NHL recap: Knights rally spoils Connor McDavid's return

Vegas' Noah Hanifin scored two goals in the third period, including the game-winner in the final minute, as the Golden Knights earned their first road win of the season with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on the return of Connor McDavid.

Hanifin, who scored three points in Saturday's 4-3 win over Utah Hockey Club, made it 2-0 in the third period with a long-range shot that came through a screen at 10:05. Then, 49 seconds before the end, the defender scored the winning goal from the left circle after a pass from Ivan Barbashev to make it 3-2.

Mark Stone scored his sixth goal into an empty net with four seconds left to give Vegas its sixth win in its last seven games (6-1-0), improving the club to 8-1-0 against the Western Conference. Jack Eichel scored a goal and two assists, while Barbashev had three assists. Goalkeeper Adin Hill stopped 27 shots.

McDavid was forced to miss three games due to an ankle injury on October 28 and was originally expected to be out for two to three weeks. But the three-time Hart Trophy winner as league MVP skated Monday and played Wednesday, recording two shots on goal in 21:02 of ice time. Brett Kulak and Zach Hyman scored for Edmonton, which fell to 2-5-1 at home.

Capitals 3, Predators 2

Alex Ovechkin extended his scoring streak to five games when he scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist as Washington came back to beat visiting Nashville.

Ovechkin tied the score at 10:25 of the third period with a quick snap shot from the right circle off a pass from Dylan Strome that beat Nashville goaltender Jusse Saros at the other end. Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to record a five-game goal streak at age 39 or older, joining Brett Hull and Johnny Bucyk.

Strome had two assists and Logan Thompson made 33 saves for the Capitals, who have won seven straight home games. Juuso Parssinen and Steven Stamkos scored for the Predators, who have lost four of their last five games. Saros made 33 saves.

Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1

Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist, and Cam Talbot made 28 saves to lead Detroit over host Chicago.

Detroit, coming off a three-game losing streak, won two straight, relied on a steady attack and reliable goaltending from Talbot to end Chicago's modest two-game winning streak. Joe Veleno and Andrew Copp also played for the Red Wings.

Petr Mrazek stopped 21 shots for the Blackhawks, who outscored the Red Wings 29-25. Nick Foligno scored for Chicago.

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