FLYERS WIN GAME IN NINTH ROUND OF SHOOTOUT
philadelphia» Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored in the ninth round of a shootout to give Philadelphia a 3-2 victory over the Bruins on Tuesday night.
Steve Mason made 45 saves through overtime, and defenseman Michael Del Zotto and center Claude Giroux scored in regulation for the Flyers, who won their second straight.
David Krejci and Brad Marchand had the goals for the Bruins, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Tuukka Rask turned aside 19 shots and seven of nine shooters in the tiebreaker.
Both goalies were outstanding in overtime. Mason snatched a shot by Krejci with about 30 seconds remaining, and Rask slid to his right to stop Giroux’s shot.
TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Jimmy Vesey scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 5:12 remaining to lift the Rangers toa 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes. Rick Nash had a goal and an assist, Nick Holden also scored and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 19 shots to help the Rangers snap a four-game skid at home. Hurricanes defenseman Ron Hainsey received a double-minor for hooking and an unsportsmanlike misconduct with 6:47 left and Vesey scored 95 seconds later. … Josh Anderson had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots and the Blue Jackets beat the Lightning 5-1. Scott Hartnell had a goal and an assist, and William Karlsson, Alexander Wennberg and Sam Gagner also scored as Columbus beat Tampa Bay for the second time in five days. … Anthony Mantha scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Red Wings beat the Stars 3-1. … Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist in his season debut as the Sabres beat the Senators 5-4. Ryan O’Reilly scored twice for Buffalo, while Kyle Okposo and Sam Reinhart also scored. … Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine each scored his 13th goal of the season to help the Jets defeat the Devils 3-2. Blake Wheeler had the other goal for the Jets. … Richard Panik and Artemi Panarin scored in a shootout, and the Blackhawks beat the Panthers 2-1 in Florida’s first game since Tom Rowe took over as interim coach. … Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist in the
4-2 victory over the
FOOTNOTES
Toews misses another game. Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews was ruled out for a third straight game with an upperbody injury. … Stars left wing Travis Moen retired at age 34 after 12 NHL seasons.