Thursday National Hockey League Capsules.
Thursday National Hockey League Capsules.
MONTREAL 2, MINNESOTA 1
ST. PAUL, Minnesota Defensemen Francis Bouillon and Andrei Markov each scored a goal as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Minnesota Wild, 2-1.
After Minnesota blue-liner Brent Burns opened the scoring 91 seconds into the game, Bouillon forged a tie with his second tally of the season three minutes later. Markov provided the game-winner early in the second period while on the power play.
Alex Tanguay set up both goals, while Robert Lang and Guillaume Latendresse added an assist apiece for the Canadiens.
Carey Price made 28 saves for Montreal, which has won two straight after suffering its first loss in regulation on Saturday to the Anaheim Ducks.
Sitting on the doorstep, Burns converted a no-look centering pass from James Sheppard to give Minnesota its early advantage. A forward-turned-defenseman, Burns capitalized on his first shift as a right wing, where he was moved to fill in for the injured Marian Gaborik and Owen Nolan - both of whom are sidelined with lower body injuries.
The subject of many trade rumors, Gaborik has sat out all but two games this season. Nolan missed three contests earlier this season but had returned for the previous three heading into this one.
After Bouillon pulled the Canadiens even, Markov capitalized on a two-man advantage early in the second. Markov took a pass from Tanguay at the point and blasted a shot that surprised Josh Harding, beating the goaltender over his right shoulder.
Harding finished with 19 saves for the Wild, whose failures on the power play had the sellout crowd voicing its displeasure.
Minnesota had its own two-man advantage four minutes after Markovs tally yet managed just one shot on goal. In the second session, it spent 2 1/2 minutes with a 5-on-3 advantage and nearly seven minutes overall on the power play but was unable to get anything past Price.
In a lackluster effort, the Wild finished 0-for-10 with the man advantage.
The game was billed as a matchup of the Koivu brothers, Minnesotas Mikko and Montreals captain Saku. It was the third time they have met but first in which both were wearing the C on their jerseys.
It is the first time brothers opposed each other as captains since Brian Sutter of the St. Louis Blues and Darryl Sutter of the Chicago Blackhawks battled from 1982-87.
OTTAWA 2, FLORIDA 1
SUNRISE, Florida Chris Kelly snapped a tie midway through the third period with his first goal of the season as the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.
With the Senators trailing, 1-0, Dany Heatley scored on the power play 5:55 into the final session to tie the game. Captain Daniel Alfredsson, who signed a four-year contract extension earlier in the day, set up the goal.
Defenseman Keith Ballard staked the Panthers to a lead with 5:41 left in the opening period with a rare power-play tally. The goal, which came with Florida enjoying a 5-on-3 advantage, was the teams fourth on the power play in 37 chances.
Alex Auld made 25 saves for the Senators, while Tomas Vokoun turned aside 29 shots for the Panthers.
CALGARY 3, BOSTON 2
CALGARY, Alberta Defenseman Dion Phaneuf and Mike Cammalleri each recorded a power-play goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames posted their fifth straight win, a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Dustin Boyd also tallied and captain Jarome Iginla notched two assists for the Flames, who outshot the Bruins, 38-31.
Patrice Bergeron put Boston on top in the first period before Phaneuf evened the contest at 2:29 of the second. The tally snapped a scoreless streak of 154 minutes for Boston goaltender Tim Thomas, who had posted a pair of 1-0 shutouts earlier in the week.
Cammalleri gave Calgary a 2-1 lead with 83 seconds remaining in the middle period and Boyd doubled it at 5:40 of the third.
Blake Wheeler also scored for Boston, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
VANCOUVER 4, LOS ANGELES 0
LOS ANGELES Captain Roberto Luongo stopped all 28 shots he faced as the Vancouver Canucks posted a 4-0 rout of the Los Angeles Kings.
Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist and brother Henrik set up a pair of tallies for the Canucks, who handed the Kings their third straight loss. Mason Raymond, Kyle Wellwood and Taylor Pyatt also scored for Vancouver.
Luongo stopped 11 shots in the first period, nine in the second and eight in the third to record his second shutout of the season and 40th career.
NASHVILLE 3, EDMONTON 1
NASHVILLE, Tennessee Making just his third career start, Pekka Rinne made 27 saves as the Nashville Predators defeated the slumping Edmonton Oilers, 3-1.
Patric Hornqvist, defenseman Shea Weber and Martin Erat scored for the Predators, who have defeated the Oilers nine straight times.
