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 Jones set the Sharks franchise record for consecutive scoreless
minutes at 234:39. He had entered the game with a 178:11 shutout
streak, only having yielded one goal in his three previous starts.
That goal occurred 1:49 into San Jose's season opener, a 5-1 win
over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on Oct. 7.
Left winger Patrick Marleau scored in regulation for San Jose, which
improved to 4-0-0. The Sharks are one of four unbeaten teams in the
NHL, along with Montreal, Minnesota and Detroit.
Center Joe Pavelski and defenseman Brent Burns scored in the
shootout.
On the other end of the spectrum is New Jersey, which fell to 0-3-1.
Center Adam Henrique scored for New Jersey.
Maple Leafs 6, Blue Jackets 3
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Toronto, losers of its first three games, gained
strength en route to a win over Columbus at Nationwide Arena,
earning its first victory of the season.
Leo Komarov scored two goals, while Jake Gardiner, James Van
Riemsdyk, Nazem Kadri and Joffrey Lupul also for the Maple Leafs.
The win was the first for the Maple Leafs under new coach Mike
Babcock.
Boone Jenner, Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell scored for the Blue
Jackets, off to the worst start in franchise history at 0-5-0.
Hurricanes 5, Red Wings 3
DETROIT -- Kris Versteeg and Eric Staal had a goal and two assists
each to lead Carolina to its first win of the season, over Detroit
at Joe Louis Arena.
Brock McGinn got his first career goal, in his first NHL game, and
had an assist, while Justin Faulk and Chris Terry also scored for
Carolina. Cam Ward made 17 saves.
Gustav Nyquist, Riley Sheahan and Teemu Pulkkinen scored for
Detroit. Jimmy Howard made 31 saves.
Jets 3, Flames 1
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Dustin Byfuglien scored a highlight-reel goal
with just 1:28 left in the third period to spark Winnipeg to a
triumph over Calgary.
Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little also scored for the Jets.
The Flames got their only goal from Markus Backlund, who notched his
first of the season early in the opening period.
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Blues 4, Canucks 3
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Alex Steen scored on a pretty
second-period passing play and added an assist as St. Louis snapped
a two-year losing streak against Vancouver.
Jori Lehtera, Kyle Brodziak and Robert Bortuzzo also scored for the
Blues. Vladimir Tarasenko added two assists.
Brandon Sutter (shorthanded), Jared McCann and Daniel Sedin scored
for Vancouver.
Avalanche 3, Ducks 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Reto Berra earned his second career shutout in
his first start of the season as Colorado defeated Anaheim at the
Honda Center.
Berra made 35 saves in his second consecutive appearance. The
shutout extended Berra's streak of consecutive scoreless minutes to
164 over two seasons.
Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Skille and John Mitchell scored for Colorado.
Kings 2, Wild 1 (OT)
LOS ANGELES -- Anze Kopitar scored his first goal of the season,
lifting Los Angeles over Minnesota at Staples Center.
The Kings' Tyler Toffoli and the Wild's Mikko Koivu scored the
regulation goals.
Kopitar delivered at 2:19 of the extra period, gathering a pass from
Tanner Pearson and firing a winner past goaltender Darcy Kuemper as
the Kings (1-3-1) ended a three-game skid.
Goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 25 of 26 shots for the Kings. Kuemper
stopped 35 of 37 shots for the Wild.
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