National Hockey League Game Capsules

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tuukka Rask made 33 saves to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday at TD Garden. Seth Griffith and Patrice Bergeron scored first-period goals for the Bruins, who halted a two-game skid and won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Jiri Tlusty scored for Carolina, which has lost two in a row and three of its last four after a four-game win streak. Cam Ward made 23 saves in defeat.

Final Score: Minnesota 2, Dallas 1

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Mikael Granlund netted the winner early in the third period, backing a 27-save effort from Darcy Kuemper, and Minnesota clipped Dallas, 2-1, at American Airlines Center. Erik Haula provided the other meaningful offense for the Wild, who have won two in a row since dropping four straight. Antoine Roussel scored and Kari Lehtonen stopped 20 shots for the Stars, whose two-game win streak came to an end.

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

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jarret Stoll scored on a power play at 2:19 of overtime to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. The Kings went on the man advantage 23 seconds into the extra session when Anaheim defenseman Hampus Lindholm was called for hooking. As the power play was winding down, Justin Williams led a rush down the left wing and dished out front to Stoll, who slid the puck between the pads of Frederik Andersen. Tyler Toffoli scored his fourth shorthanded goal of the season and Anze Kopitar added a power-play goal in the third period for the Kings, who snapped a two-game slide that included a 6-5 shootout loss at Anaheim on Wednesday. Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in the winning effort. Ryan Kesler and Emerson Etem scored and Andersen stopped 34 shots for Anaheim, which has seen its last five games be decided beyond regulation. The Ducks are 3-0-4 in their last seven games.

Final Score: Buffalo 6, Toronto 2

Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Zemgus Girgensons scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres cruised past the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2, on Saturday. Matt Moulson and Tyler Ennis each had one goal and two assists for the Sabres, who snapped a five-game skid. Drew Stafford and Tyler Myers also lit the lamp. Michal Neuvirth stopped 32-of-34 shots for Buffalo, which had allowed six goals in each of its last three games. David Clarkson and Phil Kessel scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two in a row since a three-game winning streak. James Reimer made 29 saves.

Final Score: Montreal 6, Philadelphia 3

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – P.A. Parenteau and Dale Weise each registered a pair of goals, and Michel Therrien gained his 300th win as an NHL head coach as the Montreal Canadiens doubled up the Philadelphia Flyers, 6-3, at Bell Centre. David Desharnais and P.K. Subban also lit the lamp for the Canadiens, who vaulted over Tampa Bay into first place in the Atlantic Division thanks to their fifth straight win. Alex Galchenyuk added three assists, with Tomas Plekanec, Sergei Gonchar, Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov totaling two helpers each. Carey Price came up with a 26-save effort. Brayden Schenn tallied twice and Jakub Voracek added a pair of assists for the Flyers, who fell to 1-5-0 in three sets of back-to-back games on the young season. Voracek assumed the NHL scoring lead with 26 points, as Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby was held off the board in a 3-2 shootout win against the Rangers. Ray Emery was shelled for all six goals on 28 shots — the first time in his career he’s surrendered that many to Montreal.

Final Score: Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 2

Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Ben Bishop made 25 saves and five Tampa Bay Lightning players scored in a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. The goals by Ryan Callahan, Valtteri Filppula, Cedric Paquette, Tyler Johnson and Radko Gudas helped Tampa Bay snap New York’s five-game winning streak. Callahan and Filppula each had an assist and Jason Garrison added two helpers for the Lightning, who halted a two-game skid and improved to 7-1-1 in their last nine. They lead the NHL with 65 goals, including 39 in their last nine games. Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey scored for the Islanders and Chad Johnson gave up all five Tampa Bay goals on 28 shots.

Final Score: Colorado 3, New Jersey 2

Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Erik Johnson and Matt Duchene scored in the third period as the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 at Prudential Center. John Mitchell also scored and Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves for the Avalanche, who have won consecutive games for the first time this season and concluded their four-game road trip at .500. Eric Gelinas and Martin Havlat supplied the goals for New Jersey, which had its two-game win streak snapped and lost for the fifth time in seven games. Cory Schneider stopped 26 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO)

Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Brandon Sutter scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a measure of revenge against the New York Rangers with a 3-2 victory. The win was Pittsburgh’s ninth in 10 games, with the only blemish over that stretch coming Tuesday at Madison Square to a Rangers team that also ended the Penguins’ 2013-14 season in seven games during the Eastern Conference semifinals. Evgeni Malkin contributed a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh and Blake Comeau also tallied in the triumph, with Marc-Andre Fleury coming up with 29 saves in a sharper effort than Tuesday’s 5-0 loss in New York. Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves, including stops of Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang on breakaways in overtime, for the Rangers. Lee Stempniak and Martin St. Louis each had goals in the loss, New York’s fourth in its last five outings.

Final Score: Columbus 2, San Jose 1

Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Sergei Bobrovsky dazzled in his return to the ice, turning aside 36 shots to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Cam Atkinson’s power-play goal proved to be the difference and David Savard also lit the lamp for Columbus, which was coming off a 4-3 win over Philadelphia on Friday. Bobrovsky earned his 100th career win after missing eight games with a fractured finger on his left hand. Joe Pavelski netted San Jose’s lone goal and Antti Niemi made 26 saves in defeat.

Final Score: Nashville 2, Winnipeg 1

Nashville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Craig Smith scored the game-winning goal with 2:02 left in regulation and head coach Peter Laviolette won his 400th game as the Nashville Predators defeated the Winnipeg Jets. 2-1, on Saturday. Calle Jarnkrok emerged from behind the net with the puck and fired a shot from the left circle. Jarnkrok retrieved the rebound in the high slot and dished the puck to Smith, who snapped a shot short side past a sliding Ondrej Pavelec for the deciding goal. The Jets pulled Pavelec with 1:44 to play, but were unable to force an extra session. James Neal tied the game in the second period and Pekka Rinne stopped 21-of-22 shots for Nashville, which has won four of its last five games. Blake Wheeler supplied Winnipeg’s lone marker and Pavelec made 27 saves in defeat. The Jets entered the game having registered at least a point in nine of their last 10 games (7-1-2).

Final Score: St. Louis 4, Washington 1

St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Brian Elliott made 24 saves and four St. Louis Blues scored in a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. The goals by Jori Lehtera, Jaden Schwartz, David Backes and Patrik Berglund helped the Blues to their third consecutive win and a 10-1-0 record in their last 11 games. Schwartz, Backes and Berglund each added an assist and Kevin Shattenkirk had two helpers in the victory. Joel Ward scored and Justin Peters made 30 saves for the Capitals, who have dropped two in a row while scoring just one goal over that span.

Final Score: Calgary 4, Ottawa 2

Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Lance Bouma and Markus Granlund each scored and assisted on the other’s third-period goal as the Calgary Flames beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday. Josh Jooris also scored in the third and collected one assist for the Flames, who have opened their five-game homestand with consecutive wins. Karri Ramo stopped 23 of 25 Ottawa shots. Bobby Ryan and Clarke MacArthur had the goals in the Senators’ final stop on a three-game Western Canadian trip (1-1-1). Craig Anderson made 21 saves in defeat.

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