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 The Penguins' top line accounted for each of the first five goals as
Hornqvist enjoyed his first career hat trick and had an assist,
Crosby broke out of a recent scoring slump with his playmaking, and
Chris Kunitz also scored and added an assist.
Fleury made 30 saves in his 43rd career shutout while improving to
10-1-1 in his last 12 games in Consol Energy Center -- where the
Penguins, starting a busy week in which they play five games in
seven days, are 11-2-2 in their past 15.
Rangers 2, Blue Jackets 1
NEW YORK -- Derek Stepan scored on a short-handed breakaway with
2:48 remaining in the third period to give New York a victory over
Columbus.
With Marc Staal serving a tripping penalty, the Rangers' Ryan
McDonagh was able to force a turnover and chip the puck down the
ice. Stepan gathered it for a partial breakaway and turned Blue
Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo inside-out for his 14th goal of
the season.
The Rangers won their third in a row and fifth in six games thanks
in part to 26 saves by Antti Raanta. Mats Zuccarello also scored for
New York, while Cam Atkinson had the Blue Jackets' lone goal.
Lightning 2, Maple Leafs 1
TORONTO -- Tyler Johnson scored twice as Tampa Bay topped Toronto.
It was the seventh win in a row for the Lightning and the second
loss in a row for the rebuilding Maple Leafs.
Johnson left the game in Boston on Sunday in the third period after
being hit in the face by a puck, but he came back strong against the
Leafs.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves for Tampa Bay, but he was deprived
of a shutout on a goal by Nazem Kadri late in the third period.
Toronto's Garret Sparks made 26 saves.
Flyers 5, Flames 3
PHILADELPHIA -- Brayden Schenn scored his first career hat trick and
Philadelphia continued its surge with a win over Calgary at Wells
Fargo Center.
Schenn became the first Flyers player to record a hat trick on home
ice since Scott Hartnell did so Jan. 15, 2012.
Claude Giroux added four assists and Wayne Simmonds scored two goals
in the victory, the third straight for Philadelphia on its six-game
homestand. With the Pittsburgh Penguins' 6-0 win over the Arizona
Coyotes, the Flyers remain three points out of the Eastern
Conference's second wild-card spot.
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Red Wings 3, Stars 2 (OT)
DALLAS -- Pavel Datsyuk scored the game-winner 2:23 into overtime,
and Jimmy Howard stopped 39 of 41 shots in Detroit's overtime win
against Dallas at American Airlines Center.
Datsyuk scored his 13th goal of the season, sending a wrist shot
high into the Dallas net from the edge of the right circle off a
rebound with Detroit on the power play. Detroit gained the man
advantage 1:51 into overtime after Stars rookie Mattias Janmark was
called for hooking Gustav Nyquist.
Andreas Athanasiou had two goals for Detroit, who won for a seventh
consecutive time in Dallas. The Red Wings won their third straight
overall.
Sharks 6, Canadiens 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Pavelski scored his 28th and 29th goals of
the season while Brent Burns and Joe Thornton contributed three
points each as San Jose beat Montreal at SAP Center.
The team's second win in as many nights moved the third-place Sharks
to within two points of Anaheim and four behind first-place Los
Angeles, both of which were idle.
The hosts broke the game open with two early strikes in the third
period to put an end to Montreal's hopes of extending a point streak
to five games.
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