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 Since starting goaltender Henrik Lundqvist left the lineup with a
neck injury Feb. 2, the Rangers are 15-2-3. Talbot is 13-2-3 over
that span.
Left winger James Sheppard and defenseman Matt Hunwick scored for
the Rangers. New York (44-17-7) held a two-point lead in the race
for the Presidents' Trophy pending Sunday's late games.
Goaltender Dan Ellis stopped 32 shots for the Panthers, who are
battling the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins for the final
playoff spots in the East.
Left winger Brandon Pirri scored for Florida (31-24-14).
Blues 3, Stars 0
DALLAS -- St. Louis right winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 34th
goal of the season and backup goaltender Jake Allen stopped all 28
shots he faced to earn his fourth shutout of the season as the Blues
blanked Dallas at American Airlines Center.
St. Louis also received insurance goals from left winger Alexander
Steen, who scored on the power play with 3:15 remaining, and right
winger T.J. Oshie, who scored an empty-netter with 1:56 remaining.
Steen had a goal and an assist and Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo
two assists.
Red Wings 5, Penguins 1
PITTSBURGH -- Left winger Teemu Pulkkinen scored twice and
defenseman Marek Zidlicky had a goal and two assists as Detroit
broke out of a funk with a win against Pittsburgh at Consol Energy
Center.
Left winger Henrik Zetterberg added a goal and an assist, and center
Riley Sheahan also scored for Detroit, which had lost two games in a
row and was 1-4 in its previous five games.
Detroit chased Penguins starting goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the
second period, after he allowed four goals on 16 shots while winger
David Perron scored the Penguins' lone goal.
Hurricanes 3, Blue Jackets 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Defenseman Justin Faulk, defenseman Ron Hainsey
and fourth-line center Brad Malone scored seconds-period goals, and
Carolina beat Columbus for just its second win in seven games.
Goaltender Anton Khudobin had 22 saves for the Hurricanes, who had
been 1-4-1 since Feb. 28, including a 4-3 shootout loss to Columbus
five days earlier.
The Blue Jackets got goals from left winger Nick Foligno and right
winger Scott Hartnell, while goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had 24
saves.
Senators 2, Flyers 1 (SO)
OTTAWA -- Andrew Hammond continued his run into the NHL record books
Sunday night at Canadian Tire Centre. The goalie stopped 27 shots
through overtime and all three he faced in the shootout, and winger
Bobby Ryan scored the only goal in the tiebreaking skills contest to
give Ottawa a victory over Philadelphia.
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Hammond became the second goalie in NHL history to give up two or
fewer goals in each of his first 11 games as a starter. Boston
Bruins netminder Frank Brimsek holds the record of 12 games, set in
1938. Hammond still has yet to lose a game in regulation time,
compiling a 10-0-1 record since taking over the job as Ottawa's main
goalie after injuries to Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner.
Center Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored in regulation for the Senators
(33-24-11), while winger Jakub Voracek replied for the Flyers
(29-27-15).
Capitals 2, Bruins 0
WASHINGTON -- Goaltender Braden Holtby made 22 saves and goals from
defensemen John Carlson and Nate Schmidt helped Washington top
Boston.
The Capitals (37-23-10) moved them into sole possession of the first
wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Bruins (36-23-10) saw their 7-0-1 points streak end with the
loss, which dropped them two points behind the Capitals with one
game in hand. The Bruins are now five points ahead of the Ottawa
Senators in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the East.
Ducks 4, Predators 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The comeback quacks were deafening at Honda
Center once again, as Anaheim defeated Nashville after trailing 2-0
at the second intermission. Their rally allowed them to surpass
Calgary for the league-lead in games won when falling behind after
40 minutes.
Centers Ryan Getzlaf and Nate Thompson scored for Anaheim, as did
right winger Kyle Palmieri and defenseman Cam Fowler. Left winger
Taylor Beck and defenseman Roman Josi tallied for Nashville.
Rookie goalie John Gibson earned the win with 25 saves while the
Predators turned to Pekka Rinne for 24 stops in defeat.
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