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 Lightning 5, Red Wings 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning got an unlikely hat-trick from rookie center
Cedric Paquette, sending a strong statement to another Eastern
Conference power and jumping into first place with a victory over
the Detroit Red Wings.
The Lightning (31-15-4) set a franchise record with their ninth
straight home win, getting a big night from Paquette, who came into
the night with only six goals all season.
Tampa Bay moved above the Red Wings (28-12-9) and Islanders with a
conference-leading 66 points while Detroit had their six-game win
streak snapped.
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Bruins 5, Islanders 2
The Boston Bruins scored a pair of goals in less than two minutes
spanning the second and third periods as they opened the
post-All-Star portion of the schedule by beating the New York
Islanders.
Kevan Miller snapped a 2-2 tie by scoring with 3.4 seconds left in
the second and defenseman Torey Krug scored 1:45 into the third for
the Bruins (26-16-7), who also got 43 saves from Tuukka Rask.
Center John Tavares and right winger Michael Grabner scored for the
Islanders (32-15-1).
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Canadiens 1, Rangers 0
Max Pacioretty scored with 4:17 remaining in the third period as the
Montreal Canadiens emerged with a victory against the New York
Rangers.
Carey Price made 24 saves for his third shutout of the season for
Montreal (31-13-3).
Rangers (27-15-4) goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was flawless for
nearly 46 minutes and finished with 25 saves.
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Flyers 5, Jets 2
Behind goals from Chris VandeVelde, Wayne Simmonds, Nick Schultz and
Brayden Schenn, the Flyers won their third straight overall to sweep
the two-game season series with the Jets
Philadelphia (21-22-7) has won six of its last eight home games and
Winnipeg (26-16-8), which entered with the most road points in the
NHL (33), has lost two straight overall after reeling off five
straight wins.
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Panthers 3, Blue Jackets 2
Sean Bergenheim scored the game-winning goal on a deflection with
6:52 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the
Columbus Blue Jackets.
The play was reviewed for a possible high stick but was ruled a good
goal, helping the Panthers (21-15-10) snap a five-game overall
losing streak and a six-game home skid, one short of the franchise
record.
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Stars 6, Senators 3
Jamie Benn scored two goals to help make a winner out of Jason
Spezza in his return to Canadian Tire Centre.
Spezza, the former Senators captain who was traded to the Stars
(22-19-7) in the off-season, was held pointless in his first game
back in Ottawa.
Robin Lehner made 37 saves for Ottawa (19-19-9).
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Coyotes 3, Maple Leafs 1
Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and center Martin Hanzal scored
early in the third period and the Arizona Coyotes went on to defeat
the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Sam Gagner added a power-play goal late in the third period for the
Coyotes (17-25-6), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. The Maple
Leafs (22-24-4) have lost eight games in a row.
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Sharks 6, Ducks 3
The San Jose Sharks scored five times in the second period, breaking
a 1-1 tie on the way to a victory over Anaheim.
San Jose (26-17-6) featured six different goal-scorers and fell a
score short of the team record of six goals netted in one period.
The Ducks fell to 32-11-6 with the loss.
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Blues 5, Predators 4 (SO)
T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk scored in the shootout to give the
St Louis Blues a win over the Nashville Predators.
The win improved the Blues (30-13-4) to 8-0-1 in their last nine
games and pulled them within three points of the Central
Division-leading Predators (31-10-6).
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Wild 1, Flames 0
Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk kicked aside 30 shots and star
left-winger Zach Parise scored the game-winner in a victory over the
Flames.
The Wild (22-20-6) won back to-back games in Alberta and now have
points in five of their past six outings.
The Flames (26-20-3), meanwhile, squandered a stellar performance by
their own goalie Jonas Hiller who finished with 31 saves.
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Oilers 3, Sabres 2
Anton Lander led the way with a goal and two assists as the Oilers
overcame an early 1-0 deficit, scoring three-straight goals and then
fending off a late Sabres to prevail.
Though the teams are only one spot apart in the standings, the
Oilers came into the contest a respectable 5-5-2 in their last 12
games, while the Sabres were 0-12 in that span, all of the losses in
regulation. (Compiled by Jahmal Corner; Editing by John O'Brien)
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