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 [February 09, 2024]
Brad Marchand and Danton Heinen bookended the first period
with short-handed goals and Linus Ullmark made 17 saves to propel
the Boston Bruins to a 4-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks
in a Thursday night clash of the NHL's top two teams.
The Bruins, who have won three of their last four contests, totaled
three goals in the opening minute of periods as Morgan Geekie and
Pavel Zacha tallied early in the second. Zacha also picked up an
assist on Geekie's goal.
Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak each had two helpers to contribute
to the Boston offense. Coyle is on a 10-game point-scoring streak.
Vancouver was shut out for the first time since the third game of
the season and had a 12-game points streak (10-0-2) snapped.
Thatcher Demko made 21 saves in the defeat.
Hurricanes 5, Avalanche 2
Carolina's Martin Necas produced his first career hat trick in the
first 17 minutes in a win over Colorado at Raleigh, N.C.
Michael Bunting and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes, and
Teuvo Teravainen had three assists as Carolina won for the fourth
time in five games. Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov was pulled after the
first period after yielding two goals, but he was called back for
the third after Antti Raanta sustained a lower-body injury.
Kochetkov finished with 16 saves and Raanta stopped all nine shots
in the second.
Zach Parise, in his third game with the Avalanche, and Samuel Girard
scored in a five-second span late in the first period. Alexandar
Georgiev was dinged for three goals from Necas across the first four
shots in faced, but he ended up with 22 saves.
Flames 5, Devils 3
Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves as Calgary prevailed in Newark, N.J.
Connor Zary and Andrew Mangiapane each had a goal and an assist for
the Flames, and Noah Hanifin collected two assists. Mikael Backlund,
Kevin Rooney and Andrei Kuzmenko scored Calgary's other goals. The
Flames are on a three-game winning streak.
Ondrej Palat had two goals and Nico Hischier had a goal and an
assist for New Jersey. Jesper Bratt recorded assists on all three
Devils goals. Vitek Vanecek stopped 25 of 29 shots.
Panthers 4, Capitals 2
Ryan Lomberg scored the game-winning goal with 5:32 left in the
third period in Sunrise, Fla., as Florida sent Washington to its
sixth straight loss.
The Panthers, who have won five of their past six games, also got
one goal and two assists from Matthew Tkachuk, one goal apiece from
Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen and 21 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky.
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored for the third straight game.
Ovechkin has just 11 goals this season but tallied career goal No.
833, second only to Wayne Gretzky. Washington also got a goal from
Anthony Mantha and 37 saves from Darcy Kuemper.
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Feb 8, 2024; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes
center Martin Necas (88) scores a goal against the Colorado
Avalanche during the first period at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit:
James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Golden Knights 3, Coyotes 2
Vegas scored three times in the first period and held on for the win
in Tempe, Ariz.
Jonathan Marchessault, Nicolas Hague and Chandler Stephenson scored
for the Golden Knights, who are 8-2-1 in their past 11 games. Adin
Hill made 20 saves for the win.
Jason Zucker and Clayton Keller scored for the Coyotes, who have
lost four in a row. Connor Ingram allowed three goals on six shots
before being replaced by Karel Vejmelka (28 saves) in the first
period.
Islanders 6, Lightning 2
Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat each had a goal and an assist as New
York routed Tampa Bay in Elmont, N.Y.
Noah Dobson, Barzal and Kyle Palmieri scored in the first period and
Ryan Pulock, Horvat and Casey Cizikas scored in the second for the
Islanders, who improved to 3-2-1 under new head coach Patrick Roy.
New York goalie Ilya Sorokin made 18 saves.
Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel scored for the Lightning, who lost
both ends of a back-to-back in New York following a three-game
winning streak prior to the All-Star break. Jonas Johansson recorded
18 saves.
Flyers 4, Jets 1
Travis Konecny had one goal, one assist and one fight for a Gordie
Howe hat trick to lift host Philadelphia past Winnipeg.
Morgan Frost and Ryan Poehling each added one goal and one assist
while Tyson Foerster contributed a goal for the Flyers, who have won
two in a row since the All-Star break. Samuel Ersson made 28 saves
for the win.
Kyle Connor scored the lone goal for the Jets, who have lost five in
a row (0-4-1). Winnipeg goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 17
shots.
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