National Hockey League Game Capsules

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tuukka Rask stopped 27 shots and Jarome Iginla contributed a goal and an assist in Boston’s 3-1 victory against Vancouver at TD Garden. Milan Lucic and Daniel Paille also registered goals for the Bruins, winners of two in a row and six of their last seven. Raphael Diaz netted the lone score for the Canucks, who have dropped five straight, including the first three on their current five-game road trip. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves in the loss.

Final Score: NY Rangers 5, Colorado 1

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Callahan shook off recent trade rumors to score a pair of first-period goals that set the tone for the New York Rangers’ fourth straight victory, a 5-1 rout of the Colorado Avalanche at Madison Square Garden. Callahan, mentioned as a possible candidate to be moved prior to the upcoming trade deadline due to his unrestricted free agent status at season’s end, added an assist on Brad Richards’ late tally to help the Rangers record their longest win streak of the season. Richards and Derick Brassard each posted a goal and assist and Anton Stralman also lit the lamp for New York. Henrik Lundqvist did his part as well between the pipes, turning back 27-of-28 shots in the triumph. Gabriel Landeskog had the lone goal for Colorado, which had won four in a row coming in and was dealt only its second loss in its last eight road tests. Semyon Varlamov finished with 38 saves.

Final Score: Winnipeg 2, Carolina 1

Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Chris Thorburn scored the winner with 1:03 to play as the Winnipeg Jets took a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Andrew Ladd had the other goal and Ondrej Pavelec stopped 28 shots for the Jets, who have won three straight. Riley Nash scored the only goal of the game for the Hurricanes, who have dropped two of three. Anton Khudobin made 25 saves in defeat.

Final Score: Montreal 2, Calgary 0

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Carey Price posted 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, as the Montreal Canadiens ended Calgary’s five-game win streak with a 2-0 whitewashing of the Flames at Bell Centre. Rene Bourque got Montreal on the board with 3:45 left in the second period, while David Desharnais added an empty netter in the final minute to help the Canadiens put the brakes on a two-game slide. Reto Berra, starting between the pipes for the Flames in place of an injured Karri Ramo, stopped 25-of-26 shots in the setback, Calgary’s fourth in a row on the road.

Final Score: Florida 4, Toronto 1

Sunrise, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tim Thomas made 20 saves to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Tim Gilbert, Jesse Winchester, Shawn Matthias and Marcel Goc also scored for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game skid. David Clarkson provided the lone goal for the Maple Leafs, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Jonathan Bernier allowed three goals on 47 shots in the setback.

Final Score: NY Islanders 1, Washington 0

Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – Andrew MacDonald scored the only goal of the game early in the third period to give the New York Islanders a 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals. Evgeni Nabokov stopped all 22 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season for the Islanders, who snapped a five- game losing streak. Michal Neuvirth made 27 saves for the Capitals, who have dropped three of their last four.

Final Score: Ottawa 5, St. Louis 4 (SO)

St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Kyle Turris delivered the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 come-from- behind win over the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center. The Senators trailed 3-1 after two periods before moving in front on goals by Milan Michalek, Turris and Jason Spezza in succession during the third. Spezza added a pair of assists and Erik Karlsson scored once while assisting on another to help Ottawa salvage the finale of a three-game road trip that began with back- to-back defeats. Robin Lehner came up with 46 saves to aid the Senators’ cause. T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist for St. Louis, which also received markers from Brenden Morrow, David Backes and Jordan Leopold. Jaroslav Halak stopped 27 shots in the setback.

Final Score: Minnesota 2, Tampa Bay 1

St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Darcy Kuemper stopped 34 shots and Dany Heatley netted the deciding goal early in the third period, as Minnesota escaped with a 2-1 decision over Tampa Bay at Xcel Energy Center. Nino Niederreiter also tallied and Jared Spurgeon assisted twice for the Wild, who returned from a four-game road trip by halting a two-game slide. Valtteri Filppula scored and Ben Bishop made 24 saves for the Lightning, who dropped three of four on their just-completed four-game road swing.

Final Score: Dallas 3, Phoenix 1

Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Antoine Roussel scored the winner early in the third period as the Dallas Stars took a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday. Ryan Garbutt had a goal and an assist and Shawn Horcoff scored the other goal for the Stars, who have won their past two. Kari Lehtonen made 27 stops. Antoine Vermette scored the only goal of the game for the Coyotes, who had won two of three coming in. Mike Smith allowed two goals on 39 shots in the loss.

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