National Hockey League Game Capsules
Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – R.J. Umberger scored the game-winner in the third period as the Columbus Blue Jackets took a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Umberger and Ryan Johansen each posted a goal and an assist while Marian Gaborik also scored for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Curtis McElhinney stopped 37 shots in the win. Henrik Sedin had the lone goal of the game for the Canucks, Eddie Lack gave up two goals on 28 shots in the loss.
Final Score: Nashville 3, Winnipeg 1
Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Carter Hutton made 37 saves in his second career start to carry the Nashville Predators past the Winnipeg Jets, 3-1, at MTS Centre. Matt Cullen, Eric Nystrom and Patric Hornqvist backed Hutton’s strong performance with a goal apiece as the Predators rolled to their second win in as many nights and fourth in five games. Ondrej Pavelec gave up three goals on 26 shots as the Jets fell to 2-3-0 on their six-game homestand. Evander Kane was credited with Winnipeg’s lone goal as a result of a scrum in front of the net with 9:13 gone in the third period, but the Jets couldn’t overcome the Predators’ three-goal second period.
Final Score: Anaheim 6, Dallas 3
Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Corey Perry potted back-to-back goals in the second to spark a string of five unanswered Anaheim goals, as the Ducks notched their club record-tying seventh straight win with a 6-3 decision over the Dallas Stars on Sunday at Honda Center. Emerson Etem tallied the go-ahead goal late in the second before Ryan Getzlaf, who added three assists, and Mathieu Perreault each lit the lamp in the third to cap the rally for the Ducks, who improved to 5-0 at home while matching their best win streak in franchise-history, set from Feb. 20-March 7, 1999. Jonas Hiller allowed three goals on 12 shots in the first before being removed in favor of Frederik Andersen, who stopped all 24 shots he faced over the final 40 minutes. The Ducks did all their damage against 21-year-old rookie Jack Campbell, who allowed all six goals on 47 shots in his NHL debut. Shawn Horcoff registered a goal and an assist, while Brenden Dillon and Ryan Garbutt each scored once for the Stars, who have dropped four of their last five games.
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