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 Sharp, acquired by Dallas in a trade last summer after spending 10
seasons in Chicago, scored his 12th goal of the season 11 seconds
into the third period to add an insurance marker.
Colton Sceviour, Jason Spezza and Mattias Janmark also scored for
Dallas, which won its third straight.
Jason Demers had two assists for Dallas and it was Niemi's third
shutout of the season
Corey Crawford stopped 28 shots for Chicago, which was shut out for
the third time this season.
Blues 2, Bruins 0
BOSTON -- St. Louis hit the Christmas break with a victory over
Boston for its fourth win in the last five games.
Vladimir Tarasenko and Robby Fabbri scored third-period goals and
Jake Allen stopped 32 shots for his fifth shutout of the season as
the Blues won their fifth straight game at TD Garden.
The Bruins, suffering only their second regulation loss in their
last 16 games, were blanked for the first time this season and saw
their three-game winning streak stopped .
Rangers 3, Ducks 2 (OT)
NEW YORK -- Brassard scored twice and assisted on Mats Zuccarello's
overtime winner as the New York Rangers snapped a three-game slide
with a victory against Anaheim at Madison Square Garden.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 17 shots to help give the Rangers their
fourth victory in 15 games.
Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks, who have lost
four of five. John Gibson made 19 saves.
Canucks 2, Lightning 1
TAMPA -- Vancouver weathered 10 power plays from Tampa Bay, and when
they finally got a minute of full-strength play, Henrik Sedin fed
his twin brother, Daniel Sedin for the deciding goal in a road win
at Amalie Arena.
Sven Baertschi scored the other goal for the Canucks while Jonathan
Marchessault scored for the Lightning.
Devils 4, Red Wings 3
DETROIT -- A three-goal outburst in the first period led to a New
Jersey win vs. Detroit at Joe Louis Arena.
Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist and Jordin Tootoo, David
Schlemko and center Kalinin scored for the Devils. Cory Schneider
made 25 saves.
Dylan Larkin, Mike Green and Riley Sheahan scored for the Red Wings
and Jimmy Howard made three saves on six shots before being pulled
in favor of Petr Mrazek late in the first period. Mrazek stopped 10
shots.
Panthers 2, Senators 1 (SO)
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Brandon Pirri and Aleksander Barkov scored in the
shootout as Florida beat Ottawa at BB&T Center.
Corban Knight scored in regulation for the Panthers, and Jaromir
Jagr and Quinton Howden had assists. Mark Stone scored a power-play
goal on assists from Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad for Ottawa.
Craig Anderson made 39 saves for Ottawa. Florida's Roberto Luongo
stopped 15 shots.
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Wild 2, Canadiens 1
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota used plenty of defense and just
enough offense to snap a losing streak, beating Montreal.
Jason Pominville scored a first-period goal and Charlie Coyle added
one in the third for the Wild, who lost two in a row but headed into
the holiday break on a high note. Darcy Kuemper had 24 saves for
Minnesota.
The offensive drought continued for the Canadiens, who got 20 saves
from Mike Condon, but lost their fifth in a row. Daniel Carr scored
the lone goal for Montreal, which now lost nine of its past 10
contests and has scored just five times in the past five games.
Flames 4, Jets 1
CALGARY, Alberta -- Johnny Gaudreau scored three goals and Calgary
Flames matched a franchise record with its 10-straight home win,
topping Winnipeg.
The Flames have not lost at home since Oct. 30 against the Montreal
Canadiens and can set a new mark by defeating the Edmonton Oilers on
Sunday. The mark of 10 was set from Nov. 7-Dec. 12, 2006.
Joe Colborne scored the other goal for Calgary while Tyler Myers
scored the lone goal for the Jets.
Coyotes 3, Maple Leafs 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Connor Murphy scored the tiebreaking goal in the
third period after Shane Doan scored two goals in 14 seconds of the
first period to lead Arizona to victory over Toronto at the Gila
River Arena.
James van Riemsdyk scored his 12th and Nazem Kadri his sixth while
Jonathan Bernier made 23 saves in the losing effort for the Maple
Leafs.
Louis Domingue made 37 saves for the Coyotes.
Sharks 5, Kings 3
LOS ANGELES -- Two third-period power-play goals by Joe Pavelski
rallied San Jose over Los Angeles at Staples Center.
Pavelski also had an assist, Brent Burns also scored two goals, and
Joe Thornton had a goal and two assists. Martin Jones, a former
King, stopped 33 shots for San Jose.
Jonathan Quick recorded 19 saves for the Kings, who lost for the
fourth time in five games. Tyler Toffoli scored twice and Trevor
Lewis once in defeat.
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