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 Islanders 3, Bruins 2
Former Bruins Johnny Boychuk and Chad Johnson returned to Boston
with their new team and helped the New York Islanders to victory.
Boychuk, the long-time Bruins defenseman traded to New York before
the start of the season, played a strong game and Johnson, last
year's backup Boston goaltender, stopped 30 shots as the Islanders
ended a two-game losing streak and improved to 5-2.
To make things worse for the Bruins, defenseman and captain Zdeno
Chara was lost in the first period to a reported knee injury.
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Red Wings 4, Penguins 3 (OT)
Justin Abdelkader scored with 43.5 seconds left in overtime to
complete a comeback from a two-goal deficit and the Detroit Red
Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Abdelkader scored from the slot in the extra period after the Red
Wings scored twice in two minutes late in the third period, with
goalie Jimmy Howard pulled for an extra attacker, to tie the game.
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Kings 2, Sabres 0
Jonathan Quick became the all-time leader in shutouts for the Los
Angeles Kings, blanking the Buffalo Sabres.
Quick stopped all 29 shots he faced to surpass Rogie Vachon's mark
of 32 shutouts.
Center Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who won
their fifth in a row and dealt the Sabres (1-7-0) their fourth
consecutive loss.
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Predators 3, Blackhawks 2
Offseason acquisition James Neal notched the fifth hat trick of his
career as the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks.
Left winger Neal, picked up from the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 27
for right winger Patric Hornqvist and center Nick Spaling, helped
Nashville remain the only team in the league without a regulation
loss.
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Canucks 4, Blues 1
Nick Bonino's goal 4:54 into the third period broke a 1-1 tie and
sent the Vancouver Canucks and goalie Ryan Miller to victory over
his former team, the St. Louis Blues.
Miller, playing his first game against the Blues since signing a
three-year contract with Vancouver as a free agent over the summer,
stopped 31 shots.
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Wild 2, Coyotes 0
Minnesota goalie Darcy Kuemper delivered his third shutout in four
starts and the Wild blanked the Arizona Coyotes.
Kuemper finished with 26 saves, while Arizona goalie Mike Smith
stopped 27 shots, but the Coyotes couldn't solve Kuemper and were
shut out for the first time this season.
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Flames 5, Hurricanes 0
Struggling centers Matt Stajan and Sean Monahan both scored in the
second period and the Calgary Flames beat the winless Carolina
Hurricanes.
Monahan, coming off a 22-goal rookie season, and the veteran Stajan
went into the game without a goal this year, but found the net as
the Flames won for the first time on home ice and improved their
season record to 5-3-1.
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Blue Jackets 5, Sharks 4
Center Mark Letestu scored his second goal of the game with 20.7
seconds left to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a road win over the
San Jose Sharks.
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