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Penguins use big second period to defeat Rangers

 

Pittsburgh scores three times in 1:39 against New York

 

by Wes Crosby / NHL.com Correspondent

11:37 AM

Penguins score two in 21 seconds NYR@PIT: Crosby, Malkin net goals 21 seconds apart

3/3/16: Sidney Crosby gets the Penguins on the board in the 2nd, then Evgeni Malkin scores 21 seconds later to give the Penguins the lead

 

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins used a late surge in a contentious second period to defeat the New York Rangers 4-1 at Consol Energy Center on Thursday.

Following a slow first period, the crowd ignited 6:17 into the second period when Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist dropped his stick and shoved the net off its moorings. Lundqvist was visibly upset after a collision with Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh and was called for delay of game, giving Pittsburgh a power play that Penguins forward Phil Kessel cut short with a slashing call 1:09 later.

Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said he doesn't believe Lundqvist's injury to be serious. Lundqvist experienced neck spasms stemming from the McDonagh collision, which caused New York to pull him following the second. Vigneault said he thinks Lundqvist shoved the net in an attempt to get the referee's attention to inform him of his injury.

"I don't know if the signals didn't cross or whatever, but obviously the referee didn't pick up on it," Vigneault said. "And he wasn't feeling right at that time, so he decided to stay in but couldn't finish the game. … I didn't know [Lundqvist was hurt]. Nobody knew. I don't think [Lundqvist] made it very clear to the referee either, at that time. So, we knew that when we came in from the second that he was having issues with his neck there, but at that time, we didn't."

Chris Kreider snuck a wrist shot between goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's blocker and the right post to give New York (37-21-6) a 1-0 lead with 3:10 remaining in the second.

 

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Ducks match franchise mark with 10th straight win

 

Anaheim scores two early goals, rolls over Coyotes

 

by Jerry Brown / NHL.com Correspondent

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Anaheim Ducks tied a franchise record with their 10th straight victory, 5-1 against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on Thursday.

Corey Perry assisted on goals by Jamie McGinn and Rickard Rakell on Anaheim's first two shots, 46 seconds apart in the first period. He scored his 28th goal and fifth in the past three games to cap a three-goal second period for the Ducks.

Anaheim (36-19-8) matched the franchise record winning streak set Dec. 6-28, 2013. The Ducks are 11-0-1 in their past 12 games and 17-1-1 in their past 19, earning 35 of a possible 38 points during that span. They are 24-4-2 since the Christmas break.

 

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Burns helps Sharks rally for third straight win

 

Defenseman's goal, assist key in victory against Canucks

 

by Kevin Woodley / NHL.com Correspondent

3:24 PM

Burns' goal ties the game at 2 SJS@VAN: Burns' PPG ties game in 3rd

3/3/16: Brent Burns picks up the puck and wrists one past Ryan Miller to score a game-tying goal early in the 3rd period

 

VANCOUVER -- Trailing by a goal heading into the third period Thursday, the San Jose Sharks didn't have to look back too far to know they could come back against the Vancouver Canucks.

Defensemen Brent Burns tied it 43 seconds into the third period, and Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal less than five minutes later to help San Jose to a 3-2 victory at Rogers Arena. It was the Sharks' second win against the Canucks in Vancouver in five days, each coming after trailing by a goal entering the third period.

"We have done it a few times now, so we know we can do it," Marleau said. "You don't want to be toying with it that many times. We play a certain way we know we are going to get our chances. It's just a matter of burying those chances and sticking with it."

 

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Fast start helps Kings top Canadiens

 

Kopitar, Pearson score goals in first 3:33

 

by Curtis Zupke / NHL.com Correspondent

3:19 PM

Kopitar's goal opens scoring MTL@LAK: Kopitar opens scoring on deflection

3/3/16: Alec Martinez fires a shot which is deflected by Anze Kopitar that enters the back of the net, putting the Kings up 1-0 in the 1st

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings were working for the weekend.

Anze Kopitar , Tanner Pearson and Dwight King scored and the surging Kings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at Staples Center on Thursday.

