National Hockey League Game Capsules

Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Sharks played more like passengers than Pacific Division contenders on Sunday. Good thing Troy Grosenick showed no fear in his first NHL appearance. Grosenick stopped all 45 shots he faced to record his first career shutout in his first-ever start, while Tomas Hertl supplied all the offense the rookie netminder needed, as San Jose claimed a 2-0 victory over Carolina Grosenick, 25, who helped lead Union College to the Frozen Four in 2012, had gone 7-2-1 with a 2.73 goals-against average in 10 games for Worcester of the American Hockey League. He was recalled on Nov. 12 due to an injury to backup Alex Stalock. Joe Thornton notched a late empty-net tally for the Sharks, who improved to 3-3-0 on their current seven- game road trip which ends on Tuesday in Buffalo. Anton Khudobin made 17 saves for the Hurricanes, who have lost three in a row and have scored just two goals during the skid.

Final Score: Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 3 (OT)

St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Marco Scandella scored 1:01 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild over the Winnipeg Jets, 4-3, on Sunday. After the Wild blew a three-goal lead in the third period, Scandella fired a shot from the point that beat traffic in front and got past Michael Hutchinson. Scandella had missed the previous two games with an illness. Minnesota forward Zach Parise had two goals in his return to the lineup after missing the past five games with a concussion. Nino Niederreiter also lit the lamp. Niklas Backstrom was pulled after giving up three goals in the third for the Wild, who have won three in a row. Darcy Kuemper made three saves in relief. Michael Frolik, Evander Kane and Andrew Ladd scored for the Jets, who have lost two straight. Ondrej Pavelec was pulled after giving up three goals on 11 shots in the first stanza.

Final Score: Montreal 4, Detroit 1

Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – P.K. Subban and Brendan Gallagher each registered a goal and an assist to power the Montreal Canadiens to a sixth straight win with a 4-1 decision over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. Brandon Prust and Tomas Plekanec also scored for the Canadiens, who were coming off a 6-3 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday. Dustin Tokarski turned aside 28 shots in the win. Riley Sheahan notched a power-play goal for Detroit and Jimmy Howard allowed all four goals on 19 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Chicago 6, Dallas 2

Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrick Kane posted a goal and two assists in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Kane scored 4:49 into the third period to break a 2-2 tie, and Chicago tallied three more times in the third to pull away. Jonathan Toews, Kris Versteeg and Brandon Saad also scored in the final period. Corey Crawford turned aside 22 shots as Chicago won for the third time in its last four. Shawn Horcoff and Curtis McKenzie scored for the Stars, who have dropped two straight on the heels of back-to-back wins. Kari Lehtonen surrendered all six goals on 47 shots.

Final Score: Florida 6, Anaheim 2

Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Nick Bjugstad finished with two goals and two assists to lead a potent offensive attack that powered the Florida Panthers to a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Brad Boyes tallied two goals and an assist, Jonathan Huberdeau added a goal and a helper and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Panthers, who exploded with four second- period goals to rebound from a 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders on Friday. Al Montoya made 33 saves for his first win as a member of the Panthers. Hampus Lindholm and Andrew Cogliano each lit the lamp for Anaheim, while Frederik Andersen allowed four goals on 15 shots. Jason LaBarbera came on and gave up two goals on 14 shots in relief for the Ducks, who have lost five of their last six. Ducks forward Cory Perry returned to the ice after missing five games with the mumps, but was kept off the scoresheet to end his seven-game point streak.

Final Score: Arizona 2, Edmonton 1

Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Brandon Gormley scored his first NHL goal and Devan Dubnyk impressed in his return to Rexall Place as the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Sunday. Dubnyk, who spent the majority of the past five seasons in an Edmonton jersey, turned aside 33 shots to beat his former team. The Arizona netminder was coming off a 35- save performance in a 5-0 win against Vancouver on Friday. Mikkel Boedker provided a goal for the Coyotes, which snapped a three-game skid. Taylor Hall netted Edmonton’s lone goal in his return to the lineup after missing six games with an MCL sprain in his right knee. Ben Scrivens allowed both goals on 28 shots for Edmonton, which has dropped seven of its last nine games. The Oilers are now winless in eight games against Western Conference opponents this season.

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