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 Penguins 3, Kings 0
The Pittsburgh Penguins notched two power-play goals in the first
period and never looked back as they skated past the Los Angeles
Kings 3-0.
Right winger Chris Kunitz figured in on all three Pittsburgh goals,
scoring two and assisting on the other.
Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves to earn the
win and 30th shutout of his career.
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Bruins 3, Sabres 2 (OT)
Left winger Brad Marchand scored 1:20 into overtime, giving the
Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Marchand ripped a one-timer into the top right corner of the net
following a perfect feed from right winger Reilly Smith.
The winger had also tied the game with 5:30 left in the third
period.
Defenseman Adam McQuaid also scored for the Bruins while center
Tyler Ennis and right winger Drew Stafford tallied for the Sabres.
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 Lightning 4, Flyers 3
Center Steven Stamkos scored twice to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning
to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Stamkos, who had just one goal and one assist in the previous five
games, gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead in the final minute of the
second period, then added his ninth goal of the season early in the
third.
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Devils 2, Jets 1 (SO)
Jacob Josefson scored the lone goal and Cory Schneider stopped all
three penalty shootout attempts as the New Jersey Devils beat the
Winnipeg Jets 2-1.
The win enabled the Devils to snap a 14-game losing streak when a
game goes to the shootout. They lost all 13 games last year and one
this season.
The Devils trailed 1-0 late in the third period, but Michael Ryder
made a steal in the Winnipeg zone and scored an unassisted goal to
tie it at 1-1, sending it to overtime.
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Blackhawks 5, Senators 4 (SO)
Winger Patrick Sharp scored the only goal of the shootout to give
the Chicago Blackhawks a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators.
A milestone goal by Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa looked like it
would be the difference with 6:10 left in the third period.
Hossa picked up the 1,000th point of his career when he capitalised
on some fumbling by the Senators defense behind the net and wrapped
a shot in off Anderson but Senators center Mika Zibanejad countered
with 2:08 left in regulation.
Toews had two goals and winger Kris Versteeg added one to round out
the Chicago scoring.
Ryan and wingers Clarke MacArthur and Mark Stone also scored for the
Senators.
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Panthers 2, Coyotes 1
Scottie Upshall scored a breakaway goal with 9:04 left in the third
period to lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win over the Arizona
Coyotes.
Right winger Upshall, who had just finished serving a two-minute
penalty for charging, came out of the box, took a pass from right
winger Tomas Kopecky and beat goalie Mike Smith with a backhand shot
that went in between his pads.
It was the first goal of the season for Upshall to give the Panthers
their first home win of the season.
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Blues 2, Ducks 0
Jake Allen earned the second shutout of his career as the St Louis
Blues got goals from left wing Alexander Steen and right wing Ryan
Reaves in a 2-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
The win for the injury-riddled Blues was their third in a row and
snapped a four-game losing streak to Anaheim that dated back to last
season. The loss ended a four-game road winning streak for the
Ducks.
Allen, playing the 18th game in his NHL career, earned his first
shutout since March 14, 2013 by stopping 24 shots.
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Wild 4, Sharks 3 (SO)
Center Mikko Koivu and right winger Jason Pominville scored in a
shootout and center Kyle Brodziak added two goals in the third
period as the Minnesota Wild stayed unbeaten at home with a 4-3
victory over the San Jose Sharks.
Goalie Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves in the first 65 minutes, and
stopped two of the three Sharks in the shootout.
Koivu also scored in regulation for the Wild (6-3-0) who overcame a
3-1 third period deficit for the second consecutive game to win.
Rookie defenseman Mirco Mueller, along with centers Tommy Wingels
and Joe Thornton scored for the Sharks (6-4-2).
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Avalanche 5, Islanders 0
Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season,
center Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals, and the Colorado Avalanche
beat the New York Islanders 5-0.
Right winger Cody McLeod and defenseman Erik Johnson each had a goal
and an assist. Center Marc-Andre Cliche had the other tally for
Colorado.
The Islanders, one of the surprise teams to start the season, lost
for the fourth time in six games.
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Canucks 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)
Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal at 2:45 of overtime to give
the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
The Canucks were awarded the power-play when Montreal's Tom Gilbert
was called for interference.
The Canadiens (8-2-1) forced overtime with a pair of third-period
goals. Left winger Max Pacioretty tied the game at 17:27 when he
beat Vancouver goaltender Ryan Miller with a hard shot to the glove
side.
Right winger Brad Richardson gave Vancouver (7-3) a 2-0 lead at 2:17
of the third. (Writing by Ben Everill; Editing by John O'Brien)
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