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 Capitals 6, Maple Leafs 2
Marcus Johansson and right winger Eric Fehr scored two goals apiece
as the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on
Wednesday.
The victory was the third in a row for the Capitals (21-11-7), while
the Maple Leafs (21-17-3) continued their poor form with a third
consecutive defeat.
The Maple Leafs were playing their first game under interim coach
Peter Horachek following the firing of Randy Carlyle on Tuesday.
Brooks Laich and right winger Alex Ovechkin also scored for the
Capitals and defenseman John Carlson picked up two assists.
Goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 30 shots in his 15th straight start
between the Washington pipes.
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 Bruins 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Patrice Bergeron scored at 2:33 of overtime, his second goal of the
game, to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh
Penguins.
Center Bergeron tipped left winger Milan Lucic's shot from the
center point and the play stood up under a review to see if the
scorer's stick was a legal height off the ice.
It was the fourth game in a row Boston (20-15-6) played beyond
regulation but the first of those four it won.
With the point, the Penguins (24-10-6) moved into sole possession of
first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Tuukka Rask made 37 saves in the victory.
- - - Rangers 4, Ducks 1
New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves, and the Rangers got
goals from Derick Brassard, Rick Nash, Mats Zuccarello and Dominic
Moore in a 4-1 win over Anaheim.
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Back-up goaltender Ilya Brzygalov made 26 saves in a rare start for
the Ducks (26-10-6), but was burned by two costly Anaheim giveaways
in the defensive zone in the third period.
New York improved to 22-11-4.
Anaheim swept New York in last season's two-game series, and the
Ducks had not lost at home to the Rangers (22-11-4) since the
2008-09 season.
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Red Wings 3, Flames 2
Henrik Zetterberg, skating in his 800th career NHL game, broke a 1-1
deadlock to help Detroit to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames.
Zetterberg also had an assist to take his career points tally to
756.
Justin Abdelkader's goal on the power play early in the third period
stood as the winner for the Red Wings.
Riley Sheahan also scored, while back-up goalie Petr Mrazek made 28
saves, for the Wings (22-10-9), who have a strong hold on third spot
in the Atlantic Division.
Netminder Jonas Hiller took the loss in his relief appearance for
Calgary, who fell to 21-17-3. (Compiled by Jahmal Corner in Los
Angeles; Editing by John O'Brien/Peter Rutherford)
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