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Avalanche 4, Rangers 3
Center Nathan MacKinnon and left winger Alex Tanguay scored during a
shootout to propel the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the
New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
MacKinnon tied the score at 3-3 midway through the third period on a
power-play, his fifth goal the season, to help the send the game
into overtime.
Tanguay and center Matt Duchene also scored for the Avalanche in
regulation. Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves.
Right winger Kevin Hayes, center Derek Stepan and defenseman Dan
Girardi scored for the Rangers, who received 25 saves from
goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.
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Jets 3, Hurricanes 1
Right winger Blake Wheeler scored two goals as Winnipeg bounced back
from a miserable outing last time out by defeating Carolina at PNC
Arena.
Michel Frolik added an empty-net goal with 1:30 remaining as the
Jets returned to winning ways following their 3-0 defeat against
Montreal on Tuesday.
Center Elias Lindholm scored on a second-period power-play for
Carolina, which had a six-game points streak snapped.
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Sharks 2, Lightning 1
San Jose Sharks edged Tampa Bay thanks in large part to goaltender
Antti Niemi's 32 saves at Amalie Arena.
Center Joe Thornton and winger Tyler Kennedy scored second-period
goals that proved enough for San Jose.
Tampa Bay pulled goalie Ben Bishop, who made 37 saves in the game,
in the final minute but could not get the tying goal after center
Steven Stamkos scored in the third period to bring his team within
striking distance.
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Canadiens 5, Bruins 1
Left winger Max Pacioretty scored twice to lead Montreal to an easy
win over Boston at the Bell Centre.
Goaltender Carey Price made 21 saves for Montreal, while Boston
goalie Niklas Svedberg stopped 29 shots.
Right wingers Dale Weise and Jiri Sekac and center Lars Eller also
scored for Montreal while defenseman Dougie Hamilton scored for
Boston.
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Wild 6, Sabres 3
Right winger Nino Niederreiter scored his first career hat-trick as
Minnesota climbed out of an early hole to beat slumping Buffalo.
Centers Ryan Carter and Kyle Brodziak, and defenseman Jared Spurgeon
also scored for Minnesota, which got 25 saves from goalie Niklas
Backstrom.
Darcy Kuemper started the game in goal for Minnesota, but was pulled
after allowing two goals on Buffalo's first two shots.
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Blues 4, Predators 3
Center Paul Stastny's third-period goal broke a tie and earned St
Louis victory over Nashville.
Right wingers T.J. Oshie and Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Carl
Gunnarsson also scored for St Louis.
Center Filip Forsberg and defensemen Shea Weber and Roman Josi
scored for Nashville.
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Flames 5, Coyotes 3
Center Paul Byron scored twice to lead Calgary past Arizona.
Center Sean Monahan, right winger David Jones and defenseman Mark
Giordano also scored for Calgary and goaltender Jonas Hiller stopped
20 shots to record the win.
Right winger Shane Doan and centers Antoine Vermette and Joe Vitale
scored for Arizona while Mike Smith made 20 saves in the loss.
(Editing by Simon Evans)
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