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 Canadiens 4, Red Wings 1
Defenseman P.K. Subban and right winger Brendan Gallagher each had a
goal and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a win over the
Detroit Red Wings.
Montreal earned its sixth consecutive victory and improved its
league-best record to 14-4-1.
Left winger Brandon Prust and center Tomas Plekanec also scored for
Montreal. Canadiens goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 28 saves.
Center Riley Sheahan scored for Detroit (8-4-5). Red Wings goalie
Jimmy Howard stopped 15 shots.
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Wild 4, Jets 3 (Overtime)
Defenseman Marco Scandella scored at 1:01 of overtime and the
Minnesota Wild survived a comeback by the Winnipeg Jets to earn a
victory.
 Center Zach Parise scored two goals in his return and right winger
Nino Niederreiter once in the first period for the Wild.
Right winger Michael Frolik and left wingers Evander Kane and Andrew
Ladd scored third-period goals for Winnipeg, bringing it back from a
3-0 deficit to force overtime.
Minnesota improved to 10-7-0 while the Jets fell to 9-7-3.
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Blackhawks 6, Stars 2
Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal and added two assists to lead
the Chicago Blackhawks to a win against the Dallas Stars.
The Blackhawks (10-7-1) picked up their third win in the past four
games and improved to 7-3-1 at home. Chicago broke open a 2-2 tie in
the third period with a flurry of goals from Kane, center Jonathan
Toews, left winger Kris Versteeg and left winger Brandon Saad.
The Stars (6-8-4) lost their second consecutive game.
- - - Sharks 2, Hurricanes 0
Troy Grosenick became the 22nd goalie in NHL history to record a
shutout in his first start, stopping 45 shots as the San Jose Sharks
beat the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Grosenick was recalled Wednesday after backup goalie Alex Stalock
was placed on injured reserve. He got his first start after Antti
Niemi played Saturday in Columbus.
The Sharks (10-8-2) improved to 3-3 on their current seven-game road
trip, while the Hurricanes (5-9-3) continued to be a team of
streaks, losing their third straight.
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Panthers 6, Ducks 2
Nick Bjugstad and Brad Boyes scored two goals each, leading the
Florida Panthers to a commanding victory over Anaheim.
Bjugstad added two assists, and Boyes had one, while Jonathan
Huberdeau contributed a goal and an assist for Florida (5-4-5).
The Ducks fell to 11-4-4 with the loss.
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Coyotes 2, Oilers 1
Arizona, coming off a 5-0 victory in Vancouver, closed out their
Western Canadian road swing with a win in Edmonton.
Brandon Gormley scored in the first period for Arizona and Mikkel
Boedker put the team ahead 2-0 in the third before the Coyotes
(8-9-1) survived a furious Edmonton rally to preserve the victory.
Taylor Hall scored at 14:10 in the third for the Oilers (6-10-2),
who have now lost three in a row and have yet to beat a Western
Conference team all season (0-8-1). (Editing by Jahmal Corner/Peter
Rutherford)
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