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 Blues 4, Devils 3
Right winger Vladimir Tarasenko remained red-hot with another goal
as the St Louis Blues held on to win their seventh game in a row.
The Blues (9-3-1) led comfortably 3-0 in the third, and then 4-1,
but New Jersey scored three goals in the final four minutes of the
game to make it interesting.
Michael Ryder netted twice for the Devils (6-5-2).
St Louis goaltender Jake Allen was looking for his third consecutive
shutout.
The seven-game winning streak by the Blues equals their longest
since they won nine consecutive games in the 2002-03 season.
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Lightning 5, Flames 2
Tampa Bay closed out a perfect four-for-four homestand, winning
their fourth straight with a win against the Calgary Flames.
 Leading 3-2 entering the third period, Tyler Johnson and Valtteri
Flippula scored to put the contest away for the Lightning.
Tampa Bay (9-3-1) won its fourth straight and improves to 6-1-1 at
home. Entering the contest, only Los Angeles had six home wins on
the season.
Calgary (8-5-2) had won three in a row and had picked up points in
four straight games.
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Penguins 4, Jets 3 (SO)
The Pittsburgh Penguins ended the Winnipeg Jets modest three-game
winning streak with a shootout victory, getting the decisive goal
from Sidney Crosby in the tie-breaking skills competition.
Pittsburgh (9-2-1) had taken a 3-1 lead in the second period but
Winnipeg tied it on goals from Jacob Trouba and Evander Kane.
The Jets (7-5-2), who had won three in a row despite their lack of
offence, outshot the Penguins 15-8 in the first period.
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Senators 3, Wild 0
The Ottawa Senators blanked the Minnesota Wild behind a 35-save
performance from goaltender Craig Anderson.
Rookie winger Mike Hoffman led the Senators with two goals, his
second and third of the season. Winger Clarke MacArthur added his
team-leading seventh goal.
The win improved the Senators' record to 7-3-2. The Wild dropped to
7-5-0.
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Bruins 5, Oilers 2
The Boston Bruins woke up in time to register a late three-goal
salvo and escape with a victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Right winger Loui Eriksson, center Carl Soderberg and defenseman
Dougie Hamilton all scored in a 2:34 third period span to rally the
Bruins (9-6-0) to a fourth straight victory.
 Hamilton assisted on the first two and had earned another on the
third but a scoring change after the game gave him his third goal of
the season.
The Oilers, playing the second of a five-game road trip, lost their
fourth straight and fell to 4-8-1 on the season, 0-4-1 on the road.
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Predators 3, Stars 2
Nashville center Matt Cullen scored the eventual winning goal with
6:13 remaining in regulation as the Nashville Predators defeated the
Dallas Stars.
Cullen's goal came when he beat Dallas goaltender Kari Lehtonen to
the short side after center Derek Roy, who had two assists for
Nashville, dug the puck out of the corner.
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Lehtonen was screened by Dallas defenseman Trevor Daley on the goal.
Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped 33 shots for the Predators
(8-3-2).
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Flyers 4, Panthers 1
Center Sean Couturier had a goal and assist, goaltender Steve Mason
made 34 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers.
Defenseman Michael Del Zotto, right winger Jakub Voracek and left
winger Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored goals to help
Philadelphia (6-5-2) win its fourth straight home game.
Center Nick Bjugstad had the lone goal for Florida (4-3-4).
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Canucks 3, Sharks 2
New Vancouver goalie Ryan Miller stopped 34 shots to improve his
league-leading total to 10 wins, and Vancouver held on to beat San
Jose.
An apparent game-tying goal by Joe Thornton in the final second did
not count following a review. The call on the ice was a good goal
until video displayed the clock had expired before Thornton's
attempt in close crossed the goal line.
The Canucks scored on consecutive shots by Alexander Edler and Nick
Bonino nearly five minutes apart late in the second period to take a
3-2 lead through 40 minutes.
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Islanders 2, Kings 1 (SO)
Center Frans Nielsen's shootout goal lifted the New York Islanders
to a victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
The Kings (7-4-3), who were coming off a 1-3-1 road trip, had their
six-game winning streak at home snapped. They had not lost on home
ice since the San Jose Sharks beat them 4-0 in the opener on Oct. 8.
The Islanders (8-5-0) also ended their losing ways in L.A., winning
for the first time in the City of Angels since Feb. 15, 2003.
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Avalanche 4, Maple Leafs 3 (SO)
Alex Tanguay scored in regulation and had the winning goal in the
shootout as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Center Matt Duchene also had a goal in the shootout and regulation
and defenseman Nick Holden scored for the Avalanche (4-6-5).
Goaltender Reto Berra had 33 saves in his first start in six games.
The Maple Leafs (6-5-2) got a scare in the first minute of the game
when center Daniel Winnik went down with a serious injury and was
taken off the ice on a stretcher. The Leafs reported he was alert
and moving all extremities. (Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los
Angeles; Editing by John O'Brien)
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