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March 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's
National Hockey League games:
Penguins 5, Lightning 2
Newly acquired defenseman Mark Streit scored the go-ahead goal
early in the third period and Evgeni Malkin scored twice as the
Pittsburgh Penguins broke a two-game losing streak with a 5-2
win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at PPG Paints Arena.
After Adam Erne opened the scoring for Tampa Bay, Malkin scored
twice, both goals set up by Phil Kessel, to give Pittsburgh a
2-1 lead after two periods. Malkin, who also had an assist, was
playing in his 700th NHL game.
The Lightning tied it on a goal by Nikita Kucherov off of a nice
feed by Jonathan Drouin, but Streit -- making his debut after
arriving by a trade on Wednesday -- restored Pittsburgh's lead
on a delayed penalty at 2:38 of the third.
Streit took a pass from Sidney Crosby, moved down the left side
of the slot and slid the puck under the pads of goaltender Peter
Budaj.
Coyotes 4, Hurricanes 2
Jordan Martinook scored to snap a tie with 10:58 remaining in
the third period as Arizona defeated Carolina in a matchup of
last-place teams at PNC Arena.
Martinook skated unchecked toward the slot and unleashed a shot
that Carolina goalie Cam Ward appeared to have trouble initially
locating. The goal snapped a seven-game point drought for
Martinook.
Jets 3, Blues 0
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 29 shots to record his fourth shutout
of the season while captain Blake Wheeler scored two goals as
Winnipeg pulled to within four points of the second wild-card
berth in the West with a win over St Louis.
Bryan Little also scored for the Jets.
Blackhawks 2, Islanders 1 (SO)
Artemi Panarin scored two goals, including the deciding tally in
a shootout as Chicago beat New York for its 11th victory in 12
games.
Panarin beat Thomas Greiss after Jonathan Toews gave the
Blackhawks the early edge in the shootout round. Corey Crawford
finished with 31 saves.
Scott Nelson scored for the Islanders.
Flames 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)
Mikael Backlund scored at 3:56 of overtime to lead Calgary over
Detroit at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Kris Versteeg and Matthew Tkachuk scored first-period goals for
the Flames, who have won six straight games and two in a row in
overtime. Brian Elliott made 35 saves to record his fifth
straight win.
Ducks 5, Maple Leafs 2
Rickard Rakell scored two goals and Jonathan Bernier made 37
saves as Anaheim defeated Toronto.
Sami Vatanen registered a goal and an assist, and Jakob
Silfverberg and Patrick Eaves each scored a goal. Ryan Getzlaf
added two assists. (Editing by John O'Brien)
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