Alex Ovechkin puts up a historic milestone

The Philadelphia Flyers’ blue line is suddenly in need of reinforcements. Shayne Gostisbehere, who leads all NHL defensemen with 13 points in 11 games, is expected to miss Monday night’s game against the winless Arizona Coyotes with an upper-body injury. Gostisbehere, who ranks second behind

Brad Marchand scored 3:36 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Thursday night in Game 3 to take the lead in the second-round playoff series. In the extra period, Charlie McAvoy brought the puck up ice along the left side and passed to Marchand, who skated along the boards and fired a sharp-angle shot into the top right corner past Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov. Craig Smith also scored for Boston, and Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots — including five in overtime, as the Bruins took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.