National Hockey League Game Capsules
St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 shots and Jason Pominville scored an unconventional game winner in the second period as Minnesota clipped Montreal, 2-1, at Xcel Energy Center. Jason Zucker provided a first-period tally for the Wild, who have won three of their last five. Alex Galchenyuk scored a late marker for the Canadiens, who have dropped four of their last five. Carey Price stopped 33 pucks in defeat.
Final Score: Chicago 4, St. Louis 1
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Kris Versteeg scored and set up Patrick Kane for two goals, all in the first 5:19 of the third period, as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Wednesday. Marcus Kruger had a first-period goal for the Blackhawks, who returned to United Center following a 5-1-0 road trip and won their fourth straight home game. Antti Raanta made 40 saves in his first start since a 3-2 loss at St. Louis on Oct. 25. Raanta will see his workload increase with No. 1 goaltender Corey Crawford sidelined 2-to-3 weeks with a left foot injury he suffered when he missed a step leaving a recent concert. Ian Cole scored the lone goal for St. Louis, which fell to 1-1-0 halfway through its road trip. Jake Allen stopped 29-of-33 shots in defeat.
Final Score: Winnipeg 3, Edmonton 2 (OT)
Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Mathieu Perreault’s redirection goal came only 17 seconds into overtime and lifted Winnipeg to a 3-2 victory over hapless Edmonton at MTS Centre. The Jets controlled the puck following the faceoff to begin the extra session, and on the dump-in to the Edmonton zone, Evander Kane fished the puck away from the left-wing boards. He dished to the point for Jacob Trouba, whose wrister was tipped en route by Perreault to end the contest. Trouba finished with a goal and two assists, while Dustin Byfuglien supplied the other marker for the Jets, who improved to 2-2 in games decided by the five-minute overtime period. Ondrej Pavelec made 22 saves as Winnipeg has taken three of its last four outings. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Teddy Purcell lit the lamp for the Oilers, who remained winless against Western Conference competition this season. Ben Scrivens stopped 23 shots as Edmonton has dropped 11 straight games.
Final Score: Anaheim 5, Philadelphia 4 (SO)
Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jakob Silfverberg and Corey Perry scored in the shootout as the Anaheim Ducks prolonged the Philadelphia Flyers’ woes with a 5-4 win on Wednesday night. The Flyers blew a 3-1 lead but tied it on Wayne Simmonds’ second goal with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation. Both teams came close to ending the game in an entertaining five-minute overtime during which the Flyers owned an 8-4 shot advantage. Ryan Getzlaf and Patrick Maroon both had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won two straight and five of their last seven games. Frederik Andersen made 31 saves before stopping two of Philadelphia’s three shooters in the tiebreaker. Steve Mason registered 29 saves for Philadelphia, which has lost six in a row and nine straight on the road. The Flyers also suffered their ninth consecutive shootout loss.
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