National Hockey League Game Capsules
Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Nikolay Kulemin had two goals and an assist and the New York Islanders closed out a hugely successful pre-All-Star- break schedule with a 7-4 decision over the Philadelphia Flyers. John Tavares, Michael Grabner, Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy each scored once and assisted on another in a game the Islanders led from start to finish, with Jaroslav Halak adding 25 saves in the win. New York will enter the break atop the Metropolitan Division with 63 points and a 31-14-1 record. The Islanders put up four of their goals just past the midway mark of the second period, resulting in the Flyers pulling netminder Rob Zepp after he stopped just 16- of-20 shots. Mark Streit, Michael Del Zotto, Claude Giroux and Chris VandeVelde all had goals for the Flyers, while Ray Emery saved 18-of-20 attempts in relief of Zepp.
Final Score: Carolina 4, Toronto 1
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Anton Khudobin stopped 34 shots to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Eric Staal had two goals while Elias Lindholm and Brad Malone each scored once for the Hurricanes, who have won three of their last four. Nazem Kadri had the only goal of the game for the Maple Leafs, who have lost five straight and have scored just twice during that time. Jonathan Bernier gave up three goals on 13 shots before being pulled early in the second period. James Reimer stopped all 18 shots he faced in relief.
Final Score: Vancouver 2, Florida 1
Sunrise, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Miller stopped 23 shots and set a new personal-best shutout streak in Vancouver’s 2-1 decision over Florida on Monday. Miller, who had recorded back-to-back shutouts in his previous two starts at Philadelphia and Carolina, saw his run of keeping the opposition off the scoreboard end late in regulation. He was bidding to become the first Canucks netminder to post three straight whitewashes since his counterpart, Roberto Luongo. Radim Vrbata and Bo Horvat scored early in the contest for the Canucks, who close out this successful three-game trip in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Brandon Pirri recorded the lone score for the Panthers, while Luongo made 21 saves in his team’s fourth straight defeat.
Final Score: St. Louis 3, Colorado 1
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Jaden Schwartz tallied a power-play goal and an assist in the St. Louis Blues’ 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Carl Gunnarsson and T.J. Oshie also scored, Alexander Steen extended his point streak to 10 games with two assists and Brian Elliott made 17 saves for the Blues, who have recorded a point in eight straight games (7-0-1) heading into the All-Star break. Matt Duchene scored and Semyon Varlamov stopped 27-of-30 shots for the Avalanche, who have lost four of their last five games.
Final Score: Columbus 3, Minnesota 1
St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday. James Wisniewski had a goal and two assists, while Scott Hartnell added a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who have won their past two. Brandon Dubinsky also scored in the win. Zach Parise had the only goal of the game for the Wild, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Devan Dubnyk allowed all three goals on 23 shots in the loss.
Final Score: Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1 (OT)
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dennis Wideman scored the winning goal in the final minute of overtime as the Calgary Flames nabbed a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Wideman fired a shot on net from the left circle that appeared to hit the crossbar and come out the other side. However, when play was stopped and the refs got a chance to review, it was determined that the puck hit the camera in the back of the net and came out, and Wideman was credited with his 12th goal of the season for the win. Sean Monahan had the other goal, while Joni Ortio had 33 saves for the Flames, who are 4-0-0 on a five-game road trip. Matt Greene scored and Jonathan Quick had 21 saves for the Kings, who have lost their past three.
Final Score: New Jersey 5, San Jose 2
San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jacob Josefson scored a short-handed goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils closed out their California trip on a positive note with a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday. Cory Schneider made 34 saves and Steve Bernier, Travis Zajac, Jordin Tootoo and Mike Cammalleri all lit the lamp for the Devils, who bounced back from a 5-1 loss to Anaheim on Friday to finish 2-1-0 on their cross-country excursion. Joe Pavelski and Matt Nieto each scored for the Sharks, who have dropped their last two games. Alex Stalock gave up all five goals on 34 shots in his first start since Jan. 6. New Jersey ended a four-game losing streak to the Sharks, beating them for the first time since Feb. 11, 2011.
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