National Hockey League Game Capsules

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jason Zucker scored with 45.4 seconds remaining in the third period to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Marco Scandella and Nino Niederreiter both had a goal and one assist for the Wild, who posted a season-high fourth straight win. Darcy Kuemper stopped 37 Flyers shots in just the Wild’s third win in 10 all-time trips to Philadelphia. Claude Giroux tied the game on a Philadelphia power play with 3:30 remaining in regulation. Mark Streit also scored and Ray Emery made 26 saves for the Flyers, who have dropped four games in a row.

Final Score: Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 2

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Behind a three-goal second period in which James van Riemsdyk scored twice, the Toronto Maple Leafs bounced back strongly with a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Roman Polak added a goal and an assist to help the Maple Leafs halt a three-game skid capped by Tuesday’s brutal 9-2 home loss to Nashville. Richard Panik and David Clarkson also tallied and Jonathan Bernier aided Toronto’s cause with 26 saves, half of which came during the pivotal second period. Ben Bishop stopped just 16- of-20 shots as the Lightning wrapped up a three-game road trip with a second straight defeat. Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn each had goals in the loss.

Final Score: Montreal 4, St. Louis 1

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Max Pacioretty scored two goals on his 26th birthday, helping the Montreal Canadiens beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Thursday at Bell Centre. Dale Weise and Lars Eller also scored and Carey Price made 31 saves for the Canadiens, who snapped a five-game losing streak in the series. Montreal rebounded from Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to Pittsburgh to win for the seventh time in its last eight games. Rookie Jake Allen stopped 26-of-30 shots for St. Louis, which has opened a four-game road trip with consecutive losses. The Blues had won 10 of 11 before Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Boston.

Final Score: Ottawa 3, Nashville 2

Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Robin Lehner made 33 saves, including 15 in the third period, to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Bobby Ryan, Alex Chiasson and Jared Cowen all had second-period goals in the Senators’ second victory in their last three games. Shea Weber and Olli Jokinen each scored for the Predators, who were coming off a 9-2 rout of Toronto on Tuesday.

Final Score: Detroit 4, Winnipeg 3

Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Tomas Tatar scored the winner at 15:10 of the third period, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Tatar’s second goal of the game came 2:10 after Justin Abdelkader tied the score at 3-3 for the Red Wings, who have won back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks. They were coming off a 5-0 decision over Columbus on Tuesday and climbed back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2. Abdelkader scored on a deflection and set then up Tatar’s goal with a pass into the slot from the low left side. Detroit’s Petr Mrazek made 28 saves in his first game of the season.

Final Score: Dallas 3, Arizona 1

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – John Klingberg and Cody Eakin each scored in the opening minute of the third period as the Dallas Stars stopped a seven- game home losing streak with a 3-1 decision over the Arizona Coyotes. Jason Spezza also had a goal in the final frame and Kari Lehtonen turned aside 25 shots in a much-needed result for the slumping Stars, who had dropped three straight and won for only the third time in their last 13 outings. Dallas had gone 0-5-2 since its only previous victory at American Airlines Center this season, a 6-3 triumph over Vancouver on Oct. 21. Lauri Korpikoski tallied on a first-period power play for the Coyotes’ lone goal, with Mike Smith recording 24 saves in defeat.

Final Score: Washington 3, Colorado 2

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Alex Ovechkin scored late in the third period to lift the Washington Capitals over the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, on Thursday. Nicklas Backstrom and Ovechkin each had one goal and an assist for the Capitals, who have won two in a row. Jason Chimera also lit the lamp. Braden Holtby stopped 27-of-29 shots in the win. Daniel Briere and Tyson Barrie scored for the Avalanche, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Reto Berra made 20 saves.

Final Score: Chicago 4, Calgary 3

Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrick Kane’s third-period goal lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Brent Seabrook, Adam Clendening and Daniel Carcillo also scored for Chicago and Corey Crawford had 24 saves. The Blackhawks started a six-game road trip, making room as they do every year for the circus to take over United Center. They have won four of their last five. The Flames had a three-game winning streak snapped in their third loss in the last 10 games. Paul Byron, Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman scored and Jonas Hiller allowed four goals on 22 shots. Calgary hasn’t dropped two in a row since Oct. 25 and 28.

Final Score: Anaheim 4, Vancouver 3 (SO)

Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) – Corey Perry and Jakob Silfverberg both scored in the shootout to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Perry, the first participant of the shootout, came down the right side, drifted towards the slot and patiently lifted a shot over a sliding Eddie Lack. After Vancouver’s first two shooters failed to score, Silfverberg’s quick wrister over the glove of the Vancouver netminder sealed the win. Andrew Cogliano and Matt Belesky both lit the lamp, Ryan Getzlaf tallied a goal and an assist and Frederik Andersen made 25 saves and stopped both Canucks’ players he faced in the shootout for the Ducks, who snapped a three-game skid. Jannick Hansen and Radim Vrbata both scored and Bo Horvat registered his first NHL goal for the Canucks, who have dropped two of their last three. Lack made 23 saves in defeat.

Final Score: Los Angeles 3, Carolina 2

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tanner Pearson scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period, lifting the Los Angeles Kings over the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, on Thursday. Jarret Stoll and Trevor Lewis also scored for the Kings, who have won three in a row. Jonathan Quick made 25 saves. Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner lit the lamp for the Hurricanes, who have lost four of five. Cam Ward stopped 36-of-39 shots.

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

San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Nick Bjugstad scored a pair of goals in regulation and fittingly netted the game-winner in the shootout as the Florida Panthers spoiled the San Jose Sharks’ return to the Shark Tank with a 3-2 victory on Thursday. San Jose’s Patrick Marleau was denied by Roberto Luongo on a penalty shot early in the third period, but the veteran forward redeemed himself with time winding down. The Sharks pulled Antti Niemi for an extra attacker, and Joe Thornton, from deep in the right corner, fed Marleau out in front for the tying goal with 33.1 seconds on the clock. The Panthers carried a power play 1:49 into overtime but did not cash in. After each team scored in the second round of the shootout, Brent Burns rung one off the post for San Jose, and Bjugstad followed with the difference maker. Luongo made 28 saves for the Panthers, who also upended the Sharks, 4-1, on Nov. 11. Logan Couture scored a power-play goal, while Niemi stopped 26-of-28 shots for the Sharks, who were coming off an 11-day road trip that saw them go 3-4-0.

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