Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
New Jersey
N.Y. Rangers
N.Y. Islanders
Northeast Division
Southeast Division
Tampa Bay
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
St. Louis
Northwest Division
Pacific Division
San Jose
Los Angeles
Saturday’s Games
Boston 4, Philadelphia 3
New Jersey 3, Ottawa 2
N.Y. Rangers 4, Montreal 3
Buffalo 4, Toronto 3
Washington 3, Atlanta 2, OT
Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Nashville 3, St. Louis 2
Colorado 2, Minnesota 1, SO
Dallas at Calgary, late
Columbus at San Jose, late
Detroit at Los Angeles, late
Today’s Games
Phoenix at Chicago, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia at Ottawa, 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Florida at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Boxscores
Blues 3, Predators 2
St. Louis
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First Period—1, Nashville, Fiddler 5 (Vasicek, Radulov), 2:08. 2, St. Louis, Rucinsky 9 (Dvorak, McClement), 18:13. Penalties—Suter, Nas (interference), 2:41; Tootoo, Nas (roughing), 2:41; Dvorak, StL (hooking), 13:54.
Second Period—3, Nashville, Arnott 14 (Sullivan, Radulov), 11:20 (pp). 4, St. Louis, Stempniak 13 (Tkachuk, Rivers), 11:37. Penalties—Zidlicky, Nas (holding), 1:44; Rucinsky, StL (interference), 3:37; Tootoo, Nas (interference, fighting), 6:21; Mayers, StL, major (fighting), 6:21; Guerin, StL (hooking), 10:23.
Third Period—5, Nashville, Dumont 9 (Suter, Arnott), 15:48 (pp). Penalties—Dumont, Nas (hooking), :24; Rucinsky, StL (high-sticking), 1:07; Wideman, StL (high-sticking), 14:45; Guerin, StL (roughing), 20:00; Tkachuk, StL (roughing), 20:00; Vasicek, Nas (roughing, cross-checking), 20:00.
Shots on Goal—St. Louis 16-14-7—37. Nashville 9-7-8—24.
Power-play opportunities—St. Louis 0 of 5; Nashville 2 of 5.
Goalies—St. Louis, Legace 11-12-4 (24 shots-21 saves), Bacashihua (18:39 Third, 0-0). Nashville, Mason 17-7-2 (37 shots-35 saves).
Avalanche 2, Wild 1
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Colorado won shootout 2-1
First Period—1, Minnesota, Koivu 10 (Parrish, Skoula), 18:22. Penalty—Vaananen, Col (hooking), 5:36.
Second Period—2, Colorado, Cumiskey 1 (Brunette, Hejduk), 4:16. Penalties—Smith, Min (hooking), 5:03; Sauer, Col (hooking), 12:59; Demitra, Min (interference), 13:35; Clark, Col (hooking), 14:11; Demitra, Min (holding), 15:58; Foster, Min (interference), 18:49; Liles, Col (interference), 19:33.
Third Period—None. Penalties—Sakic, Col (holding stick), 4:55; Dupuis, Min (holding), 13:45; Svatos, Col (slashing), 17:36.
Overtime—None. Penalties—None.
Shootout—Colorado 2 (Wolski G, Stastny NG, Sakic NG, Hejduk G), Minnesota 1 (Demitra G, Koivu NG, Rolston NG, Bouchard NG).
Shots on Goal—Colorado 4-10-11-2—27. Minnesota 10-4-10-1—25.
Power-play opportunities—Colorado 0 of 4; Minnesota 0 of 6.
Goalies—Colorado, Budaj 12-8-1 (25 shots-24 saves). Minnesota, Fernandez 17-14-1 (27-26).
Bruins 4, Flyers 3
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First Period—1, Philadelphia, Kapanen 6, 4:11 (sh). 2, Boston, Savard 13 (Lashoff, Tenkrat), 12:28. 3, Boston, Murray 20 (Savard, Axelsson), 13:02. 4, Boston, Bergeron 14 (Mara, Savard), 19:23 (pp). Penalties—Printz, Phi (tripping), 3:42;Calder, Phi (tripping), 6:08;Donovan, Bos (hooking), 10:04;Potulny, Phi (tripping), 18:02.
Second Period—5, Philadelphia, Kapanen 7, 5:17. Penalties—Boyes, Bos (tripping), 2:50;Knuble, Phi (hooking), 10:39;Donovan, Bos (holding), 19:38.
Third Period—6, Boston, Savard 14 (Mara, Bergeron), 2:21 (pp). 7, Philadelphia, Knuble 17 (Carter), 18:05. Penalties—Jones, Phi (hooking), 2:03, Lashoff, Bos (tripping), 4:36, Primeau, Bos (hooking), 11:53, Alberts, Bos (tripping), 15:29.
Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 9-6-17—32. Boston 12-6-8—26.
Power-play opportunities—Philadelphia 0 of 6;Boston 2 of 5.
Goalies—Philadelphia, Esche 5-6-0 (26 shots-22 saves). Boston, Thomas 18-10-3 (32-29).
A—17,565 (17,565). T—2:23.
Devils 3, Senators 2
New Jersey
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First Period—1, New Jersey, Parise 17 (Zajac, Langenbrunner), 6:13. 2, Ottawa, Eaves 6 (Schubert, McAmmond), 13:51. Penalties—Phillips, Ott (throwing stick), 15:11; Zajac, NJ (tripping), 19:11.
Second Period—3, New Jersey, Gionta 16 (Hale, Gomez), 1:42. Penalties—Rupp, NJ (tripping), 3:29; Comrie, Ott (high-sticking), 15:24.
Third Period—4, New Jersey, Gionta 17 (Gomez, Elias), 16:27. 5, Ottawa, Preissing 5 (Kelly, Redden), 18:18. Penalties—Gomez, NJ (hooking), 8:16, Phillips, Ott (interference), 18:53.
Shots on Goal—New Jersey 10-13-6—29. Ottawa 11-11-13—35.
Power-play opportunities—New Jersey 0 of 3; Ottawa 0 of 3.
Goalies—New Jersey, Brodeur 24-12-3 (35 shots-33 saves). Ottawa, Emery 16-10-1 (29-26).
A—19,548 (19,153). T—2:19.
Referees—Paul Devorski, Dan O’Rourke. Linesmen—Mark Pare, Mark Shewchyk.
Rangers 4, Canadiens 3
N.Y. Rangers
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First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 8 (Tyutin, Ward), 10:20. Penalties—Johnson, Mon (hooking), 4:30; Ortmeyer, NYR (slashing), 12:21; Malik, NYR (hooking), 14:59; Komisarek, Mon (tripping), 19:18.
Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 22 (Nylander, Rozsival), 6:36 (pp). 3, Montreal, Streit 3 (Rivet, Kovalev), 10:25 (pp). 4, Montreal, Plekanec 6 (Samsonov, Markov), 14:14 (pp). Penalties—Niinimaa, Mon (hooking), 6:11; Rozsival, NYR (tripping), 8:50; Tyutin, NYR (high-sticking), 13:34; Markov, Mon (hooking), 18:48.
Third Period—5, N.Y. Rangers, Rozsival 5 (Straka, Nylander), :38 (pp). 6, Montreal, Souray 14 (Plekanec, Markov), 8:40 (pp). 7, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 9 (Shanahan, Malik), 13:55. Penalties—Kovalev, Mon (hooking), 4:26, Ortmeyer, NYR (slashing), 7:01, Higgins, Mon (hooking), 9:28, Kovalev, Mon (hooking), 19:53.
Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 11-9-14—34. Montreal 3-10-11—24.
Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Rangers 2 of 7; Montreal 3 of 5.
Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 18-11-2 (24 shots-21 saves). Montreal, Aebischer 7-6-2 (34-30).
A—21,273 (21,273). T—2:20.
Referees—Mike Hasenfratz, Marc Joannette. Linesmen—Michel Cormier, Greg Devorski.
Hurricanes 4, Islanders 2
N.Y. Islanders
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First Period—1, Carolina, Williams 20 (Stillman, Hutchinson), 19:59 (pp). Penalties—Commodore, Car (goalie interference), 6:25; Gervais, NYI (hooking), 10:32; Witt, NYI (holding), 19:14.
Second Period—2, Carolina, Cole 17 (Whitney, Brind’Amour), 0:37. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Hunter 7 (Sillinger, Meyer), 2:05. 4, Carolina, Cole 18 (Stillman, Whitney), 4:28 (pp). Penalties—Gervais, NYI (holding), 2:49; DiPietro, NYI (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:49; Wallin, Car (tripping), 9:08; Hutchinson, Car (slashing), 10:50; Commodore, Car (tripping), 16:59.
Third Period—5, Carolina, Staal 18 (Walker, Williams), 14:40. 6, N.Y. Islanders, Satan 11 (Kozlov, Witt), 17:52. Penalties—Brind’Amour, Car, double minor (unsportsmanlike conduct, goaltender interference), 3:07; Kozlov, NYI (hooking), 7:30; Yashin, NYI (high-sticking), 18:30.
Missed Penalty Shot—Cole, Car, 2:52 first.
Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 10-15-10—35. Carolina 7-10-10—27.
Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Islanders 0 of 6; Carolina 2 of 6.
Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, DiPietro 16-15-1 (27 shots-23 saves). Carolina, Ward 19-12-3 (35-33).
A—18,639 (18,730). T—2:21.
Referees—Dave Jackson, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen—Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller.
Capitals 3, Thrashers 2
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First Period—1, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 23 (Sim, Rucchin), 15:50 (pp). Penalties—Zubrus, Was (holding stick), 4:41; Washington bench, served by Semin (too many men), 6:49; Zubrus, Was (tripping), 15:37; Semin, Was (roughing), 17:39; Hossa, Atl (slashing), 17:39; Exelby, Atl (holding stick), 19:40.
Second Period—2, Washington, Semin 20 (Ovechkin, Kolzig), :41 (pp). 3, Atlanta, Metropolit 8 (Vishnevski, Rucchin), 16:23. Penalties—Metropolit, Atl (holding), 1:41; Beech, Was (boarding), 6:03; de Vries, Atl (hooking), 13:34.
Third Period—4, Washington, Ovechkin 26 (Semin, Pettinger), 12:18 (pp). Penalties—Vishnevski, Atl (hooking), 3:36; Slater, Atl (interference), 8:11; Holik, Atl (hooking), 10:22; Vigier, Atl (high-sticking), 11:48; Clark, Was (boarding), 17:42.
Overtime—5, Washington, Semin 21 (Eminger, Clark), 4:42. Penalty—Exelby, Atl (delay of game), :49.
Missed Penalty Shot—Vigier, Atl, 17:34 second.
Shots on Goal—Atlanta 7-8-6-1—22. Washington 9-10-14-4—37.
Power-play opportunities—Atlanta 1 of 5; Washington 2 of 8.
Goalies—Atlanta, Lehtonen 19-9-7 (37 shots-34 saves). Washington, Kolzig 14-12-4 (22-20).
A—15,642 (18,277). T—2:36.
Referees—Rob Martell, Brad Meier. Linesmen—Derek Amell, Jonny Murray.
Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 3
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First Period—1, Buffalo, Kalinin 3 (Pominville, Briere), 4:18. 2, Buffalo, Drury 22 (Kotalik), 4:57. 3, Toronto, Colaiacovo 3 (Newbury, Stajan), 17:49. Penalties—McCabe, Tor (cross-checking), 12:08; Afinogenov, Buf (cross-checking), 12:08; Numminen, Buf (holding), 15:21.
Second Period—4, Buffalo, Briere 16 (Vanek, Afinogenov), 3:47. 5, Toronto, Steen 8 (McCabe, Kaberle), 12:53 (pp). 6, Buffalo, Kotalik 12 (Drury, Gaustad), 18:17. Penalties—Lydman, Buf (interference), :52; Mair, Buf, major (fighting), 3:50; Ondrus, Tor, major (fighting), 3:50; Gill, Tor (tripping), 4:35; Sundin, Tor (hooking), 7:06; Roy, Buf (holding), 12:18; Numminen, Buf (holding), 12:37; Roy, Buf (tripping), 18:43; Gaustad, Buf (roughing), 20:00.
Third Period—7, Toronto, Kubina 1 (Pohl, White), 15:28 (pp). Penalties—Briere, Buf (hooking), 3:06; Sundin, Tor (slashing), 5:54; Newbury, Tor (slashing), 10:44; Drury, Buf (holding), 13:42; O’Neill, Tor (slashing), 19:02.
Shots on Goal—Buffalo 13-9-7—29. Toronto 16-12-7—35.
Power-play opportunities—Buffalo 0 of 5; Toronto 2 of 8.
Goalies—Buffalo, Biron 9-2-1 (35 shots-32 saves). Toronto, Raycroft 17-13-4 (29-25).
A—19,487 (18,819). T—2:34.
Referees—Tom Kowal, Chris Lee. Linesmen—Jean Morin, Dan Schachte.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
East Division
Wilkes-Barre
WESTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
Grand Rapids
West Division
San Antonio
Saturday’s Games
Grand Rapids 4, Albany 3
Iowa 3, Toronto 0
Philadelphia 4, Binghamton 2
Portland 3, Worcester 1
Hartford 6, Springfield 3
Norfolk 3, Lowell 1
Wilkes-Barre 8, Hershey 4
Rochester 4, Hamilton 1
Manchester 2, Providence 1
San Antonio 3, Peoria 1
Milwaukee 4, Chicago 2
Syracuse 4, Houston 1
Today’s Games
Worcester at Hartford, 4 p.m.
Manchester at Portland, 4:05 p.m.
Springfield at Providence, 4:05 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 6:05 p.m.
