National Hockey League Game Capsules

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tuukka Rask made 33 saves to earn his first shutout of the season and backstop the Boston Bruins to a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden. Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug had the goals for the Bruins, who have won six in a row at home and snapped the Blues’ six-game win streak in Boston. Brian Elliott stopped 15-of-17 shots for St. Louis, which lost for just the second time in its last 12 games. The Blues had scored 14 goals while winning their last three games.

Final Score: NY Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 2

Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Cal Clutterbuck, Mikhail Grabovski and Ryan Strome tallied in the second period to turn around a tie game, leading the Islanders to a 5-2 decision over Tampa Bay at Nassau Coliseum. Brock Nelson and Casey Cizikas also lit the lamp for the Islanders, who have won six of their last seven and avenged a 5-2 loss in Tampa on Saturday. Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen each contributed two assists while Jaroslav Halak came up with 26 saves. Alex Killorn and Ondrej Palat scored for the Lightning, who have dropped three of five. Evgeni Nabokov took the loss against his former team by allowing all five goals on 36 shots.

Final Score: Detroit 5, Columbus 0

Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Jimmy Howard made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Detroit Red Wings grabbed a 5-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Tomas Tatar and Tomas Jurco each posted a goal and an assist while Gustav Nyquist, Riley Sheahan and Darren Helm all scored for the Red Wings, who have won three of their last five. Sergei Bobrovsky was victimized for all five goals on 40 shots for the Blue Jackets, who had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Final Score: Buffalo 4, San Jose 1

Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Six feet of lake-effect snow in the Buffalo region was not enough to keep the Sabres from continuing their home dominance against the Sharks. Brian Gionta scored twice to lead Buffalo to a 4-1 victory over San Jose at First Niagara Center on Tuesday. Brian Flynn tallied a goal and an assist and Nicolas Deslauriers also scored for the Sabres, who improved to 16-1-0 all-time at home against the Sharks. Jhonas Enroth turned aside 19 shots in relief of Michal Neuvirth, who departed with a lower-body injury after the first period. Neuvirth stopped all 10 shots he faced. Brent Burns provided San Jose with its lone marker and Troy Grosenick, who was coming off a 45-save shutout of Carolina in his NHL debut on Sunday, allowed three goals on 13 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Nashville 9, Toronto 2

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Taylor Beck had two goals and one assist and the Nashville Predators tied a franchise record for goals scored in a 9-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Eric Nystrom, Mike Ribeiro, Filip Forsberg, Calle Jarnkrok, Roman Josi and Colin Wilson also scored for Nashville in the rout, which included a four-goal flurry in the first 5:14 of the third period to make it 8-0. Pekka Rinne made 29 saves and the Predators improved to 5-1 in their last six games. Each of their last five had been decided by one goal. Jonathan Bernier gave up three goals on 12 shots in the first period and James Reimer allowed six on 25 shots the rest of the way in Toronto’s third loss in a row. Nashville tied the franchise record for most goals in a game set during a 9-4 win in Pittsburgh on March 4, 2004. They also had a 9-4 victory over Calgary on March 18, 2006.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 0

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside all 27 pucks for his league-leading fourth shutout, as Pittsburgh silenced Montreal by a 4-0 count at Bell Centre. Beau Bennett totaled a career-high three points on goal and two assists, with Steve Downie, Brandon Sutter and Sidney Crosby providing one marker each for the Penguins, winners of three straight and 10 of their last 11. Carey Price made just 18 saves in defeat for the Canadiens, whose season-high win streak was ended at six.

Final Score: Winnipeg 3, New Jersey 1

Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Frolik scored a third-period goal and collected an assist, helping the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Tuesday. Mathieu Perreault and Mark Scheifele scored 1:44 apart in the second period and Michael Hutchinson stopped 21 shots for the Jets, who opened a three-game homestand following a 2-2-1 road trip. Patrik Elias was credited with a goal early in the third for New Jersey, which has dropped two straight games and six of eight overall. Cory Schneider allowed three goals on 34 shots in his 19th consecutive start. He tied Martin Brodeur’s Devils record for the longest stretch to begin a season.

Final Score: Carolina 6, Dallas 4

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Eric Staal had two goals and an assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes in a 6-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Jiri Tlusty, Patrick Dwyer, Victor Rask and Jeff Skinner all scored for the Hurricanes, who snapped a three-game skid. Cam Ward allowed four goals on 27 shots in the win. Tyler Seguin scored twice while Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin each posted a goal and an assist for the Stars, who have lost three straight. Kari Lehtonen allowed four goals on 16 shots in the start, while Anders Lindback gave up two goals on nine shots in relief.

Final Score: Calgary 4, Anaheim 3 (SO)

Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Sean Monahan scored the game-winning goal in the shootout as the Calgary Flames battled back to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Tuesday. Held to seven shots through 40 minutes, the Flames continued their third-period dominance this season by scoring three goals, the last two by Dennis Wideman, to go up 3-2. The Ducks tied it on a power-play goal by Kyle Palmieri, then killed a penalty to force overtime. The Flames had another man advantage for the last 19.6 seconds of the extra session. Monahan scored to open the third round of the tiebreaker, and Corey Perry misfired on the Ducks’ final opportunity. Jiri Hudler had the other third-period goal for the Flames, who have started a five-game homestand with three consecutive wins and improved to 7-2-0 in their last nine games overall. Jonas Hiller made 24 saves in his first start against the Ducks, the team with whom he spent his first seven seasons. Sami Vatanen had a goal with two assists, and Frederik Andersen stopped 16 shots in Anaheim’s third straight loss. Six of the Ducks’ last seven games have gone beyond regulation, with the team going 1-1-5.

Final Score: Washington 2, Arizona 1 (OT)

Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Eric Fehr scored the winning goal at 3:16 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. In the extra session, Brooks Orpik cranked a shot from the top of the left circle that Fehr redirected on net. Mike Smith was there for the first stop, but Fehr grabbed his own rebound and put it in for the win. Jay Beagle scored the other goal while Braden Holtby stopped 23 shots for the Capitals, who snapped a two-game slide. Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the only goal of the game for the Coyotes, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Smith stopped 22 shots in the loss.

Final Score: Los Angeles 5, Florida 2

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jeff Carter tallied a goal and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings used a four-goal second period to top the Florida Panthers, 5-2, on Tuesday. Matt Greene and Robyn Regehr both posted their first goals of the season and Marian Gaborik and Dustin Brown also scored for the Kings, who have won six straight games at home against the Panthers. Jonathan Quick turned aside 30 shots in the win. Jimmy Hayes and Jussi Jokinen each scored for Florida, which has dropped five of its last seven games. Roberto Luongo allowed all four second-period goals on 25 shots and Al Montoya stopped one shot during the third period.

Categorized in: NHL