Highlights of Friday's NHL games

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[February 28, 2015]  Feb 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's National Hockey League games:

Hurricanes 3, Capitals 0

Goalie Anton Khudobin made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-0.

Defenseman Brett Bellemore, center Jeff Skinner and left winger Nathan Gerbe (empty-netter) scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the third time in four games.

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Lightning 4, Blackhawks 0

Center Steven Stamkos scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning made their first home game in two weeks a good one with a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Tampa Bay (38-19-6) got superb play in goal from Ben Bishop and the Lightning posted their second shutout of the season. It was the sixth time Chicago failed to score.

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Islanders 2, Flames 1

Jaroslav Halak set a franchise record for wins by a goalie in a single season when he made 26 saves as the New York Islanders edged the Calgary Flames 2-1.

The win was the 33rd of the season for Halak, whose Islanders triumphed for the eighth time in 11 games.

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Bruins 3, Devils 2 (OT)

Center Ryan Spooner scored his first goal of the season at 2:46 of overtime to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

The victory cemented Boston in the eighth and final playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

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Ducks 4, Kings 2

The Anaheim Ducks scored four unanswered goals in the final period to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 and gain a small measure of revenge after being eliminated by their fierce rivals in last season's playoffs.

Center Ryan Kesler, left winger Emerson Etem and right winger Corey Perry lit the lamp for Anaheim, with Perry adding a second goal into the empty net as the Ducks took the regular-season series 3-1.

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Avalanche 5, Stars 4 (SO)

Center Ryan O'Reilly scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Dallas Stars 5-4.

Dallas center Cody Eakin scored his second goal of the game early in the final period to give the Stars a 3-1 lead. (Compiled by Andrew Both)

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