NHL roundup: Kane keeps streak alive in Blackhawks' win

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[December 12, 2015]  The Sports Xchange

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane scored a goal to increase his point streak to 25 games and the Chicago Blackhawks cruised to a 2-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.

Corey Crawford stopped all 25 shots he faced to collect his third shutout of the season and the 15th of his career. Jonathan Toews also scored for the Blackhawks.

Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck stopped 29 of 31 shots. He drew his first loss after going 4-0-0 with a 1.71 goals-against average to start his NHL career.

Kings 3, Penguins 1

PITTSBURGH -- Marian Gaborik won it by snapping a shot under the crossbar in the fourth round of shootout, and Los Angeles won its sixth in a row, beating Pittsburgh.

Jonathan Quick won a goaltender duel with Marc-Andre Fleury in a game filled with considerable offense despite the final score, preventing Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Nick Bonino from scoring in the shootout while making 40 saves through regulation and overtime. Fleury made 38.

Tanner Pearson and Jake Muzzin scored in regulation for the Kings. Malkin and Eric Fehr scored in regulation for the Penguins.

Devils 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)

NEWARK, N.J. -- Kyle Palmeri scored on a breakaway with 39.3 seconds left in overtime to lift New Jersey over Detroit at the Prudential Center.

Power play goals by Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar in the second period gave the Red Wings a two-goal advantage, but the Devils rallied to tie on third-period goals by Damon Severson and Sergey Kalinin.

Coyotes 2, Wild 1 (OT)

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Mikkel Boedker scored his second goal of the game on a rebound 34 seconds into overtime and Arizona snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over at Gila River Arena.

Anders Lindback had 27 saves for the Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for the Wild.

Jared Spurgeon scored for the Wild, his fourth of the season.

Stars 3, Flyers 1

DALLAS -- Antoine Roussel scored the winning goal late in the second period and Antti Niemi stopped 19 of 20 shots in Dallas' victory over Philadelphia at American Airlines Center.

Mattias Janmark and Jamie Benn also scored for the Stars and Shayne Gostisbehere scored the Flyers' lone goal.

Michal Neuvirth, who stopped 41 of 43 shots in the losing effort.

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Oilers 7, Rangers 5

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Edmonton extended its winning streak to five games with a win over the New York Rangers.

Lauri Korpikoski had a hat trick and Taylor Hall scored twice in the third period, including the winner with 1:33 left, to help the Oilers sweep their five-game homestand. Teddy Purcell and Darnell Nurse also scored for Edmonton.

Derick Brassard scored twice and Mats Zuccarello, Chris Kreider and Rick Nash scored one each for the Rangers.

Hurricanes 5, Ducks 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jeff Skinner scored three goals and Eddie Lack stopped 31 shots for his second victory, leading Carolina to a rout of Anaheim at the Honda Center.

Elias Lindholm and Jordan Staal added goals as the Hurricanes secured their third victory in four games.

Jakob Silfverberg scored for the Ducks, who saw their two-game winning streak end.

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