National Hockey League Game Capsules

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Henrik Lundqvist came out on top of a goaltending duel with Jimmy Howard after Mats Zuccarello scored the game’s only goal with 5:58 remaining, giving the New York Rangers a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden. Lundqvist turned away 37 shots in delivering his third shutout of the season and just getting the better of Howard, who returned from a hip flexor injury to stop 47-of-48 shots in a hard-luck defeat. The injury-plagued Red Wings were blanked for the second consecutive outing and third time in nine games, having also been dealt a 1-0 setback at Anaheim on Sunday. Things didn’t get better, as Detroit announced before the contest that veteran forward Pavel Datysuk — who has missed the last five games — was placed on injured reserve.

Final Score: Nashville 4, Philadelphia 3 (SO)

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Roman Josi netted the deciding score in the seventh round of the shootout, as Nashville topped Philadelphia, 4-3, on Thursday. Josi, who failed in his only other career shootout try, slid the puck through Steve Mason’s pads to end the contest. Carter Hutton kept his team alive with a stop on Wayne Simmonds to open the round, after allowing scores on two previous Philly attempts. Shea Weber collected a goal and two assists for the Predators, who picked up their first road victory since Dec. 10. David Legwand and Eric Nystrom also tallied to back Hutton’s 27 saves in regulation. Simmonds also notched three points on a score and two helpers for the Flyers, losers of two in a row on home ice after taking 10 straight. Andrej Meszaros and Brayden Schenn produced additional offense, while Mason made 34 stops in defeat.

Final Score: Montreal 5, Ottawa 4 (OT)

Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – P.K. Subban’s goal 23 seconds into overtime lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators. The hard work by Montreal captain Brian Gionta on the forecheck in the Ottawa zone forced a turnover in overtime. Subban picked up the puck and fired a shot from the right circle that squeaked through Senators goalie Craig Anderson and trickled across the goal line. Tomas Plekanec had two goals and Carey Price made 40 saves for Montreal, which has alternated wins and losses in its last seven games. Erik Karlsson registered a goal and two assists for the Senators. Ottawa had won four straight at home and was back at Canadian Tire Centre after a 3-0-1 road trip. Anderson surrendered all five goals on just 23 shots.

Final Score: NY Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 1 (SO)

Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Frans Nielsen scored the winner in the shootout as the New York Islanders took a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nielsen was the first skater for New York and he buried his shot past Ben Bishop. Kevin Poulin then stopped Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman for the win. Thomas Vanek scored the goal in regulation while Poulin stopped 29 shots for the Islanders, who have won five of their last six. Martin St. Louis scored and Bishop also made 29 saves for the Lightning, who have dropped four straight at home.

Final Score: San Jose 3, Florida 0

Sunrise, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Alex Stalock made 24 saves to record his first career shutout as the San Jose Sharks beat the Florida Panthers, 3-0, on Thursday. Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who have won two in a row. Matt Nieto and Joe Thornton also lit the lamp. Tim Thomas stopped 36-of-39 shots for the Panthers, who failed to build off Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Islanders.

Final Score: Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1

St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Jonathan Quick made 28 stops, while Trevor Lewis scored twice in the third period to help Los Angeles claim a 4-1 victory over St. Louis at Scottrade Center. Jake Muzzin tallied in the first period and Jeff Carter added an empty netter for the Kings, who kicked off a five-game road trip with a win over the second-stingiest defense in the entire NHL. T.J. Oshie provided the sole offense for the Blues, who suffered their first home defeat since a 4-2 setback to San Jose on Dec. 17. Jaroslav Halak stopped 27 shots, but was his own worst enemy on a key score in the final period.

Final Score: Minnesota 4, Edmonton 1

St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Jason Pominville had a goal and an assist to support Darcy Kuemper’s 20-save effort in the Minnesota Wild’s 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at XCel Energy Center. Nate Prosser, Justin Fontaine and Jason Zucker also tallied to help the Wild improve to 6-2-0 in January and deal the Western Conference cellar-dwelling Oilers a sixth consecutive road loss. Jordan Eberle produced Edmonton’s lone highlight with a first- period goal. Ben Scrivens, acquired from Toronto for a 2014 third-round draft choice on Wednesday, stopped 29 shots in his Oilers’ debut.

Final Score: Boston 4, Dallas 2

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Milan Lucic each posted a goal and an assist as the Boston Bruins took a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Brad Marchand also scored while Chad Johnson made 32 saves for the Bruins, who had dropped three of four coming in. Jamie Been and Erik Cole scored for the Stars, who had snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over Edmonton on Tuesday. Kari Lehtonen gave up three goals on 40 shots in the loss.

Final Score: Colorado 2, New Jersey 1 (SO)

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Matt Duchene and Ryan O’Reilly both scored in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the New Jersey Devils 2-1 at Pepsi Center. Duchene, celebrating his 23rd birthday, opened the shootout by slipping the puck through the pads of New Jersey goalie Cory Schneider. Colorado netminder Semyon Varlamov, who robbed Jaromir Jagr on a 2-on-1 rush with a glove save in overtime, was down but managed to make a left toe save on Patrik Elias’ backhand bid. After a scoreless second round, Ryan O’Reilly, the supplier of Colorado’s goal in regulation, secured the win with a wrister from the right circle that went in off Schneider’s left shoulder. Varlamov made 33 saves for Colorado, which improved to 7-1-1 in its last nine games. He is 10-0-5 in his last 16 games (15 starts). Schneider stopped 37 shots for the Devils, who are 0-8 in the shootout this season and have lost an NHL- record 12 straight. New Jersey has still recorded at least a point in six straight games (3-0-3).

Final Score: Winnipeg 5, Calgary 2

Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Olli Jokinen, Bryan Little and Mark Scheifele each posted a goal and one assist as Winnipeg downed Calgary, 5-2, at the Saddledome. Jacob Trouba and Dustin Byfuglien also tallied for the Jets, who improved to 2-0 under new head coach Paul Maurice and won on the road for the first time in 2014. Ondrej Pavelec was solid in net, making 20 saves to help the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise record its first-ever win in southern Alberta. Mark Giordano and Lance Bouma scored for the Flames, losers of seven consecutive home contests. Reto Berra surrendered all five goals on just 23 shots in the loss.

Final Score: Phoenix 1, Vancouver 0

Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Antoine Vermette’s goal in the first period was the only one of the game and enough for the Phoenix Coyotes to take a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Mike Smith stopped 28 shots for his first shutout of the season for the Coyotes, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Eddie Lack turned away 22-of-23 shots for the Canucks, who were coming off a 9-1 loss to Anaheim on Wednesday and have now dropped eight of their last nine.

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