NHL roundup: Ovechkin getting ready for return after his injury

Two-time reigning league MVP Alex Ovechkin appears set to return from his injury layoff when the Washington Capitals visit the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

Asked after Monday morning's practice whether Ovechkin would be back in the lineup, coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters: "As of today, he's is."

Ovechkin sustained an upper-body injury against Columbus on Nov. 1. The Southeast Division-leading Capitals have won four of six games since he was hurt.

Ovechkin has 14 goals and nine assists this season. He says he's ready to go, but would wait to see how he's feeling Tuesday.

FLYERS 3, DEVILS 2: At Philadelphia, Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey to snap the Devils' eight game winning streak. Zach Parise scored in a goal-mouth scramble with 0.6 seconds left in regulation and David Clarkson also had a goal for the Devils, who fell one win short of tying the NHL record of 10 road victories to start the season, set by the 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres.

ISLANDERS 4, BRUINS 1: At Boston, Matt Moulson scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 28 shots to lead New York. John Tavares also scored to make it 3-1 — a goal that was originally credited as Moulson's third of the game before being corrected on review — and Trent Hunter added an empty-netter with 49 seconds left.

BLUE JACKETS 3, OILERS 2, SO: At Columbus, Ohio, Jakub Voracek scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout to lift Columbus past Edmonton. After Voracek's goal, Mathieu Garon stopped Gilbert Brule to secure Columbus' fourth win in five games.

PENGUINS 5, DUCKS 2: At Pittsburgh, Bill Guerin ended Pittsburgh's eight-game streak without a power-play goal by scoring in the first period, Jordan Staal scored short-handed and the Penguins wrapped up Anaheim's winless four-game road trip. Guerin, who turned 39 last week, missed by an assist of having the so-called Gordie Howe hat trick — a goal, an assist and a fight. He fought in the third period with Ryan Getzlaf, who is 14 years younger, trading several punches before Guerin put the Ducks' alternate captain on his back to earn one of the night's loudest ovations from the sellout crowd of 17,052.

KINGS 4, PANTHERS 3, SO: At Sunrise, Fla., defenseman Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, and Los Angeles rallied past Florida. Johnson and Jarrett Stoll scored power-play goals and Randy Jones scored short-handed for the Kings, came back from a 2-0 deficit and closed out a five-game road trip at 3-2.

LIGHTNING 4, COYOTES 1: At Glendale, Ariz., Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and an assist and Mike Smith made 30 saves to lead Tampa Bay. Alex Tanguay had a goal and two assists and Martin St. Louis also scored for the Lightning, who have recorded points in six straight games — four wins and two overtime losses.