National Hockey League Game Capsules

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Torey Krug scored twice and added an assist, leading the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden. Daniel Paille also scored for the Bruins in head coach Claude Julien’s 500th game behind the Boston bench. Tuukka Rask made 36 saves in the victory, Boston’s second straight and fifth in its last seven outings. Dustin Byfuglien scored the lone goal for Winnipeg, which has dropped two in a row after a three-game win streak. Ondrej Pavelec turned aside 25 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Colorado 4, San Jose 3

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Jamie McGinn, Erik Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon scored in a span of 1:06 early in the second period, and Colorado held off San Jose to post a 4-3 victory at Pepsi Center. MacKinnon registered his first career two-goal effort, while Paul Stastny added a pair of assists for the Avalanche, who nearly wasted a four-goal advantage but held on to match a franchise record with their 26th win of the season. Only the Stanley Cup-champion squad from 2000-01 matched the feat, going 26-8-7 at the halfway point of that campaign. Semyon Varlamov was strong down the stretch, making 30 stops. Patrick Marleau picked up a goal and two helpers for the Sharks, while Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture supplied offense in the club’s second loss in three outings. Antti Niemi was pulled after yielding three goals on 14 shots in almost 26 minutes of action. Alex Stalock ended up stopping 6-of-7 shots the rest of the way.

Final Score: Buffalo 2, New Jersey 1

Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Matt D’Agostini scored the winner in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres took a 2-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Matt Moulson had the other goal while Ryan Miller made 21 saves for the Sabres, who had dropped three of four coming in. Michael Ryder scored the only goal of the game for the Devils, who have lost their last two. Cory Schneider allowed both goals on 22 shots in the loss.

Final Score: NY Rangers 7, Toronto 1

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – There wasn’t anything classic about this one for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dominic Moore scored twice, backup goalie Cam Talbot had 25 saves and the New York Rangers rolled to a 7-1 win Saturday over the Maple Leafs, who took the ice for the first time since their victory in the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day. Carl Hagelin, Benoit Pouliot, Chris Kreider, Brad Richards and Brian Boyle also scored for the Rangers, who ended a five-game road trip 3-2 and beat the Leafs for the sixth time in their last seven meetings. Joffrey Lupul scored and Jonathan Bernier let in five goals on 32 shots for Toronto, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. James Reimer played the last 23-plus minutes in net and gave up two goals on 18 shots. The Leafs, after beating Detroit on snow-covered ice at Michigan Stadium, were trying to win four games in a row for the first time this season.

Final Score: Ottawa 4, Montreal 3 (OT)

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Clarke MacArthur’s power-play strike at 58 seconds of overtime lifted Ottawa over Montreal, 4-3, at Bell Centre. The Senators were gifted a power play with 19 seconds left in regulation when Canadiens defenseman PK Subban held off Erik Condra at the side of the Habs’ net. Ottawa had control in the hosts’ zone during the resulting 4-on-3 situation, with MacArthur whipping the game-winning shot inside the near post from the right wing. Colin Greening, Condra and Mark Stone also tallied for the Senators, who have won four in a row for the first time all season. Craig Anderson came up with 26 saves to help Ottawa recover from blowing a two-goal advantage.

Final Score: Florida 5, Nashville 4 (SO)

Sunrise, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tomas Kopecky scored in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the Florida Panthers over the Nashville Predators, 5-4, on Saturday. Kopecky also scored in regulation for the Panthers, who went 2-2-1 on a five-game homestand. Brad Boyes and Marcel Goc each had a goal and an assist. Florida defenseman Ed Jovanovski made his season debut. He played for the first time since March due to hip surgery. Tim Thomas stopped 38-of-42 shots for the victors. Craig Smith, Mike Fisher, Seth Jones and Paul Gaustad scored for the Predators, who have lost two in a row. Marek Mazanec made 25 saves.

Final Score: Carolina 3, NY Islanders 2

Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Brett Sutter scored the game winner in the second period as the Carolina Hurricanes held off the New York Islanders for a 3-2 win at Nassau Coliseum. Jordan Staal and Manny Mahotra also scored and Patrick Dwyer had a pair of assists for the Hurricanes, winners in three straight. Anton Khudobin made 38 saves in the win. Thomas Vanek had a goal and an assist and John Tavares also lit the lamp for the Islanders, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves but allowed all three goals in the setback.

Final Score: St. Louis 6, Columbus 2

St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrik Berglund scored two goals and the St. Louis Blues handled the Columbus Blue Jackets, 6-2, on Saturday. Vladimir Sobotka, Maxim Lapierre, Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo each had a goal for the Blues, who improved to 17-3-2 at home this season. Brian Elliott stopped 22-of-24 shots for St. Louis, which has won five in a row. Artem Anisimov and Mark Letestu scored for the Blue Jackets, who fell to 1-2-0 on a four-game road trip. Curtis McElhinney turned aside 31-of-37 shots.

Final Score: Detroit 5, Dallas 1

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Henrik Zetterberg scored twice, Jimmy Howard made 44 saves and the Detroit Red Wings bounced back from their Winter Classic loss to beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Saturday. Joakim Andersson, Drew Miller and Tomas Tatar also scored for the Red Wings, who snapped a two-game losing streak that included a shootout loss to Toronto on New Year’s Day. Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk missed the game because of a lower-body injury, but they beat the Stars for the seventh time in their last nine meetings. Rich Peverley had a short-handed goal for Dallas, which went 2-2-1 on a five-game homestand. Dan Ellis allowed three goals on 13 shots in the first period and Kari Lehtonen gave up two on 14 shots after that.

Final Score: Minnesota 5, Washington 3

St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Suter notched the first hat trick of his career and first ever for a Minnesota defenseman as the Wild took a 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Jason Zucker and Nino Niederreiter scored the other goals for the Wild, who have won their past two. Niklas Backstrom allowed three goals on 27 shots. Mike Green scored twice while Marcus Johansson also lit the lamp for the Capitals, who tied their season-high with a fourth straight loss. Braden Holtby allowed all five goals on just 11 shots in the loss.

Final Score: Philadelphia 5, Phoenix 3

Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux lit the lamp in the third period, helping Philadelphia rally past Phoenix, 5-3, on Saturday. Scott Hartnell and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Flyers, who improved to 4-1 on their six-game holiday road trip. Steve Mason came up with 26 saves. Rob Klinkhammer, Lauri Korpikoski and Mikkel Boedker tallied for the Coyotes, who have dropped eight of their last 10 and failed to be lifted by the return of captain Shane Doan. Doan had been sidelined for a month while battling Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Mike Smith gave up four goals on 27 shots.

Final Score: Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 1

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jeff Carter scored the winner in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Carter added an empty-netter and Dustin Brown also scored for the Kings, who broke a season-high five-game losing streak. Jonathan Quick stopped 27 shots in the win. Ryan Kesler had the only goal of the game for the Canucks, who have dropped their past three. Roberto Luongo stopped 46 shots.

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