Hornqvist tallied midway through the first period and Weber doubled the advantage 88 seconds into the middle session. After Edmonton got on the board, Erat scored with 10:03 remaining in the third to restore Nashvilles two-goal cushion.
Defenseman Sheldon Souray netted the lone goal on the power play at 3:18 of the second period for the Oilers, who have lost five straight after winning their first four games of the season.
TAMPA BAY 5, BUFFALO 2
BUFFALO, New York Rookie Steven Stamkos scored the first two goals of his career and added an assist, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
The first overall pick of this past Junes draft, Stamkos helped Tampa Bay snap a five-game losing streak to Buffalo. Jussi Jokinen, defenseman Paul Ranger and Ryan Malone also tallied and Olaf Kolzig stopped 29 shots for the Lightning, who have won two in a row and three of four.
Thomas Vanek netted his league-leading ninth goal and Clarke MacArthur also scored for Buffalo, which has lost three straight.
NY RANGERS 3, ATLANTA 2
NEW YORK Defenseman Daniel Girardi scored his second goal of the season late in the third period to lift the New York Rangers over the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2.
Nikolai Zherdev recorded a goal and an assist and Paul Mara set up a pair of tallies for the Rangers, who won their fourth straight game.
Zherdev raced down the middle of the ice and around the back of the net before taking a shot from a tough angle from the right end line. Kari Lehtonen made the initial save but could not control the rebound, allowing Girardi to slap it past the goaltender with 6:27 remaining in the contest, snapping a 2-2 tie.
Vyacheslav Kozlov scored a goal and set up another and Todd White added a pair of assists for Atlanta.
PHILADELPHIA 3, NY ISLANDERS 2 (OT)
PHILADELPHIA Jeff Carter scored his second goal of the game with 23 seconds remaining in overtime, giving the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 triumph over the New York Islanders.
With Philadelphia on a power play in the extra session, captain Mike Richards made a cross-slot pass from the outer edge of the right faceoff circle that went off the stick of defenseman Bruno Gervais and right to Carter, who fired the puck past goaltender Joey MacDonald from the left side of the net for his eighth goal of the season.
Mike Knuble extended his goal-scoring streak to four games and Martin Biron made 34 saves for the Flyers, who have won four in a row.
Captain Bill Guerin and Andy Hilbert tallied for New York, which has dropped five straight and fell to 0-7-0 when trailing after two periods.
CAROLINA 1, ST. LOUIS 0
ST. LOUIS Cam Ward stopped 19 shots to record his first shutout of the season as the Carolina Hurricanes wrapped up a six-game road trip with a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Ward turned away a late push by St. Louis, helping Carolina head home with a successful trek in which it netted eight points (3-1-2).
Tuomo Ruutu notched the lone goal of the contest on a power play with 9:41 remaining, tipping a wrist shot from the left wing boards by Eric Staal past goaltender Chris Mason, who had the puck slip between his pads.
It was the second time in three games St. Louis has been shut out. The Blues, who also were blanked by the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, were limited to just nine shots over the first two periods.
COLUMBUS 4, COLORADO 2
DENVER Derick Brassard and Jason Chimera each recorded a goal and an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets scored three times in the second period en route to a 4-2 triumph over the Colorado Avalanche.
Defenseman Jan Hejda and Andrew Murray also tallied and Fredrik Norrena made 30 saves for Columbus, which snapped a three-game losing streak in which it netted just four goals.
Paul Stastny scored with 90 seconds remaining in the second period and Tyler Arnason tallied with 87 seconds left in the third for Colorado, which has lost consecutive contests after posting a five-game winning streak.
Andrew Raycroft turned aside just 10 of 14 shots before being relieved to start the third period by Peter Budaj, who made three saves.
PHOENIX 4, PITTSBURGH 1
GLENDALE, Arizona Captain Shane Doan scored a pair of goals and set up another, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Kevin Porter scored his first career goal and Olli Jokinen also tallied for Phoenix.
Miroslav Satan netted the lone tally for Pittsburgh, which lost superstar center Sidney Crosby to an undisclosed injury in the third period.
SAN JOSE 4, DETROIT 2
SAN JOSE, California Captain Patrick Marleau netted his sixth goal of the season and Devin Setoguchi added two assists as the San Jose Sharks cruised to a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
Jamie McGinn scored his first career goal, while Ryane Clowe and Joe Pavelski also tallied for the Sharks, who improved to 6-0-0 at home this season.
Evgeni Nabokov turned aside 25 shots - including 13 in the third period, when the Red Wings outshot the Sharks, 14-6.
Marian Hossa and defenseman Brian Rafalski scored for Detroit, which has dropped two in a row.