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 Hammond improved to 9-0-1 as a starter. He is just the second NHL
goalie ever to allow two goals or fewer in each of his first 10
starts.
Left winger Matt Puempel and center Kyle Turris scored in the second
period for the Senators, who won 10 of their last 12. The streak
coincides with Hammond's ascension to the starting lineup Feb. 18.
Center Tyler Kennedy scored in the third period for the Islanders,
who lost seven of 11.
Stars 4, Capitals 2
WASHINGTON -- Vernon Fiddler scored one of Dallas' three power-play
goals and added an assist to defeat Washington.
Center Tyler Seguin notched his 32nd goal of the season for the
Stars, who have won three straight and took four of five on their
just completed road trip. Centers Colton Sceviour and Shawn Horcoff
also scored for Dallas, and right winger Alex Hemsky added two
assists as the Stars pulled within five points of the Los Angeles
Kings for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Goaltender Kari
Lehtonen made 18 saves for Dallas, which has won seven straight
against Washington.
Center Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist and left winger
Curtis Glencross also scored for the Capitals, who have lost three
of four, all at home. Goalie Braden Holtby stopped 18 of 22 shots
and was lifted after Dallas made it 4-1 late in the second period.
Justin Peters stopped all nine shots he faced in relief.
Blue Jackets 5, Oilers 4 (SO)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rookie center Alexander Wennberg scored in the
fifth round of a shootout, allowing Columbus to beat Edmonton at
Nationwide Arena.
The Blue Jackets had a 2-0 lead after the first period, but needed a
late goal in the third period from veteran left winger Scott
Hartnell to get it to overtime. Rookie center Marko Dano, right
winger Cam Atkinson and center Artem Anisimov also scored for the
Blue Jackets, who have won three straight for the first time since
mid-December. Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had 31 saves.
The Oilers, who scored three power-play goals, have dropped seven
straight games. Edmonton got goals from center Jordan Eberle, center
Derek Roy, defenseman Andrew Ference and right winger Nail Yakupov.
Ducks 2, Wild 1
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Right winger Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and
an assist to help Anaheim snap a three-game losing streak with a
victory over Minnesota.
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Silfverberg set up defenseman Francois Beauchemin's first-period
goal, then scored his own in the second as Anaheim's recent
domination of the Wild continued. Minnesota, which has been the
NHL's hottest team recently, fell to 1-8-1 in the last 10 games vs.
the Ducks. Ducks goalie John Gibson had 32 saves in the win.
Left winger Zach Parise scored the lone goal for the Wild, who are
17-4-1 since the All-Star break and play 13 of their final 15 games
against probable playoff teams. Devan Dubnyk took the loss in goal
with 22 saves.
Flames 6, Maple Leafs 3
CALGARY, Alberta -- Toronto gave up two short-handed goals during a
five-minute power play in the first period and could never recover
in a loss to surging Calgary.
Center Mikael Backlund and red-hot Sean Monahan did the man-down
damage for the Flames. Monahan, who has a six-game point streak,
finished with two goals and one assist. Left winger Johnny Gaudreau
and right winger Jiri Hudler both chipped in with one goal and two
assists. Calgary center Drew Shore also scored and defenseman TJ
Brodie added two assists, one on a long-range saucer pass to spring
Monahan for his short-handed goal.
Toronto left winger David Booth scored two goals and Richard Panik
had a goal on a power-play deflection.
Flames goaltender Jonas Hiller made 25 stops for his 21st win of the
season.
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