National Hockey League Game Capsules
Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Artem Anisimov scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets scored three unanswered goals to top the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Friday. Columbus entered the game 0-20-0 when trailing after two periods, and it was the last team in the NHL to earn a point in that situation. Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist and Jared Boll and Cam Atkinson also tallied goals for the Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney made 22 saves to help Columbus win for the third time in four games. Despite the loss, the Flyers extended their point streak to eight games, in large part due to Ray Emery’s 29 saves. Wayne Simmonds scored two goals and added an assist on Sean Couturier’s marker.
Final Score: Chicago 3, New Jersey 1
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Marian Hossa continued his hot offensive play as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Friday. Hossa, who scored twice in each of his previous three games, tallied a goal and an assist and Jonathan Toews and Kris Versteeg also lit the lamp for the Blackhawks, who ended a two-game skid. Corey Crawford made 25 saves and tied Jocelyn Thibault for the fourth most wins by a goaltender in franchise history with 137. Peter Harrold scored New Jersey’s lone goal and Cory Schneider stopped 32 shots in the team’s third straight loss.
Final Score: Dallas 2, Florida 0
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Kari Lehtonen made 37 saves for his fourth shutout of the season to lead the Dallas Stars past the Florida Panthers, 2-0, on Friday. Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza scored for the Stars, who have won three in a row for the first time since a four-game run from Dec. 27-Jan. 3. Dallas, however, lost Tyler Seguin, Patrick Eaves and Ales Hemsky to injuries. Seguin exited with 6:55 to play after being clipped by Dmitry Kulikov. Less than a minute later, Eaves was hit in the head by a shot. Earlier, Hemsky played 2:10 before leaving with a lower-body injury. Al Montoya stopped 26- of-28 shots for the Panthers, who have lost three of four.
Final Score: San Jose 4, Arizona 2
Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Joe Pavelski netted his fourth career hat trick and Barclay Goodrow scored the go-ahead goal 6:23 into the third period to boost the San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Pavelski scored twice in the second period and added an empty-net tally as San Jose snapped a three-game skid. Antti Niemi made 34 stops for the Sharks, who received three assists from Joe Thornton. Mark Arcobello and Martin Erat lit the lamp in the opening stanza for Arizona. Mike Smith turned aside 22 shots for the Coyotes, who have lost six straight at Gila River Arena since downing Winnipeg on Jan. 8.
Final Score: Vancouver 5, Boston 2
Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) – Shawn Matthias notched his first career hat trick as the Vancouver Canucks cruised past the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Friday. Radim Vrbata extended his career-high point streak to eight games with a goal, Zack Kassian assisted on two of Matthias’ markers and Jannick Hansen provided an empty-net tally for the Canucks, who were coming off a 5-4 overtime win over Chicago on Wednesday. Ryan Miller made 21 saves in his 600th NHL game. Chris Kelly and Patrice Bergeron lit the lamp and Tuukka Rask stopped 20 shots in Boston’s third straight loss.
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