National Hockey League Game Capsules

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Scott Hartnell and Sean Couturier scored for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Steve Mason stopped 25-of-26 shots for the Flyers, who snapped a two-game skid. Michael Frolik scored the lone goal for the Jets, who had a brief two-game winning streak snapped. Ondrej Pavelec turned aside 32-of-34 shots. Winnipeg, which went 0-for-6 on the power play, saw forward Evander Kane suffer a lower-body injury in the first period.

Final Score: Boston 3, NY Rangers 2

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Zdeno Chara scored the winner in the third period as the Boston Bruins edged out the New York Rangers, 3-2, on Friday. Chara and Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist, while Patrice Bergeron also scored for the Bruins, who have won three of their last four. Tuukka Rask stopped 17 shots in the win. Ryan McDonagh and Rick Nash scored for the Rangers, who had won three of four coming in. Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 25 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 0

Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Chris Kunitz scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots for his third shutout of the season, as the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-0, on Friday at Tampa Bay Times Forum. Brandon Sutter added a power-play marker, and Sidney Crosby collected three assists to move his career point total to 701. Ben Bishop allowed two goals on 28 shots for the Lightning, who had a seven- game home winning streak halted.

Final Score: Detroit 5, NY Islanders 0

Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Darren Helm and Daniel Alfredsson each registered two goals and an assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-0 rout of the skidding New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Gustav Nyquist also scored for Detroit and Jimmy Howard recorded 29 saves to notch his second shutout of the season. Brendan Smith and Niklas Kronwall added two assists apiece in the Red Wings’ third consecutive win. Kevin Poulin finished with 25 saves in the loss, the Islanders’ fifth straight in regulation.

Final Score: Anaheim 5, Calgary 2

Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dustin Penner scored twice as the Anaheim Ducks took a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday. Andrew Cogliano and Corey Perry posted a goal and an assist, while Sami Vatanen also scored for the Ducks, who have won three of their last four games. Fredrik Andersen stopped 19 shots in the win. Ladislav Smid and David Jones scored for the Flames, who have dropped three of their last four. Reto Berra gave up all five goals on 38 shots before being pulled late in the third, with Karri Ramo stopping all four shots he faced in relief.

Final Score: San Jose 6, St. Louis 3

San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Brent Burns netted a hat trick to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues from SAP Center. Burns lit the lamp twice as part of a four-goal first period for San Jose and added a power-play goal in the third. The Sharks have won four games in a row. Joe Thornton, Tommy Wingels and Tomas Hertl also scored in the victory while Antti Niemi stopped 21-of-24 shots he faced in net. Ian Cole, David Backes and Jaden Schwartz scored for St. Louis, which had its five-game winning streak come to an end. Brian Elliott allowed four goals in the first period before giving way to Jaroslav Halak, who yielded just one more tally over the next two periods before Hertl’s empty-netter in the final minute.

Final Score: Washington 3, Montreal 2 (SO)

Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – Mikhail Grabovski scored the winner in the fourth-round of the shootout as the Washington Capitals took a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. In the fourth round, Grabovski faked a slap shot then snuck the puck between the pads of Peter Budaj. Braden Holtby then poke-checked the puck away from Tomas Plekanec for the win. Grabovski and Eric Fehr each posted a goal and an assist, while Holtby turned away 35 shots for the Capitals, who snapped a four-game slide. Plekanec had a goal and an assist, and Danny Briere lit the lamp for the Canadiens, who had a four-game winning streak stopped. Budaj made 24 stops in the loss.

Final Score: Colorado 3, Minnesota 1

St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Gabriel Landeskog notched a goal and two assists, while Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 27 shots to remain perfect on the season as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Minnesota Wild, 3-1, on Friday at Xcel Energy Center. Nathan MacKinnon scored once and added an assist, while Jan Hejda also lit the lamp for the Avs, who have won four of their last five games. Giguere faced his largest workload in the final frame, turning away all 16 shots he faced in the period en route to becoming the first Colorado netminder to start a season 6-0-0. Dany Heatley scored the lone Minnesota marker, while Josh Harding allowed two goals on 20 shots for the Wild, who have lost three straight games.

Final Score: New Jersey 5, Carolina 2

Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Adam Henrique scored the go-ahead tally as part of a four-goal third period as the New Jersey Devils rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, in the finale of a home-and-home set at PNC Arena. New Jersey trailed 2-1 after two periods, but Andrei Loktionov tied the game with his second of the season at 8:43 of the final frame before Henrique and Dainius Zubrus lit the lamp 1:50 apart to build a 4-2 lead with 6:08 to play. Jaromir Jagr capped the flurry with his 692nd career goal, moving him into a tie with Steve Yzerman for eighth place on the NHL’s all-time goals list. Mark Fayne added his first of the season, while Cory Schneider stopped 16 shots to help the Devils snap a three-game slide that included a 4-3 home loss to the Hurricanes on Wednesday. Jeff Skinner and Jordan Staal each scored once for Carolina, which had its two-game win streak snapped. Cam Ward allowed all five goals on 31 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Columbus 4, Edmonton 2

Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Columbus Blue Jackets scored three straight goals in the second period en route to a 4-2 decision over the Edmonton Oilers at Nationwide Arena. Artem Anisimov, Nick Foligno and Jack Skille all tallied in the middle session to help the Blue Jackets avenge a 7-0 defeat to the Oilers in Edmonton earlier this month. Ryan Johansen potted a goal in the first period while assisting on Foligno’s power-play marker, with Sergei Bobrovsky recording 25 saves in the victory. Sam Gagner and Jordan Eberle each scored late for Edmonton, which had won four of five coming in. Ilya Bryzgalov let up four goals on 23 shots before being removed in favor of Devan Dubnyk to begin the third period.

Final Score: Buffalo 3, Toronto 2 (OT)

Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Christian Ehrhoff’s goal 35 seconds into overtime lifted the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs that halted the team’s five-game losing streak. Luke Adam tallied late in the second period to draw Buffalo even at 2-2, and Ryan Miller kept it tied by coming up with 10 saves in the third before Ehrhoff got a long wrist shot past James Reimer through traffic early in the extra session. Matt Moulson also scored for the Sabres, with Ville Leino and Tyler Myers each contributing a pair of assists. Miller finished with 22 saves overall. Phil Kessel and Nikolai Kulemin had the goals for Toronto, which fell to 0-1-2 over its last three outings, while Reimer turned aside 26 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Chicago 2, Dallas 1 (SO)

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Ben Smith scored the game-winner in the 11th round of the shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks outlasted the Dallas Stars, 2-1, at American Airlines Center. After the first three shooters came up empty in the shootout, Chicago’s Patrick Sharp beat Kari Lehtonen with a slick backhand-forehand move, but Rich Peverley answered for the Stars at the other end. The next 16 shooters were all turned away before Smith skated in and ended the game with a wicked wrister over the glove of Lehtonen that sent Chicago to its fifth straight victory. Sharp tied the game 7:21 into the third period to force overtime, while Corey Crawford registered 28 saves for the Blackhawks. Peverley potted Dallas’ lone goal and Lehtonen posted 25 saves for the Stars, who have lost three of their last four games.

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