National Hockey League Game Capsules

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Bobby Ryan scored 44 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators over the Boston Bruins, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon. Erik Karlsson controlled a bouncing puck at the right circle and batted a pass in front to Ryan, who pushed the disc across the line. Mike Hoffman and Kyle Turris scored in regulation for the Senators, who have won two in a row since a three-game skid. Craig Anderson made 26 saves. Torey Krug and Brad Marchand lit the lamp for the Bruins, who have dropped two straight. Tuukka Rask stopped 23-of-26 shots.

Final Score: Nashville 7, Los Angeles 6 (OT)

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Roman Josi scored at the 18-second mark of overtime, letting the steam out of a momentous Los Angeles comeback, and the Nashville Predators claimed a rousing 7-6 victory over the Kings at Staples Center. Mike Fisher, Colin Wilson, Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm, Marc Arcobello and Olli Jokinen also lit the lamp for the Predators, winners in six of their last eight despite wasting a three-goal lead in the final two minutes of regulation. Mike Ribeiro chipped in a pair of assists while Pekka Rinne escaped with a 24-save win. Dwight King, Marian Gaborik and Jeff Carter netted goals in a span of 1:27 late in the contest for the Kings, who have dropped three of four by gamely fighting back from a 5-1 deficit to earn a point. Martin Jones took the loss, charged with four goals on 16 shots including Josi’s winner. He subbed for an ineffective Jonathan Quick, who was yanked after yielding three goals on nine shots in almost 10 minutes of play.

Final Score: New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 2

Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Jaromir Jagr recorded his first hat trick in almost nine years and set a league record in the process, Cory Schneider came up with 18 saves, and New Jersey pounded Philadelphia by a 5-2 count at Prudential Center. Jagr became the oldest player in NHL history to score three times in one contest, doing so at 42 years, 322 days. Scott Gomez added a goal and two assists with Patrik Elias providing the other marker for the Devils, who won for just the third time in their last 13 games. Andrew MacDonald and Vincent Lecavalier scored once each for the Flyers, who finished their eight-game road trip at 3-4-1 after losing their final five dates. Ray Emery allowed three goals on 10 shots in the first period to take the loss. Steve Mason finished up with just six saves on eight shots.

Final Score: NY Rangers 6, Buffalo 1

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Derick Brassard, Rick Nash and Dan Boyle each had a goal and an assist during a first-period flurry that propelled the New York Rangers to a 6-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres. Chris Kreider also scored during the Rangers’ four-goal opening stanza, with Martin St. Louis recording a pair of assists in the Blueshirts’ 10th win in their last 11 games. Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves for New York, which also received goals from Carl Hagelin and Jesper Fast. Michael Neuvirth stopped just 5- of-9 shots for Buffalo before being lifted after less than 13 minutes. Jhonas Enroth had 28 saves on 30 chances in relief. Drew Stafford tallied Buffalo’s lone goal in the loss, the Sabres’ fourth straight and eighth in their last nine outings.

Final Score: Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 1

Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Carey Price turned away 30 shots to lead the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Max Pacioretty and Tom Gilbert each posted a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who have ripped off six straight victories. David Desharnais and Alexei Emelin also scored in the win. In his Pittsburgh debut, David Perron had the only goal of the game for the Penguins, who had a two- game winning streak stopped. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed four goals on 33 shots in the defeat.

Final Score: Winnipeg 5, Toronto 1

Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Bryan Little registered one goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets easily took down the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-1, on Saturday night. Winnipeg used five different goal scorers behind Michael Hutchinson, who made 20 saves to pick up the win. Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Chiarot, T.J. Galiardi and Matt Halischuk all lit the lamp as the Jets rebounded from back-to-back regulation losses to the Wild and Islanders. James Reimer gave Jonathan Bernier a breather and was peppered with 40 shots. He allowed all five goals as Toronto finished its disappointing seven-game road trip with a 2-5-0 record. Mike Santorelli recorded Toronto’s only goal.

Final Score: Dallas 7, Minnesota 1

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Vernon Fiddler scored twice as the Dallas Stars dominated the Minnesota Wild, 7-1, on Saturday. Erik Cole and Tyler Seguin each had a goal and an assist, while Kari Lehtonen posted 21 stops for the Stars, who have won four straight and eight of their last nine. Thomas Vanek scored the only goal of the game for the Wild, who have lost seven of their last nine games. Darcy Kuemper was pulled from the start after allowing four goals on 21 shots, with Niklas Backstrom allowing three goals on 14 shots in relief.

Final Score: Arizona 6, Columbus 3

Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Sam Gagner and Martin Hanzal scored in the second period and Arizona came from behind to down Columbus by a 6-3 count on Saturday. Hanzal added three assists, Gagner ended up scoring twice, while Tobias Rieder and Kyle Chipchura also lit the lamp for the Coyotes, who have reeled off four wins in their last five outings. Mike Smith backed up his offense with a 23-save victory. Fedor Tyutin, James Wisniewski and Ryan Johansen all tallied for the Blue Jackets, who opened up a four-game road trip by having their two-game win streak halted. Sergei Bobrovsky surrendered six goals on 31 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Vancouver 4, Detroit 1

Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots and Henrik Sedin scored a pair of empty-net goals in Vancouver’s 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Radim Vrbata and Alexander Edler each lit the lamp, and Daniel Sedin had three assists for the Canucks, who won for the fourth time in six games. Miller moved to 3-10-2 all-time against the Red Wings. Tomas Tatar scored the lone Detroit goal. Jimmy Howard made 20 saves for the Red Wings, who suffered their eighth loss in 11 games.

Final Score: St. Louis 7, San Jose 2

San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – T.J. Oshie recorded his second career hat trick and the St. Louis Blues scored a season-high seven goals in a 7-2 rout of the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Oshie added an assist in the onslaught, and Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk posted their own four-point performances with a goal and three assists apiece. Brian Elliott, making his second start since returning from a knee injury, made 18 saves for St. Louis, which had dropped five straight on the road coming in. Antti Niemi followed up his shutout of the Ducks on Wednesday by surrendering six goals on 27 shots before being lifted in the third period.

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