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 Islanders 4, Rangers 1
New York Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak came within 8.1 seconds of
his second consecutive shutout of the New York Rangers
Halak, who blanked the Rangers (27-14-4) at Madison Square Garden on
Jan. 13, stopped 40 shots before Rangers left winger Carl Hagelin
scored to deny Halak his fifth shutout of the season.
Islanders (32-14-1) center Mikhail Grabovski, Matt Martin, Ryan
Strome and center John Tavares scored a goal apiece.
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Canadiens 3, Stars 2
Brendan Gallagher's power-play goal stood as the game-winner to give
the Montreal Canadiens a close victory over the Dallas Stars.
Alexei Emelin and Alex Galchenyuk also scored for the Canadiens
(30-13-3), extending their winning streak to three games.
Carey Price stopped 40 shots to beat the Stars (21-19-7).
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Ducks 4, Canucks 0
Rickard Rakell scored a goal and added an assist while goaltender
Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots for the shutout as the Anaheim
Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks to extend their winning streak to
six games.
The shutout was the third of the season for Andersen.
Anaheim leads the NHL with a 32-10-6 record for 70 points. The Ducks
are also 11-1-2 in their 14 games against Vancouver.
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Predators 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)
Craig Smith scored his 14th goal on a breakaway at 2:46 of overtime
as Nashville saw off the Colorado Avalanche.
Smith took a breakout pass from center Mike Ribeiro and beat
goalkeeper Semyon Varlamov with a forehand to up the Predators'
record to 19-2-1 at Bridgestone Arena.
Nashville (31-10-5) increased its Central Division lead over Chicago
and St Louis to five points.
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Hurricanes 4, Lightning 2
The Hurricanes got goals from Eric Staal, Nathan Gerbe, Justin Faulk
and Jiri Tlusty as Carolina beat Tampa Bay for their third straight
win.
Carolina goalie Anton Khudobin, starting for the third consecutive
game, registered 28 saves.
 Cedric Paquette and Brian Boyle scored for Tampa Bay (30-15-4),
which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
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Red Wings 5, Panthers 4
The Detroit Red Wings scored four goals in the second period and
chased Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo en route to a win.
Red Wings left winger Luke Glendening scored two goals, and Detroit
goaltender Petr Mrzaek made 37 saves. Former Panthers center Stephen
Weiss added a goal and two assists for Detroit (28-11-9).
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Penguins 5, Jets 3
David Perron and Brandon Sutter scored power-play goals just under 2
1/2 minutes apart in the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins
rallied for a victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Perron has six goals in nine games for the Penguins (27-12-8) since
being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers in a trade.
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Blue Jackets 4, Capitals 3
Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Cam Atkinson snapped a personal
17-game slump with a third-period goal that sent the Blue Jackets to
a win over the Washington Capitals.
Blue Jackets (21-22-3) goaltender Curtis McElhinney, who will have
an extended run as starter due to Sergei Bobrovsky's long-term groin
injury, had 25 saves against the Caps (24-14-9), who never led but
stayed close.
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Flyers 4, Coyotes 3 (SO)
Wayne Simmonds had the only goal in the shootout, lifting the
Philadelphia Flyers to a victory over the Arizona Coyotes.
Steve Mason returned from missing time due to the flu and made 22
saves for Philadelphia (20-22-7) after Ray Emery allowed two goals
on the first four shots during the opening 5:50.
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Flames 4, Sabres 1
Johnny Gaudreau scored twice to lead Calgary past Buffalo.
The Flames, who improved to 26-19-3, have been dominant in third
periods all season, outscoring opponents by a 59-32 margin.
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Wild 2, Oilers 1
Charlie Coyle jumped on a turnover by Oilers winger Jordan Eberle at
the Minnesota blueline and delivered the game-winner.
The Wild (21-20-6) needed a gift late in the third period to break
open a 1-1 tie and post a nail-biting 2-1 decision over the 29th
place Edmonton Oilers. (Compiled by Jahmal Corner; Editing by John
O'Brien)
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