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 Capitals 4, Panthers 3
The Capitals scored three unanswered goals and got 29 saves from
Braden Holtby to rally past the Panthers.
Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, defenseman Karl Alzner and rookie right
winger Andre Burakovsky scored goals for the Capitals (20-11-7, 47
points) who passed the New York Rangers for third place in the
Metropolitan Division standings.
The Panthers (17-11-9, 43 points) lost for the third time in four
games and finished the contest without goaltender Roberto Luongo who
exited after a first-period collision with Ovechkin.
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Hurricanes 2, Bruins 1 (shootout)
Carolina center Eric Staal scored in the shootout and goaltender
Anton Khudobin beat his former team.
Khudobin denied all three Boston shooters and has now stopped 13 of
15 shots in shootouts in his career.
Boston (19-15-6), who managed just two third-period shots and one in
overtime, lost their fourth straight shootout.
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Ducks 4, Predators 3 (shootout)
Ryan Kesler scored the decider in a three-round shootout, giving the
Anaheim Ducks a victory over the Nashville Predators.
The Predators (25-10-3) lost for the sixth time in their past seven
meetings against the Ducks (26-9-6).
Nashville were playing on consecutive nights after Saturday's
overtime victory in Los Angeles.
Predators back-up goalie Carter Hutton was strong in just his fifth
start this season, making 30 saves.
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Blackhawks 5, Stars 4 (overtime)
Patrick Sharp's goal at 1:17 of overtime completed an impressive
comeback by the Chicago Blackhawks, who defeated the Dallas Stars.
Chicago were down four different times in the game, but kept coming
back to win for the third straight time over the Stars (18-14-6)
this season (two more games remain).
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The Blackhawks (26-11-2) have now won 17 of their last 22 games,
dating back ironically enough to Nov. 16 against Dallas.
- - - Blue Jackets 4, Avalanche 3
Defenseman David Savard scored with 1:01 left in regulation as the
Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche.
Brandon Dubinsky scored his first two goals of the season and center
Ryan Johansen also scored for the Blue Jackets (17-17-3), who are
11-2-1 in their last 13 games.
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Oilers 5, Islanders 1
The Edmonton Oilers continued their mini revival under head coach
Todd Nelson, moving to 2-0-2 with him after beating New York.
Matt Hendricks scored twice, Ben Scrivens made 31 saves and the
Oilers triumphed.
The Islanders are third in the Eastern Conference at 26-12-1.
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Lightning 4, Senators 2
A pair of goals by center Tyler Johnson led the Tampa Bay Lightning
to a win over the Ottawa Senators.
Defenseman Victor Hedman and center Steven Stamkos also scored for
the Lightning (25-12-4), who bounced back from Friday's loss in
Pittsburgh and have now won five of their last six. (Reporting by
Jahmal Corner, editing by Gene Cherry/Sudipto Ganguly)
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