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 Panthers 4, Lightning 3
Jaromir Jagr scored his 717th career goal to tie Phil Esposito for
fifth place on the NHL's all-time scoring list as Florida held off a
late rally to beat visiting Tampa Bay 4-3.
Brad Boyes recorded his 200th career goal while Aleksander Barkov
and Aaron Ekblad also tallied for the Panthers, who led 4-1 early in
the third period.
Jonathan Huberdeau contributed three assists as Florida moved within
two points of idle Boston for the second wildcard spot in the
Eastern Conference.
Steven Stamkos tallied his 35th goal of the season for the Lightning
(38-20-6), who remain five points behind first-place Montreal in the
Atlantic Division.
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Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 3
The Pittsburgh Penguins powered past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3
on Sunday, using three second-period power-play goals to earn a win.
Left winger Daniel Winnik made his debut for the Penguins, picking
up an assist, while Evgeni Malkin added two goals and an assist.
Defenseman Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby picked up two helpers each
for Pittsburgh (36-17-9).
The win pulled the Penguins to within a point of the idle New York
Rangers for second place in the Metropolitan.
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Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 0
Alex Ovechkin added to his league lead with his 40th and 41st goals
of the season and goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 32 shots for his
seventh shutout of the season, leading the Capitals to a 4-0 win
over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Capitals (34-20-10) snapped a three-game losing streak with the
victory and remained within three points of the third-place
Pittsburgh Penguins in the Metropolitan.
The Maple Leafs (25-33-5) lost 4-0 for the second straight night.
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Jets 5, Kings 2
Andrew Ladd scored a pair of goals in the second period to pace the
Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
The Jets' captain scored his 21st and 22nd goals of the year, not
long after defenseman Tyler Myers fired his sixth to snap a 1-1 tie.
Rookie goalie Michael Hutchinson stopped 18 shots for the Jets
(32-20-12), who are now 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests.
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Los Angeles starting netminder Jonathan Quick lasted two periods,
stopping 17 of 21 shots.
Defending Stanley Cup champions LA (29-21-12) have lost three
consecutive games after rattling off eight straight victories.
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Canucks 6, Blues 5 (SO)
Nick Bonino, Radim Vrbata and Chris Higgins all scored in a shootout
as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the St Louis Blues in a wild game.
St Louis rallied from a 5-2 deficit to force the overtime with three
third-period goals. David Backes tied the game at 15:31 when he
jammed a puck past Vancouver goaltender Eddie Lack.
Earlier, the Canucks scored five consecutive goals to erase a 2-0
deficit.
Ronalds Kenins added two assists for Vancouver (36-23-3).
T.J. Oshie had three assists for the Blues (40-18-5).
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Ducks 3, Stars 1
Anaheim center Ryan Getzlaf and right winger Corey Perry each
contributed a goal and an assist and goaltender John Gibson stopped
39-of-40 shots as the Ducks defeated the Dallas Stars.
Anaheim (40-17-7) also got a goal from defenseman Clayton Stoner,
who scored the eventual game-winner early in the third period. The
Ducks won for the fifth time in their past seven games.
Dallas (27-26-10) got its lone goal from right winger Patrick Eaves
late in the second period while on the power-play. The Stars'
winless streak reached six games (0-4-2). (Compiled by Jahmal
Corner; Editing by Peter Rutherford/John O'Brien)
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