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 Lightning 5, Sharks 2
Goaltender Ben Bishop made 33 saves, center Steven Stamkos scored
his 30th goal of the season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the
San Jose Sharks 5-2.
Stamkos reached the 30-goal mark for the fourth time in his career
and first time since the 2011-12 season when he scored 60 goals.
The victory kicked off a five-game road trip for the Lightning, who
had lost on their last five visits to San Jose.
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Capitals 5, Ducks 3
Left winger Alex Ovechkin scored two goals and added two assists as
the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 on the road.
 Ovechkin's second goal was his 36th of the season, best in the NHL,
while left winger Andre Burakovsky also scored twice for Washington
(30-17-10).
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Blackhawks 2, Penguins 1 (SO)
Right winger Patrick Sharp scored the tiebreaking goal to lift the
Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 shootout win against the Pittsburgh
Penguins.
Center Jonathan Toews and right winger Patrick Kane also scored
during the shootout for the Blackhawks, who completed a
regular-season sweep against Pittsburgh.
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Blues 2, Panthers 1 (SO)
The St. Louis Blues won for the 15th time in 18 games when they
edged the Florida Panthers 2-1 in a shootout.
Center Jori Lehtera scored the game-winning shootout goal after the
Panthers had tied it with a goal by center Nick Bjugstad with 1:13
left in regular time that deprived St. Louis goalie Brian Elliott of
what would have been a franchise-record-tying 20th shutout.
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Flyers 2, Sabres 1
Left winger Michael Raffl scored with 7:15 remaining to lead the
Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Right winger Matt Read also scored for the Flyers (24-22-10), who
extended their point streak to nine consecutive games. (Compiled by
Andrew Both)
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