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 Rangers 2, Panthers 1
Goaltender Cam Talbot made 38 saves as the New York Rangers
maintained their grip on top spot in the league with a 2-1 victory
over the Florida Panthers.
Since starting goaltender Henrik Lundqvist left the lineup with a
neck injury Feb. 2, the Rangers are 15-2-3.
James Sheppard and defenseman Matt Hunwick scored for the Rangers
(44-17-7).
Goaltender Dan Ellis stopped 32 shots for the Panthers (31-24-14),
who are battling the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins for the
final playoff spots in the East.
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Blues 3, Stars 0
St. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 34th goal of
the season and backup goaltender Jake Allen stopped all 28 shots he
faced to earn his fourth shutout of the season as the Blues blanked
the Dallas Stars 3-0.
After a scoreless opening two periods, St. Louis (44-20-5) also got
goals in the third from Alexander Steen and T.J. Oshie.
Dallas fell to 32-28-10.
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Red Wings 5, Penguins 1
Teemu Pulkkinen scored twice and Marek Zidlicky had a goal and two
assists as the Detroit Red Wings broke out of a funk with a 5-1 win
against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Henrik Zetterberg added a goal and an assist, and Riley Sheahan also
scored for Detroit (38-19-11), who had lost two games in a row and
were 1-4 in their previous five.
Pittsburgh (39-20-10) lost their second game in as many days despite
getting captain and leading scorer Sidney Crosby back after he
missed Saturday's game against Boston because of an undisclosed
ailment.
Evgeni Malkin did not play because of a lower-body injury he
sustained on Saturday.
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Senators 2, Flyers 1 (shootout)
Senators goalie Andrew Hammond stopped 27 shots through overtime and
all three he faced in the shootout to lead Ottawa past Philadelphia
2-1.
Hammond became the second goalie in NHL history to give up two or
fewer goals in each of his first 11 games as a starter. Boston
Bruins netminder Frank Brimsek holds the record of 12 games, set in
1938.
Bobby Ryan scored the only goal in the shootout to lift Ottawa
(33-24-11) to the win.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored in regulation for the Senators while
Jakub Voracek tallied for the Flyers (29-27-15).
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Hurricanes 3, Blue Jackets 2
Justin Faulk, Ron Hainsey and Brad Malone scored second period goals
as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 for
just their second win in seven games.
Goaltender Anton Khudobin had 22 saves for the Hurricanes, who had
been 1-4-1 since Feb. 28, including a 4-3 shootout loss to Columbus
five days earlier.
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Ducks 4, Predators 2
The Anaheim Ducks came back from two goals down to beat the
Nashville Predators 4-2, the 11th time they have fought back to win
after trailing through two periods.
Ryan Getzlaf, Nate Thompson, Kyle Palmieri and Cam Fowler scored for
the Ducks after Taylor Beck and Roman Josi had staked Nashville a
2-0 lead.
The loss dropped the Predators into a tie with St. Louis (44-20-5)
for second place in the Western Conference, while Anaheim (44-20-7)
moved two points clear at the top.
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Capitals 2, Bruins 0
The Washington Capitals responded strongly after a players-only
meeting with a 2-0 victory over Boston.
After a Friday night home loss to the Dallas Stars, their second in
as many games, the Washington Capitals (37-23-10) closed their
locker-room doors and had a discussion.
Their response, fueled by 32 saves from goaltender Braden Holtby and
goals from John Carlson and Nate Schmidt, halted a two-game skid and
moved them into sole possession of the first wild-card spot in the
Eastern Conference.
The Bruins (36-23-10) dropped two points behind the Capitals with a
game in hand. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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