Noesen late goal gives Devils win over Hurricanes
NEWARK, N.J. » Stefan Noesen scored on a rebound with 1:33 to play and the New Jersey Devils continued their playoff push with a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
Kyle Palmieri had two goals and an assist and Taylor Hall had three assists for the Devils, who have won three straight and six of eight. Pavel Zacha also scored and Keith Kinkaid, who has supplanted Cory Schneider as the No. 1 goaltender, made 31 saves.
New Jersey extended its lead to three points ahead of idle Florida for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, with the Panthers having played two fewer games. Carolina is nine points back.
Phil Di Giuseppe, Warren Foegele and Noah Hanifin also scored as the Hurricanes had a three-game winning streak snapped despite taking a 3-2 lead early in the third period. Scott Darling was outstanding making 41 saves, but Carolina’s slim playoff hopes faded a little more.
Noesen’s game winner and 12th goal of the season came after Darling gave up a rebound in front off a shot from the boards by defenseman Andy Greene. RED WINGS 5, PENGUINS 2 » Luke Glendening scored twice, Darren Helm matched his career high with three points and Detroit beat Pittsburgh.
Helm had a goal and two assists, and Frans Nielsen and Niklas Kronwall also scored for Detroit. Jimmy Howard made 22 saves to help the Red Wings win in regulation for the first time since a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 24.
Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang scored for the Penguins. Matt Murray stopped 21 shots. ISLANDERS 4, SENATORS 3 » Andrew Ladd scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lift New York to a win over Ottawa.
Anders Lee, Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders, who won for just the third time in 17 games (3-10-4). Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots. BLUES 3, SHARKS 2 » Vladimir Tarasenko scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lift St. Louis over San Jose.
Tarasenko got a pass from Vladimir Sobotka and tipped in the winner at 2:33. It was Tarasenko’s 31st goal, and he has 30 or more in four consecutive seasons. PREDATORS 2, WILD 1 » Kyle Turris scored the only goal in the shootout to lift Nashville over Minnesota to snap a threegame skid. The win clinched the Predators home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
Goaltender interference reviews begins now
NEW YORK » A change to the NHL’s protocol for goaltender interference reviews is happening quicker than expected.
Beginning with games on Wednesday, all coach’s challenges for goaltender interference will be decided by the league’s situation room in Toronto instead of onice officials getting the final say. The NHL board of governors approved the change Tuesday that was recommended by general managers and approved by the competition committee.
The original intent was to change policy beginning for the playoffs.
Instead, the final two-plus weeks of the regular season will include reviews being decided by a group that includes a former official. the