NHL roundup: Oilers end Panthers' home streak

[January 19, 2016]  The Sports Xchange
 
 SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers, who had not lost at home since Dec. 8, dropped a 4-2 decision to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night at the BB&T Center.

Edmonton's Taylor Hall scored two goals, both on assists from Teddy Purcell. Jordan Eberle and Purcell added goals.

Oilers goalie Cam Talbot, making his first start since signing a three-year contract extension on Sunday, had 30 saves.

Florida had its franchise-record seven-game home winning streak broken despite goals from Quinton Howden and Reilly Smith.

Senators 4, Sharks 3 (SO)

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Mika Zibanejad was the only shooter to score in the shootout as Ottawa beat San Jose at SAP Center. Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson denied Joe Pavelski, Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture in the shootout.
 

Ottawa right winger Bobby Jones tripped Sharks defenseman Brent Burns at 3:08 of overtime to give the hosts just their second power play of the game, but the Sharks failed to score despite putting four shots on net.

Ottawa lost leading goal-scorer Mike Hoffman in the second period when the center crashed head-first into the goal post. He was favoring his right shoulder while skating slowly off the ice and to the visitors' dressing room.

Avalanche 2, Jets 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Carl Soderberg and Jarome Iginla scored second-period goals, and Colorado held on for a victory over Winnipeg.

The Jets made it interesting -- ever so briefly -- when Joel Armia snapped a shot past Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov to break the shutout with 41 seconds left in the game.

Varlamov made 36 saves, outdueling Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (32 saves).

Blues 5, Penguins 2

ST. LOUIS -- Paul Stastny had a goal and two assists in the third period to lift St. Louis over Pittsburgh.

Stastny also assisted on a goal in the first period to record his first four-point game in his two years with the Blues.

The win was the fourth in their last five games for the Blues, who handed the Penguins their first regulation loss in five games.

Sabres 2, Coyotes 1

PHOENIX -- Buffalo rookie Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and goaltender Chad Johnson won his second game in three nights in the Sabres' victory over Arizona at Gila River Arena.

Eichel and Jamie McGinn scored power-play goals in the second period and Johnson made 26 saves when the Sabres won for the fourth time in five games.

Coyotes center Antoine Vermette scored his seventh goal of the season when he drove a shot through Johnson's pads to break up the shut out at 8:04 of the third period. Vermette's goal was the Coyotes' first in 1:31:22, since right winger Shane Doan's goal late in the second period of a 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit on Thursday. New Jersey shut out the Coyotes 2-0 on Saturday.

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