The Kings (38-21-4) won for the fifth time in six games to retain first place in the Pacific Division. Los Angeles and the Anaheim Ducks have 80 points entering their game Saturday at Staples Center; the Kings are first because they have three more regulation/overtime victories.

"It's going to be the biggest game of the year," King said. "Everybody knows that going in, obviously. Everybody knows what's on the line. Everybody's aware of that. So it's going to be, pretty much, playoff hockey."

It was the seventh one-goal game in the past 10 for Los Angeles, which scored more than two goals for the first time in six games.

"It's a step in the right direction," King said. "Obviously the win is the only thing that matters. As long as we've got everyone building more confidence [with] 20 more games left or so heading into the playoffs."

 

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Blue Jackets win by answering Oilers

 

Score within 45 seconds of three goals; McDavid has two points

 

by Craig Merz / NHL.com Correspondent

30 minutes ago

COLUMBUS - Every time the Edmonton Oilers thought they had pulled back into the game after allowing two early goals, the Columbus Blue Jackets responded.

The result was a 6-3 victory for the Blue Jackets who scored within 43 seconds of each Oilers' goal.

"The goals against were all at a really bad time," Edmonton center Leon Draisaitl said. "That's unacceptable."

 

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Stepan's goal lifts Rangers past Capitals

 

Center scores 17 seconds into third period to break tie

 

by Katie Brown / NHL.com Correspondent

34 minutes ago

Stepan's go-ahead goal NYR@WSH: Stepan fires puck off defender for the lead

3/4/16: Derek Stepan rewards the Rangers' forecheck, firing the puck off a defender and into the net, giving New York a 3-2 lead in the 3rd

WASHINGTON -- New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said he needed backup goaltender Antti Raanta to be great against the NHL's best team. Raanta rose to the occasion.

Derek Stepan scored the go-ahead goal 17 seconds into the third period and Raanta made 32 saves to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center on Friday.

 

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Stars end four-game slide by defeating Devils

 

New Jersey goalie Cory Schneider injured in third period

 

by Steve Hunt / NHL.com Correspondent

10 minutes ago

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars ended a four-game losing streak by defeating the New Jersey Devils 4-2 at American Airlines Center on Friday.

Valeri Nichushkin and Colton Sceviour each had a goal and an assist for the Stars (39-20-7), who won at home for the first time since a 4-3 victory against the Washington Capitals on Feb. 13. Jason Spezza and Vernon Fiddler scored for Dallas, and Mattias Janmark and Alex Goligoski each had two assists.

Adam Henrique and Devante Smith-Pelly scored for New Jersey (31-28-7), which lost starting goaltender Cory Schneider with a lower-body injury 2:05 into the third period. Schneider stretched to make a save on Spezza, extending his right leg toward the post, then needed assistance to leave the ice.

 

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Power play carries Canucks past Sharks

 

Vancouver had lost twice to San Jose earlier this week

 

by Eric Gilmore / NHL.com Correspondent

3:35 PM

SAN JOSE -- The Vancouver Canucks had lost two games in six days to the San Jose Sharks, wasting third-period leads each time, before facing them Saturday at SAP Center.

The Canucks again failed to hold a third-period lead against San Jose, but this time, they recovered for a 4-2 victory.

Linden Vey, Daniel Sedin and Dan Hamhuis scored power-play goals, with Hamhuis breaking a 2-2 tie midway through the third period. and backup goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves for his 10th win of the season. Forward Alexandre Burrows, playing in his 750th NHL game, scored an empty-net goal with 2:06 left, helping the Canucks (25-27-12) end a three-game losing streak.

The Canucks went 3-for-7 on the power play; the Sharks were 0-for-3.

"I thought we hated these guys a little bit more tonight, disliked them, wanted to bring the battle to them," Burrows said. "Battling hard, I thought. That's how you've got to win against these guys. If you give them too much respect, too much time and space, they're so good they're going to make you pay. I thought special teams were good. Our PP was really dynamite tonight. The PK did a good job."

