Kessel scores shootout winner, Pens pip Oilers
Blue Jackes hold on to beat Sabres 4-3
Cullen celebrates on podium after winning opening race of Round 5 Porsche GT3 CCME EDMONTON, Alberta, March 11, (AP): Phil Kessel scored the shootout winner in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 NHL victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 40 saves, Nick Bonino and Evgeni Malkin scored in regulation for Pittsburgh, while Sidney Crosby had a goal in the shootout. The Howard made 24 saves in his return from a knee injury to help Detroit beat Chicago.
Howard saw his first NHL action since injuring a knee Dec. 20 at Tampa Bay.
Tatar scored what proved the winner late in the second period and added an insurance goal in the third period to end Detroit’s three-game losing streak. He has a team-high 17 goals.
Andreas Athanasiou and Xavier Ouellet also scored for Detroit.
The Blackhawks lost for the second straight night and had their club-record road winning streak end at eight games. Trevor Van Riemsdyk and Artemi Panarin scored for Chicago.
Wild 7, Panthers 4 In Sunrise, Florida Zach Parise scored the go-ahead goal with 5:07 left and Minnesota pulled away to beat reeling Florida.
Mikael Granlund scored an emptynet goal with 1:10 left, his team-leading 22nd of the season, and Charlie Coyle added another empty-netter with 2.5 seconds left.
Eric Staal scored twice for Minnesota, while Jason Pominville and Jason Zucker also connected. The Western Conference-leading Wild won for the first time in three games.
The Panthers have lost seven of their past eight. Jaromir Jagr scored his 762nd NHL goal. Mark Pysyk had a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Marchessault also scored.
Blues 4, Ducks 3 In St Louis, Joel Edmundson scored with 20 seconds left and Jake Allen made 23 saves in St Louis’ victory over Anaheim.
Paul Stastny, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Reaves also scored to help the Blues win their third straight.
Jakob Silfverberg, Chris Wagner and Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks.
The NHL has fined Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau and Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin $2,000 each for diving/ embellishing.
It’s the second infraction for both players this season and comes after they received warnings for the initial instances.
Gaudreau’s fine stems from an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty he received in a 5-2 win over the Islanders on Sunday. New York forward Josh HoSang was penalized for holding on the same play.
Muzzin was fined for drawing a high-sticking penalty called against Vancouver forward Michael Chaput in the Canucks’ 4-2 win on Saturday. The penalty nullified a Canucks power play.
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