis Blues[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/nhl/"]Follow all of the NHL action as the playoffs near on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]