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 Capitals 3, Blackhawks 2
The Washington Capitals rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a
win against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Andre Burakovsky, Marcus Johansson and Joel Ward scored for the
Capitals (5-5-3), who snapped a five-game skid in which they went
0-4-1.
Johansson and Ward scored within a 42-second span in the final
minute of the second period to quiet a sell-out Chicago crowd.
Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby turned aside 38 of 40 shots for
the win.
The Blackhawks (7-6-1) lost for the sixth time in the past nine
games despite goals from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith.
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 Red Wings 4, Devils 2
Niklas Kronwall had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings
beat the New Jersey Devils.
Jakub Kindl, Brendan Smith and Johan Franzen also scored for Detroit
(7-3-4), while goaltender Jimmy Howard made 15 saves.
Steve Bernier and Jordin Tootoo scored for New Jersey (6-6-2).
Goalie Cory Schneider stopped 20 shots before being pulled after the
second period. Keith Kinkaid made seven saves.
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Oilers 3, Sabres 2
Boyd Gordon scored with 4:15 remaining to lead the Edmonton Oilers
to a win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Gordon finished off a terrific play by Teddy Purcell, who skated to
his right around Sabres defenseman Nikita Zadorov before finding a
wide-open Gordon to his left.
Mark Arcobello and Iiro Pakarinen also scored for the Oilers
(5-8-1), who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Drew Stafford and Matt Moulson scored for the Sabres (3-10-2) while
goaltender Michal Neuvirth made 49 saves.
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Hurricanes 3, Blue Jackets 2 (overtime)
Elias Lindholm scored with 37.8 seconds left in overtime as the
Carolina Hurricanes sent Columbus to a seventh straight loss.
Scott Hartnell scored twice for Columbus (4-8-1), who took a 2-1
lead in the second period before Carolina's Victor Rask netted the
game-tying goal midway through the third.
The win lifted the Hurricanes to 4-6-2.
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Coyotes 3, Ducks 2 (Shootout)
Opportunism triumphed over aggressiveness as the Arizona Coyotes
beat the Anaheim Ducks in a shootout.
The Ducks outshot Arizona 39-25 but allowed two goals in less than a
minute during the second period and then lost the shootout as
Coyotes left winger Mikkel Boedker netted the winning shootout goal.
The captains scored for each team as Anaheim's (10-3-2) Ryan Getlzaf
and Arizona's Shane Doan each potted goals.
Matt Beleskey tallied for the Ducks, as did Rob Klinkhammer for the
Coyotes. (Editing by Peter Rutherford; )
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