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 Roberto Luongo earned the win, beating Chicago backup Scott Darling.
It was Luongo's 71st career shutout, breaking a tie for 11th place
in NHL history.
The Panthers got goals from Reilly Smith, Brian Campbell, Quinton
Howden and Aaron Ekblad.
Florida welcomed back Ekblad, last season's Rookie of the Year. He
returned after missing four games due to a suspected concussion --
Florida went 0-3-1 without him.
Rangers 4, Hurricanes 1
RALEIGH -- J.T. Miller scored twice in a span of slightly more than
two minutes midway through the second period as the New York Rangers
defeated Carolina at PNC Arena.
Ryan McDonagh and Keith Yandle also scored for the Rangers, who have
won three of their last four games. Joakim Nordstrom scored for the
Hurricanes.
Henrik Lundqvist made 30 saves for the Rangers and Eddie Lack,
making three consecutive starts for only the second time this
season, stopped 28 shots for Carolina.
Red Wings 3, Sabres 0
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Dylan Larkin scored with 7:59 remaining and Petr
Mrazek made 19 saves to lead Detroit over Buffalo.
Henrik Zetterberg scored twice for the Red Wings, who stopped a
two-game skid. It was Mrazek's third shutout of the season and the
eighth of his career.
Robin Lehner made 42 saves for the Sabres.
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Islanders 5, Senators 2
OTTAWA -- The New York Islanders scored three unanswered goals in
the third period to defeat Ottawa at Canadian Tire Centre.
Travis Hamonic broke a 2-2 tie with a point shot, then John Tavares
and Kyle Okposo provided some padding as the Islanders won for the
third time in four games.
Nick Leddy and Cal Clutterbuck had the other Islanders goals, while
Jaroslav Halak was steady in stopping 28 shots. Erik Karlsson and
Bobby Ryan replied for the Senators as Andrew Hammond made 29 saves.
Avalanche 2, Blues 1 (SO)
DENVER -- Semyon Varlamov had 33 saves through overtime and stopped
three more in the shootout, and Colorado rallied to beat St. Louis.
Nathan MacKinnon had a tying goal in the final minute of regulation
and Gabriel Landeskog had the only score in the shootout for the
Avalanche.
Brian Elliott had 40 and Alexander Steen scored for the Blues, who
had their three-game winning streak snapped.
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