National Hockey League Game Capsules

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Mats Zuccarello’s goal with 3:11 to play proved to be the winner as the New York Rangers scored five times in the third period to edge the Minnesota Wild, 5-4, in an exciting game at Madison Square Garden. Zuccarello and Derick Brassard each posted a goal and two assists, Kevin Klein and Rick Nash had a goal and a helper, while Anthony Duclair also scored for the Rangers, who have won four of their last five games. Henrik Lundqvist allowed four goals on 30 shots in the victory. Jason Tucker, Jason Pominville and Nate Prosser all scored, with Matt Cooke giving a goal and an assist for the Wild, who had won their previous two. Darcy Kuemper was tagged for all five goals on 20 shots.

Final Score: Edmonton 3, Montreal 0

Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Ben Scrivens made 29 saves en route to his first shutout of the season as the Edmonton Oilers handed the Montreal Canadiens their second loss of the young campaign in a 3-0 final on Monday. Edmonton went winless in its first five games of the season but has since ripped off four straight victories — all with Scrivens in net. Benoit Pouliot scored his first goal as an Oiler and assisted on Nail Yakupov’s tally, while Taylor Hall added a empty-netter late in regulation. Carey Price was given the night off and his backup, Dustin Tokarski, made 16 saves for the Canadiens, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

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