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Highlights from Wednesday's NHL games

[January 05, 2017] Jan 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National League games on Wednesday:

Rangers 5, Flyers 2

One night after saying his team got outworked badly in a loss to the Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault turned to goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and was rewarded with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Lundqvist, who allowed four goals on 19 shots in Tuesday loss in Madison Square Garden, turned aside 30-of-32 shots for his 17th win of the season.

Kevin Hayes scored two goals, Michael Grabner added two goals and an assist and Chris Kreider picked up another goal to give the Rangers their first win of 2017.

Canadiens 4, Stars 3 (OT)

Max Pacioretty scored the game-winner on a breakaway 19 seconds into overtime, his second goal of the game, giving Montreal a win against Dallas at American Airlines Center.

Nathan Beaulieu had a goal and two assists for the Canadiens, who also got a goal from Alexander Radulov. Shea Weber added two assists and Al Montoya made 39 saves.

Jets 4, Panthers 1

Patrik Laine took over as the NHL's leading rookie goal-scorer, powering Winnipeg over Florida at the BB&T Center.

Laine, the second overall pick in the 2016 draft, scored his 21st goal. The Jets also got goals from Shawn Matthias, Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele.

Canucks 3, Coyotes 0

Ryan Miller stopped 22 shots for his first shutout in more than a year and Sven Baertschi scored the winning goal in the first period as Vancouver extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over Arizona.

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Brandon Sutter (penalty shot) and Bo Horvat (breakaway) scored third-period goals for the Canucks, who are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.

Flames 4, Avalanche 1

Mikael Backlund ran his goal-scoring streak to five straight games as Calgary beat Colorado at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist for the Flames, who converted three-of-seven power-play opportunities. Kris Versteeg and Johnny Gaudreau also scored, while Mark Giordano, Sean Monahan and TJ Brodie chipped in with two assists each.

Ducks 2, Red Wings 0

John Gibson continued his stellar play in and Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase scored goals as Anaheim snuffed out Detroit at Honda Center.

Gibson, who tied a franchise record with 51 saves in Sunday's shootout victory against the Philadelphia Flyers, needed to stop only 23 this time in recording his eighth career shutout and second of the season.

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