National Hockey League Game Capsules

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Phil Kessel notched his fourth career hat trick as the Toronto Maple Leafs took a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Dion Phaneuf had the other goal and James van Riemsdyk posted two assists for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a two-game slide. Jonathan Bernier stopped 23 shots in the win. Mathieu Perreault and Nick Bonino scored for the Ducks, who had won seven straight since opening the season with a loss to Colorado. Jonas Hiller gave up all four goals on 23 shots.

Final Score: Vancouver 5, NY Islanders 4 (OT)

Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Brad Richardson’s game-winner went in off an opponent’s stick 2:16 into overtime, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday. The Canucks survived deficits of 2-0, 3-2 and a game-tying goal by New York’s Frans Nielsen with 1:12 left in regulation to snap a two-game losing streak. Skating on the left side, Richardson flipped the puck toward the crease and it snuck past Evgeni Nabokov after going off defenseman Andrew MacDonald’s stick. Ryan Kesler, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin and Chris Higgins also scored for the Canucks, who improved to 3-1-1 on a seven-game road trip. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the win. The Islanders lost for the fifth time in their last six games (1-3-2) despite scoring two goals in the first 4:41. They went 1-1-2 on a four-game homestand.

Final Score: Columbus 4, New Jersey 1

Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – James Wisniewski posted a goal and two assists, as Columbus dispatched New Jersey, 4-1, in the first matchup between new Metropolitan Division rivals at Nationwide Arena. Brandon Dubinsky, Cam Atkinson and Marian Gaborik supplied the other tallies for the Blue Jackets, who have won two straight following a four-game losing streak. Columbus also put the brakes on a five-game losing skid to their Tuesday foes, stretching back to a 3-2 overtime decision on Dec. 11, 2005 on home ice. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots to earn his first win over New Jersey since December of 2010. Michael Ryder scored and Cory Schneider made 20 saves for the Devils, who fell to 1-5-3 on the year.

Final Score: Edmonton 4, Montreal 3

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Jeff Petry scored the third of four straight goals by the Edmonton Oilers in their 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Edmonton lost the first four games of its six-game road trip but won the final two despite falling behind by two goals in the first period Tuesday. Ryan Jones, Ales Hemsky and Ladislav Smid all scored for the Oilers, while Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves to pick up the win. Carey Price gave up all four goals on 32 shots as the Canadiens lost their second straight on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

Final Score: Chicago 3, Florida 2 (SO)

Sunrise, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp scored in the shootout, bailing out teammate Patrick Kane, as Chicago emerged with a 3-2 victory over Florida on Tuesday. Kane had a prime chance to end the contest in overtime, but missed the net wide of the right post with a backhander on a clean breakaway with less than 80 seconds remaining. His teammates provided the lone scores in the game-deciding breakaway competition, as the Blackhawks picked up their fifth win in the last six contests. Toews and Bryan Bickell tallied in regulation, with Corey Crawford adding 20 saves. Tomas Fleischmann and Dmitry Kulikov scored in the third period for the Panthers, who have dropped four of their last five. Starter Tim Thomas made 25 stops, but left with less than three minutes to play in the third period with an apparent lower-body injury. Jacob Markstrom took over in the net and suffered the loss.

Final Score: Minnesota 2, Nashville 0

St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Josh Harding made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild took a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Justin Fontaine scored the game-winner in the second period and Jason Pominville added an empty-netter in the final minute for the Wild, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Pekka Rinne played a good game as he stopped 27-of-28 shots, but the Predators had a two- game winning streak stopped.

Final Score: Washington 5, Winnipeg 4 (SO)

Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Braden Holtby had 43 saves in regulation and overtime, then a couple more in a shootout Tuesday, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in regulation, giving him an NHL-leading nine for the season, and Martin Erat won the game for Washington in the sixth round of the shootout with a snap shot through Ondrej Pavelec’s legs. Mikhail Grabovski and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Capitals, who started a five-game road trip. Brouwer’s goal gave Washington a 4-3 lead early in the third period. Holtby stopped 11 shots in the first period, 16 in a thrill-a-minute second — both teams scored three goals in the period — 13 in the third and three in overtime. He made two in overtime and another shot went wide. Bryan Little scored two goals for Winnipeg — one shorthanded and the other to tie the game in the third period. Grant Clitsome and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets, who ended 2-3-1 on a six-game homestand. Pavelec had 28 saves but was beaten by Nicklas Backstrom, Brooks Laich, Brouwer and Erat in the shootout.

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