National Hockey League Game Capsules
Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Brad Marchand led the way with a goal and three assists, as Boston bested the New York Islanders, 6-3, at Nassau Coliseum. Patrice Bergeron contributed a score and two helpers for the Bruins, who showed no signs of slowing down from a 6-1 thrashing of the Flyers on Saturday and won for the fourth time in their last five. Reilly Smith, Loui Eriksson, Zdeno Chara and Carl Soderberg added markers to back a 34-save performance from Chad Johnson. Kyle Okposo scored and assisted on two more tallies for the Islanders, who have dropped three straight and five of their last eight. Michael Grabner and Frans Nielsen lit the lamp in defeat. Kevin Poulin was yanked after yielding six goals on 26 shots in 48-plus minutes. Evgeni Nabokov saw his first action since being activated from injured reserve, stopping the only shot faced the rest of the way.
Final Score: Carolina 3, Columbus 2
Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Eric Staal and Jordan Staal combined for three third-period goals to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, in a come-from-behind effort at PNC Arena. Eric Staal lit the lamp twice in the span of a minute a little past the midway point of the third and Jordan Staal scored 1:47 later to give Carolina its fourth straight win. Anton Khudobin made 22 saves in the victory. Derek MacKenzie and R.J. Umberger both scored for the Blue Jackets, who dropped their second straight after stringing together an eight-game streak. Sergei Bobrovsky allowed all three goals on 35 shots in the setback.
Final Score: Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 0
Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 24 shots he faced to record his fourth shutout of the season, as Pittsburgh shut down Buffalo, 3-0, at CONSOL Energy Center. Tanner Glass, Chris Kunitz and Deryk Engelland lit the lamp for the Penguins, who recovered from a shutout loss in Dallas on Saturday to win for the fifth time in seven outings. Ryan Miller made 31 saves for the Sabres, who couldn’t maintain momentum from a 5-2 win at Columbus on Saturday and lost for the sixth time in their last seven.
Final Score: Colorado 4, Dallas 3
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Alex Tanguay scored the winner in the third period and Semyon Varlamov finished the game with 41 saves as the Colorado Avalanche took a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars. Jamie McGinn, Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon all scored for the Avalanche, who have won six of their last eight. Tyler Seguin posted two goals and an assist while Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who had a three-game winning streak stopped. Kari Lehtonen made 17 stops in the loss.
Final Score: Edmonton 4, Vancouver 2
Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) – David Perron recorded his second career hat trick, as the Edmonton Oilers notched a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday at Rogers Arena. Perron potted a pair of goals in the opening frame, while Jesse Joensuu broke a 2-2 tie with his third of the season 2:20 into the third. Perron added an empty-netter late, while Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots for the Oilers, who have won two straight on the heels of a six-game slide. Jordan Schroeder scored his first two goals of the season to account for Vancouver’s offense, while Roberto Luongo allowed four goals on 20 shots for the Canucks, who had won three of four coming into the game.
Final Score: Los Angeles 1, San Jose 0
San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Anze Kopitar scored the only goal of the game as the Los Angeles Kings took a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday. Jonathan Quick turned away 23 shots for his third shutout of the season for the Kings, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Los Angeles came into the game having lost seven in a row in San Jose. Alex Stalock was the hard-luck loser, making 20 saves for the Sharks, who had a six-game winning streak broken.
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