Klingberg lifts Stars past Wild 3-2 in OT

DALLAS: John Klingberg scored at 3:18 of overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Saturday night. Klingberg got a cross-ice pass from Tyler Seguin and beat Devan Dubnyk for his fourth of the season. Klingberg and Jamie Benn each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who had all six shots on goal in overtime. First-place Dallas (14-4-0) has won eight of 10. Minnesota (103-3) had won three in a row.

Rangers 2, Senators 1 (SO) Defenseman Dan Boyle scored the deciding goal in a shootout as the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to eight games with a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Boyle, who was born in Ottawa, beat Senators goalie Craig Anderson with a high shot to end the game. New York’s Chris Kreider opened the scoring in regulation with a power-play goal 2:31 into the first period when he deflected a shot by Kevin Hayes. Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson tied it up four minutes later with neither side able to score again.

Bruins 3, Red Wings 1 The Boston Bruins scored three goals in the second period to produce a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci and defenseman Torey Krug all scored for Boston. Goaltender Tuukka Rask lost his shutout bid on a power play goal by left winger Justin Abdelkader with 13:23 left.

Devils 4, Penguins 0 Goaltender Cory Schneider made 21 saves to record his first shutout of the season in the New Jersey Devils’ 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The shutout was the 18th of Schneider’s NHL career, and his second against Pittsburgh. Defenseman David Schlemko, left winger Mike Cammalleri and right wingers Bobby Farnham and Lee Stempiak all scored for New Jersey. Jeff Zatkoff stopped 33 shots for Pittsburgh.

Avalanche 6, Canadiens 1 Center Nathan MacKinnon recorded two goals and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 61 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Goaltender Reto Berra stopped 39 shots for Colorado. Mike Condon stopped only 7 of 11 shots in two periods before he was replaced in the third period by Dustin Tokarski, who made 11 saves in relief.

Flyers 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT) Right winger Jakub Voracek scored 37 seconds into overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers wiped away some of their offensive struggles with a late-game surge to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes. Voracek’s first goal of the season came on the only shot on goal in the extra session. The Flyers were stagnant on offense until the third period, but they found enough spark to win for only the second time in their last nine games. Flyers right winger Wayne Simmonds scored with 3:09 remaining in regulation to tie the game. Goalie Steve Mason stopped 19 shots.

Blue Jackets 5, Coyotes 2 Center William Karlsson scored his first two goals of the season to spark the Blue Jackets to a 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes and their first win of the season at home. Boone Jenner, Brandon Saad and Ryan Johansen also scored for the Blue Jackets. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves.

Rookie left winger Anthony Duclair and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Coyotes, who rallied from an early 2-0 deficit. Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith allowed two goals on his first three shots but finished with 16 saves.

Sharks 2, Sabres 1 (OT) Left winger Patrick Marleau scored 2:59 into overtime to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. After defenseman MarcEdouard Vlasic’s long shot ricocheted off the right post, Marleau put home the rebound for his fifth goal of the season. Vlasic scored in regulation for the Sharks, who got 30 saves from Martin Jones. Center Ryan O’Reilly scored for the Sabres. Goalie Chad Johnson made 30 saves.

Maple Leafs 4, Canucks 2 Goaltender James Reimer made 43 saves to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Left winger James van Riemsdyk, right winger Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, center Shawn Matthias and left winger Joffrey Lupul scored for Toronto. Right winger Jannik Hansen and left winger Alexandre Burrows scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Ryan Miller made 36 saves.

Predators 7, Jets 0 Nashville forward Craig Smith’s three first-period points - as many as he had scored in the Predators’ first 15 games - sparked the Predators to a 7-0 win over Winnipeg. It was the second sevengoal game of the season for Nashville, who defeated Ottawa 7-5 on Tuesday. Smith, who had scored just three goals this season, had a goal and a pair of assists as the Predators shelled Jets starting goalkeeper Michael Hutchinson early. Nashville took a 3-0 lead just 12 minutes into the game and led 4-0 after the first period.

Panthers 5, Lightning 4 (SO) Brandon Pirri scored the only goal in the shootout to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite giving up four goals in regulation, Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo came up big in overtime and stopped all three Lightning shooters in the shootout.

Blackhawks 4, Blues 2 Right winger Patrick Kane’s power-play goal late in the second period lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. The goal was Kane’s 12th of the season. He came into the game tied for the NHL lead with 11 goals and 25 points. It also extended his scoring streaks to six consecutive games with a goal and 12 consecutive games with at least a point.

Kings 4, Oilers 3 Center Nick Shore scored the winning goal with 1:39 left, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at the Staples Center. Edmonton left winger Taylor Hall tied the score at 3-3 with 4:50 left in the third period after defenseman Oscar Klefbom connected with him on a backhanded pass. However, Shore bailed out the Kings a little more than three minutes later with his second goal this season. Goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of 25 shots as the Kings won for the 11th time in 14 games. — Reuters Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Chicago Winnipeg Colorado

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