Little fuel gives Jets lift
Bryan Little scored twice on the power play, Ondrej Pavelec set a franchise record for saves in a period and the Jets handed the St. Louis Blues their third straight loss with a 5-3 victory yesterday in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Pavelec, starting his second game this season after being called up from the minors Tuesday, broke his own Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise record for saves in a period with 25 in the second. He had a 24-save period on Oct. 31, 2009, against Ottawa.
The shots were also a dubious mark, tying the franchise record for most shots allowed in a period.
Pavelec made 34 saves for the game.
Blues goalie Pheonix Copley, a native of North Pole, Alaska, made his first NHL start and had 24 saves.
Capitals 4, Stars 3 — Jay Beagle scored 19 seconds into overtime and Washington rallied to beat host Dallas.
Evgeny Kuznetsov skated behind the net and put the puck in front to Beagle. His wrist shot beat goalie Kari Lehtonen, who got tangled with a defender.
The Caps’ point streak went to 13 games (11-0-2).
Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes
2— Scott Hartnell scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period to push Columbus over visiting Carolina.
Hartnell scored in the first period and got the tiebreaker in the third, helping the Blue Jackets overcome a terrible second period. Carolina has lost three straight.
Sergei Bobrovsky had 35 saves for Columbus.
Devils 4, Flyers 1 — Miles Wood scored twice, Keith Kinkaid stopped 35 shots and New Jersey beat slumping host Philadelphia.
Kyle Palmieri and Pavel Zacha also scored and Michael Cammalleri had two assists for the Devils, who have won four of the last five.
Islanders 4, Kings 2 — Anders Lee scored two powerplay goals to lead New York to a 4-2 victory over visiting Los Angeles.
John Tavares had a goal and an assist, Jason Chimera also scored and Jean-Francois Berube stopped 34 shots to earn his first win in his third start of the season for the Islanders. Sabres 3, Canadiens 2 — Zach Bogosian scored his first goal of the season in overtime and visiting Buffalo beat Montreal.
Brian Gionta and Cody Franson also scored for the Sabres as Robin Lehner stopped 36 shots. Coyotes 5, Lightning 3 — Nineteen-year-old Christian Fischer scored in his first NHL game and Arizona dominated for the first two periods to beat Tampa Bay in Glendale, Ariz.
Radim Vrbata tied a career best with four points — a goal and three assists — for the Coyotes, who snapped a four-game losing streak and won for the third time in their last 16 games. Martin Hanzal and Tobias Rieder each had a goal and two assists for Arizona. Senators 3, Maple Leafs 2
— Mike Hoffman scored the tying goal with 1:11 left in regulation, Tom Pyatt had the shootout winner and visiting Ottawa beat rival Toronto.
The Senators rallied for their fifth win in six games to complete a 3-0 road trip.
Wild 5, Ducks 3 — Erik Haula and Jason Zucker each scored twice as Minnesota rallied with three third-period goals to beat Anaheim in St. Paul, Minn.