Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was docked for his stick work in the third period of Washington’s shootout victory Wednesday night.

Lars Eller scores the tying goal for Washington in the third period, and Jakub Vrana gets the only shootout goal in a 2-1 victory.

Trent Frederic is not a big goal scorer – even though he got the eventual winner on Sunday against the Rangers – but is making his presence known in other ways for the Bruins.

Tuukka Rask earns his 299th NHL win and Charlie McAvoy has a goal and an assist in Boston’s 4-1 win.

Boston is blown out for the second straight night, and now has lost four of its last five games.

Boston gives up five goals in the last 20 minutes and loses 7-2, falling to 0-3 against New York.

Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon will miss at least a month because of a broken hand, and Kevan Miller is still sidelined because of his troublesome knee.

David Pastrnak gets his second hat trick this season against Philadelphia, and Boston uses a four-goal second period to pull away for a 7-3 win at Lake Tahoe.

Boston showed faith in Charlie McAvoy when it let go of Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug in the offseason, and has not been disappointed.