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 The win was the Wild's fourth straight and improved their record
since the All-Star break to a league-best 15-2-1. Minnesota moved
past the Winnipeg Jets and into the first wild-card spot in the
Western Conference, five points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings and
San Jose Sharks, who are tied for ninth place.
The Capitals were playing without NHL leading goal scorer Alex
Ovechkin, who was sidelined for the first time this season due to a
lower-body injury. Left winger Curtis Glencross scored the lone goal
for the Capitals, who were thwarted by Wild goaltender Devan
Dubnyk's 24 saves.
Flyers 3, Blues 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Defenseman Michael Del Zotto and right winger Wayne
Simmonds scored less than two minutes apart in the third period to
lead Philadelphia to a win over St. Louis.
Flyers goaltender Steve Mason and Blues netminder Brian Elliott went
toe-to-toe, with each making 28 saves in the game.
St. Louis center Jaden Schwartz opened the scoring and Fylers left
winger Michael Raffl added an empty-net goal with just over a minute
to play to seal the win.
 Flames 4, Bruins 3 (SO)
BOSTON -- Defenseman David Schlemko, playing his first game with his
third NHL team of the season, scored a fancy goal in the eighth
round of the shootout, giving Calgary a shootout decision over
Boston.
Centers Sean Monahan and Jiri Hudler and left winger Johnny Gaudreau
scored regulation goals for the Flames, who were playing the fifth
of seven straight on the road. Hudler also had an assist and
defensemen Kris Russell and Dennis Wideman both had two assists as
the Flames improved to 13-4 in extra time this season. Flames goalie
Karri Ramo, who came in with a 1.87 goals-against average in the
first four games on the trip, stopped 34 shots.
Left wingers Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic and right winger Loui
Eriksson scored for the Bruins, while goalie Tuukka Rask made 29
saves in the losing effort.
Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 2
TAMPA, Fla. -- Scoring two goals in the first period and two in the
third, Tampa Bay beat Toronto for its 14th victory in the past 16
home games.
Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop stopped 25 shots to earn his 32nd win of
the season, playing with confidence after the Lightning took the
lead in the first five minutes. Right wingers Nikita Kucherov and
Ryan Callahan and centers Vladislav Namestnikov and Alex Killorn
scored for the Lightning.
Left winger David Book and right winger Richard Panik scored for
Toronto.
Stars 4, Panthers 3 (SO)
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Center Colton Sceviour, in the third and final
round of the shootout, scored the only goal of the session,
converting on a backhand move as Dallas edged Florida.
Defenseman Alex Goligoski, left winger Curtis McKenzie and center
Shawn Horcoff scored in regulation for Dallas.
Florida lost in its first game this season with goalie Dan Ellis,
who was called up from the AHL after injuries to All-Star Roberto
Luongo and backup Al Montoya.
Center Brandon Pirri, defenseman Dmitry Kulikov and left winger
Jonathan Huberdeau scored in regulation for Florida.
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Islanders 4, Predators 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Center Brock Nelson's goal with 6:08 left gave
the New York Islanders a wild win over Nashville at Bridgestone
Arena.
Centers John Tavares and Anders Lee and defenseman Nick Leddy also
scored for New York, which had lost four of its previous six.
Centers Colin Wilson, Mike Ribeiro and Craig Smith all scored for
Nashville.
first goal.
Coyotes 3, Canucks 2 (SO)
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Goalie Mike Smith made 32 saves and center Sam
Gagner scored the lone goal in the shootout as Arizona avoided
setting a franchise-record losing streak, beating Vancouver.
Left wingers Tobias Rieder and right winger B.J. Crombeen scored in
regulation for Arizona, helping end the Coyotes' 10-game losing
streak, which was the longest since the team moved to the Valley and
tied two such streaks set while the team was still in Winnipeg.
Left winger Chris Higgins and right winger Radim Vrbata scored for
Vancouver, which moved into sixth place in the Western Conference
standings with 76 points.
Kings 4, Canadiens 3 (SO)
LOS ANGELES -- Shootout goals by centers Anze Kopitar and Jeff
Carter and right winger Marian Gaborik lifted Los Angeles over
Montreal. Gaborik, who had two goals in regulation, forced the extra
session by scoring on a power play with 45 seconds left in the third
period. It was Gaborik's 19th of the season.
Left winger Max Pacioretty's 31st goal of the season, on a beautiful
feed from center David Desharnais at 7:12 of the third period, gave
the Canadiens a 3-2 lead, but they couldn't hold it. Desharnais and
Pacioretty also scored for the Canadiens in the shootout.
Goalie Jonathan Quick recorded 15 saves for the Kings, who won their
second straight. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski stopped 26 of 29 shots
for Montreal, which dropped its third in a row.
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