 

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Coyotes top Panthers, end losing streak

 

Tanguay scores twice, Arizona wins for first time in eight games

 

by Jerry Brown / NHL.com Correspondent

1:07 PM

Tanguay nets his second goal FLA@ARI: Tanguay deflects home his second goal

3/5/16: Alex Tanguay deflects Antoine Vermette's pass past Al Montoya for his second goal of the game, giving the Coyotes a 4-1 lead in the 3rd

 

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Alex Tanguay was itching to play his first game with the Arizona Coyotes, particularly linemates and fellow Quebec natives Antoine Vermette and Anthony Duclair, but a sore knee pushed his debut back 48 hours.

He more than made up for the delay.

Tanguay had two goals and an assist, and his new line combined for nine points to help the Coyotes end a seven-game losing streak with a 5-1 win against the Florida Panthers at Gila River Arena on Saturday.

Vermette tied career highs with three assists and four points, Duclair had two assists, and the Coyotes, who played without suspended forward Max Domi, controlled the final 40 minutes thanks to their new French connection.

"I hope it keeps going. It was fun," Tanguay said. "Anthony's got a lot of speed, a lot of skills, and he's going to create a lot of open ice. … And Antoine is a very smart player. He plays well in both zones, he wins a lot of faceoffs, he's extremely smart with the puck, and tonight he made a lot of great plays."

 

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Gudas powers Flyers past Blue Jackets

 

Defenseman scores first two goals of season in victory

 

by Adam Kimelman @NHLAdamK / NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor

12:25 PM

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas hadn't scored a goal in 66 games. He more than made up for it Saturday.

Gudas had two goals and two assists in the Philadelphia Flyers' 6-0 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Wells Fargo Center.

It was Gudas' first two-goal game in the NHL. Prior to Saturday, he had not scored since Dec. 4, 2014, when he was with the Tampa Bay Lightning. His most recent two-goal game was Oct. 15, 2011, when he was with Norfolk in the American Hockey League.

"It's something I've never done before, so it's a great feeling," Gudas said.

 

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Lightning get club-record ninth straight win

 

Killorn scores late in overtime to defeat Hurricanes

 

by Corey Long / NHL.com Correspondent

12:04 PM

Killorn's OT game-winner CAR@TBL: Killorn goes coast-to-coast for OT winner

3/5/16: Alex Killorn skates down the left wing, makes a forehand move and waits out Eddie Lack before flipping the game winner into the net

 

TAMPA -- Alex Killorn scored with 42.5 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their franchise-record ninth consecutive victory, 4-3 against the Carolina Hurricanes at Amalie Arena on Saturday.

Killorn raced down right wing, beat Hurricanes forward Joakim Nordstrom to the net and swept across the crease before lifting a shot over goalie Eddie Lack for his 13th goal of the season.

"I was trying to figure out how to make a play … just ended up skating up the ice," Killorn said. "They called me off [the ice], but I knew one of the guys who was a forward was playing defense so I just had to step on him and took it wide of the goalie."

Ondrej Palat scored twice and Tyler Johnson had the tying goal with 6:18 remaining in the third period for the Lightning (39-22-4), who are 7-1 in 3-on-3 overtime. Ben Bishop made 24 saves for Tampa Bay, which plays at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.

The winning streak has carried Tampa Bay to the top of the Atlantic Division.

 

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Senators defeat Maple Leafs in Phaneuf's return

 

Smith scores late in third to help Ottawa win at Toronto

 

by Mike Brophy / NHL.com Correspondent

11:48 AM

Smith gives Senators late lead OTT@TOR: Smith scores on one-timer for go ahead goal

3/5/16: After another turnover by the Maple Leafs, Zack Smith quickly scores on a one-timer from Mark Stone to give the Senators a 3-2 lead

 

TORONTO -- Dion Phaneuf said it was perfect closure.

The 30-year-old defenseman enjoyed a successful homecoming when his Ottawa Senators scored twice in the third period to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 at Air Canada Centre on Saturday.

