Thomas Greiss made 36 saves and Anders Lee and Mikhail Grabovski
also scored for the Islanders, who began a two-game homestand in
which they'll host the top two teams in the NHL. The Eastern
Conference-leading Washington Capitals visit on Thursday.
Valeri Nichushkin scored twice and Vernon Fiddler, Patrick Sharp and
Jason Spezza scored one each for the Stars. Kari Lehtonen recorded
38 saves.
Panthers 2, Wild 1
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Jaromir Jagr scored a pair of goals, Dmitry Kulikov
had assists on both of them and Al Montoya was exceptional in net as
Florida knocked off Minnesota at the BB&T Center.
Jagr scored the game-winning goal 8:52 into the third period with a
sweeping wrist shot from the high slot.
The Atlantic Division-leading Panthers extend their franchise-record
win streak to nine games as they wrapped up a perfect six-game
homestand. The Wild, who got a goal from Jason Zucker, fell on the
third outing of a four-game road trip as both teams were on the
second night of a back-to-back.
Blackhawks 3, Senators 0
CHICAGO -- Corey Crawford stopped all 26 shots he faced, lifting
Chicago over Ottawa.
Duncan Keith, Artem Anisimov and Andrew Desjardins scored for the
Blackhawks, who won their third consecutive game and improved to
15-5-1 on home ice.
The Senators lost their third game a row. They have been outscored
13-3 in the past three contests.
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Ducks 4, Jets 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- John Gibson earned his fourth successive victory
and stopped 19 shots as Anaheim defeated Winnipeg in front of 17,174
at the Honda Center.
Corey Perry scored his team-leading 14th goal while Rickard Rakell
added a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won four of their
past five. The Jets suffered their 13th defeat in 15 road games.
Rakell combined aggressive forechecking and disciplined
stick-handling to give Anaheim a 1-0 lead with his eighth goal at
5:51 of the first period.
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