National Hockey League Game Capsules

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Marco Scandella scored the game-winning goal late in regulation as the Minnesota Wild notched three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Boston Bruins, 4-3, on Tuesday. Nino Niederreiter, Zach Parise and Justin Fontaine also lit the lamp for Minnesota, which bounced back from a 5-4 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday. Niklas Backstrom stopped 25-of-28 shots in his second start of the season. Seth Griffith had two goals and an assist and Milan Lucic supplied a goal and a helper for the Bruins, who received 38 saves from Tuukka Rask in defeat.

Final Score: Winnipeg 4, NY Islanders 3

Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Andrew Ladd scored twice, including the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets escaped with a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Paul Postma and Jacob Trouba also lit the lamp for the Jets, who have won two in a row. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 18-of-21 shots. Brock Nelson, John Tavares and Mikhail Grabovski scored for the Islanders, who had a brief two-game winning streak snapped. Jaroslav Halak made 26 saves after sitting out the previous two games in favor of Chad Johnson.

Final Score: Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 2 (OT)

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Brayden Schenn’s controversial goal with 2:24 remaining in overtime lifted Philadelphia over Los Angeles by a 3-2 count on Tuesday. Schenn skated in all alone from the hosts’ side of center ice in the neutral zone and shot low, but while Kings netminder Jonathan Quick smothered the shot with his pads, the puck was loose for a second. Schenn made a hard stop in the crease and the force of covering the rebound pushed Quick into the net with the puck presumably over the goal line. The original call did not indicate a goal, but upon a conference of all four officials plus a brief review, the on-ice decision was overruled, giving the hosts their third straight victory. Michael Raffl and Chris VandeVelde also lit the lamp while Jakub Voracek added a pair of assists for the Flyers, who received 38 saves from Ray Emery. Tyler Toffoli and Mike Richards scored for the Kings, with Quick making 40 saves in the setback. The defending champs saw their season-high six-game win streak come to a halt.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 8, New Jersey 3

Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Craig Adams’ goal in the second period put the Penguins ahead for good, as Pittsburgh thumped New Jersey, 8-3, on Tuesday. Sidney Crosby scored twice, while Pascal Dupuis, Blake Comeau, Steve Downie and Patric Hornqvist each posted a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have won their past two. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 16 shots in the win. Dainius Zubrus, Tuomo Ruutu and Jacob Josefson all scored for the Devils, who have lost five of their last six. Cory Schneider gave up five goals on 23 shots over the first two periods. Scott Clemmensen gave up three goals on 10 shots through the final 20 minutes of play.

Final Score: Ottawa 5, Columbus 2

Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Clarke MacArthur scored two goals and assisted on another as the Ottawa Senators downed the injury-bitten Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-2, at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. Erik Karlsson netted the eventual game-winner early in the third period for Ottawa, which scored three unanswered goals to snap a two-game skid. Zack Smith and Alex Chiasson also lit that lamp to complement a solid 36-save effort from Robin Lehner. Columbus went just 1-for-6 on the power play en route to a third straight loss. David Savard and Cam Atkinson each netted goals, while Curtis McElhinney made 29 saves in place of an injured Sergei Bobrovsky. Earlier Tuesday, the Blue Jackets placed Bobrovsky on injured reserve after he fractured a finger in practice. The club, which was already without Brandon Dubinsky, Nathan Horton and Boone Jenner, saw two more forwards — Matt Calvert and Nick Foligno — go down over the weekend.

Final Score: Toronto 4, Buffalo 0

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Jonathan Bernier stopped all 10 shots fired his way to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel each had a goal and an assist, James van Riemsdyk and Jake Gardiner also scored and Morgan Rielly supplied two helpers for the Maple Leafs, who have won two of their last three games. Michael Neuvirth stopped 33-of-37 shots for Buffalo, which fell to 2-8-0 on the season.

Final Score: Tampa Bay 7, Arizona 3

Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Nikita Kucherov recorded his first career hat trick, propelling the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Arizona Coyotes, 7-3, on Tuesday. Brian Boyle added two goals for the Lightning, who have won three of four. Valtteri Filppula and Matthew Carle also lit the lamp, while Ben Bishop stopped 22-of-25 shots. Shane Doan, Martin Erat and B.J. Crombeen scored for the Coyotes, who have lost four of five. Crombeen faced the Lightning for the first time since being traded to the Coyotes over the summer. Mike Smith, who spent parts of four seasons with Tampa Bay from 2007-11, turned aside 27-of-33 shots before being pulled in the third period. Devan Dubnyk made one save in relief.

Final Score: Anaheim 1, Chicago 0

Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Devante Smith-Pelly’s third-period short- handed goal and 38 saves from John Gibson led Anaheim to a 1-0 victory over Chicago at United Center. Gibson improved to 5-1-0 for his career and recorded his second shutout for the Ducks, who have won eight of their first 10 games on the season. The clean sheet comes hours after the club revealed that defenseman Ben Lovejoy will miss anywhere from 6-to-8 weeks after suffering a broken finger in his right hand during a fight with San Jose’s Joe Pavelski on Sunday. Scott Darling was the hard-luck loser after making 24 saves for the Blackhawks, who have scored two goals or less in six of their first nine outings this year.

Final Score: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 (OT)

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Vladimir Tarasenko capped off his first career hat trick with a power-play goal in overtime to lead the St. Louis Blues in a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars. Tyler Seguin was called for high sticking just 14 seconds in, and Tarasenko gave the Blues the win when he one- timed a Kevin Shattenkirk pass at the right circle that beat Kari Lehtonen to the short side at 1:28. Jori Lehtera posted a goal and two assists, while Brian Elliott turned away 25 shots for the Blues, who have won their past two. Seguin and Trevor Daley each had a goal and an assist, with Jamie Oleksiak also scoring for the Stars, who have dropped their last two. Lehtonen finished the game with 23 stops.

Final Score: San Jose 3, Colorado 2 (SO)

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski scored in the shootout with Antti Niemi adding two saves in the final segment, as San Jose claimed a 3-2 victory over Colorado at Pepsi Center. Brent Burns and Logan Couture tallied in regulation for the Sharks, who have won two in a row after dropping four straight. Niemi added 31 saves. Alex Tanguay and Gabriel Landeskog lit the lamp for the Avalanche, who have suffered their last three defeats beyond regulation. Semyon Varlamov took the loss despite making 49 saves.

Final Score: Montreal 2, Calgary 1 (SO)

Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau scored the lone goal of the shootout to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Parenteau, Montreal’s third shooter, skated in with his head up all the way and beat Jonas Hiller stick side with a wrist shot for the win. Tom Gilbert scored in regulation and Carey Price was spectacular in net, making 37 saves for Montreal, which ended a seven-game losing streak to the Flames in Calgary. Mark Giordano supplied Calgary’s lone goal and Hiller stopped 18-of-19 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Vancouver 4, Carolina 1

Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots for his 300th win to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Brad Richardson had two goals while Linden Vey and Jannik Hansen also scored for the Canucks, who have won three of their last four games. Jiri Tlusty scored the only goal while Cam Ward was tagged for three goals on 24 shots for the Hurricanes, who remained winless through eight games this season.

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