The former Maple Leafs captain was playing his first game in Toronto since being traded to the Senators on Feb. 9. He was given a video tribute and standing ovation in the first period.

"I feel a lot better now than I did before," Phaneuf said. "I just want to thank the fans for what they did. It meant a lot to me. That was some good closure, really classy by them."

 

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Niskanen's OT goal gets Capitals past Bruins

 

Washington reaches 100 points with win

 

by Matt Kalman / NHL.com Correspondent

12:49 PM

Niskanen's overtime winner WSH@BOS: Niskanen rips one past Rask to win it in OT

3/5/16: Matt Niskanen buries a slap shot from the high slot past Tuukka Rask in overtime to give the Capitals a 2-1 victory in Boston

 

BOSTON -- Matt Niskanen scored 2:36 into overtime, Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves, and the Washington Capitals started a four-game road trip with a 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday.

Niskanen beat Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask with a slap shot from the high slot after a pass from Andre Burakovsky.

"I just got on the ice, and a lot of times that we do 3-on-3 like that, we start interchanging and crisscrossing, trying to free up some space, and that's kind of what happened," Niskanen said. "[burakovsky] did a good job getting the interception there. I had just enough room to get a slapper off from up top, and I don't know if it went off their defender's stick or not but somehow it found its way in."

Washington (48-13-4) became the first team in the NHL to reach 100 points this season. The Capitals, who have 17 games remaining, are the only team that hasn't lost consecutive games in regulation; they lost 3-2 to the New York Rangers at Verizon Center on Friday.

 

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Scheifele's first NHL hat trick lifts Jets

 

Center has three goals in win against Canadiens

 

by Patrick Williams / NHL.com Correspondent

12:44 PM

Scheifele completes hat trick MTL@WPG: Scheifele scores empty netter for third goal

3/5/16: Mark Scheifele races down the ice and smacks in a goal on an empty net to collect his first career hat trick

 

WINNIPEG -- Mark Scheifele had his first NHL hat trick to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 at MTS Centre on Saturday.

After Montreal tied Winnipeg twice, Scheifele drifted in front of the Canadiens net and deflected Drew Stafford's long pass to the slot past goaltender Mike Condon with 6:59 left in the third period. Scheifele finished the hat trick with 29 seconds remaining, outracing Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban for an empty-net goal.

"I tripped up on [an earlier empty-net] opportunity, so I was pretty determined to get that one," Scheifele said. "To play against a good team like them on 'Hockey Night in Canada,' it makes it that much better. It was a hard-fought game. It got frustrating at times."

Scheifele, who has taken over as Winnipeg's No. 1 center after Bryan Little (vertebrae) was injured Feb. 18, has a Jets-high 20 goals, five in his past two games.

"It's huge for me," Scheifele said. "With [Little] going down, I wanted to be that guy that stepped up and give a little more. I just want to continue that."

 

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Ducks defeat Kings, move into first place

 

Pacific Division leaders have won franchise-best 11 straight

 

by Curtis Zupke / NHL.com Correspondent

9:17 AM

Silfverberg extends the lead ANA@LAK: Silferberg nets goal off deflection

3/5/16: Rickard Rakell's wrister deflects off Jakob Silfverberg's shoulder and into the back of the net to give the Ducks a 3-1 lead in the 3rd

 

LOS ANGELES - The Anaheim Ducks have climbed the mountain, but say they're not done yet.

That was the common theme in the Ducks' dressing room after Jakob Silfverberg scored in the third period and Anaheim won a franchise-record 11th straight game with a 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on Saturday.

David Perron and Ryan Kesler also scored for the Ducks (37-19-8), who took sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division after they were 16 points behind the Kings on Jan. 12.

"That's the position we want to be in and we're not satisfied being there right now," Rickard Rakell said. "We just want to keep going. ... the team's coming together and we have four lines that play solid hockey. It must be tough to match up against us."

Anaheim is 18-1-1 since Jan. 17 and has the best record in the League (25-4-2) and best road record (12-1-2) since the Christmas break.

 

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