National Hockey League Game Capsules

Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Damien Brunner and Eric Gelinas each posted a goal and assist as New Jersey downed Ottawa, 5-2, at Prudential Center. Stephen Gionta and Reid Boucher lit the lamp for the Devils, who have won two in a row and three of five. Jaromir Jagr also tallied, moving him past Steve Yzerman into eighth place on the NHL’s all-time list (693). Martin Brodeur made 23 stops as New Jersey ended a four-game losing streak to its Wednesday opponent. Colin Greening and Milan Michalek scored for the Senators, who couldn’t maintain momentum from a 3-2 overtime victory in St. Louis on Monday. Robin Lehner stopped 28 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 4, NY Rangers 3 (SO)

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Brandon Sutter netted the lone goal in the shootout, as Pittsburgh wasted a two-goal, third-period lead but rebounded to top the Rangers, 4-3, at Madison Square Garden. Neither team was able to produce a marker with the first eight shots. Benoit Pouliot began the fifth and final round by shooting his attempt over the net, and Sutter ended the contest with a shot between the pads of Henrik Lundqvist. Sutter also scored in regulation, as did Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis for the Penguins, who revealed prior to the game that Evgeni Malkin will miss two contests after sliding feet-first into the boards on Saturday against Detroit. Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 stops and then held New York off the board in the deciding breakaway contest. Carl Hagelin, Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard tallied for the Rangers, who fell to 1-4-1 on their nine-game residency. Lundqvist stopped 29 shots in the tough-luck defeat.

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