Allen stops 32 shots, Blues shut out Bruins
BOSTON: Jake Allen stopped 32 shots for his fifth shutout, Vladimir Tarasenko and Robby Fabbri scored third-period goals and the St. Louis Blues cooled off the Boston Bruins with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night. It was only the second regulation loss in 16 games for Boston (11-2-3). St. Louis posted its fifth win in seven games. The Bruins had won six of their last eight at home. Boston goalie Tuukka Rask made 27 saves, but lost in regulation for the first time in 11 starts after going 8-02.
STARS 4, BLACKHAWKS 0
Patrick Sharp had a goal and an assist in his first regularseason game against his former team, leading Dallas to a victory against Chicago. Sharp scored 11 seconds into the third period to give the Stars a 2-0 lead in what had been a game with few chances between the highest-scoring teams in the Western Conference. Jason Spezza and Colton Sceviour also scored for Dallas. Antti Niemi stopped 20 shots for his third shutout this season. It was the first of five meetings between the NHL-leading Stars and the defending Stanley Cup champions.
SHARKS 5, KINGS 3
Joe Pavelski scored the tying and go-ahead goals 92 seconds apart in the third period, and defenseman Brent Burns had two goals and an assist to help San Jose beat Los Angeles. Joe Thornton added a goal and two assists, and Martin Jones made 33 saves against his former team as the second-place Sharks reduced the Kings’ lead in the Pacific Division to eight points. San Jose leads the NHL with 13 road wins (13-6-2). Tyler Toffoli had two goals for the Kings, both set up by Tanner Pearson, and Trevor Lewis also scored. Jonathan Quick stopped 17 shots.
WILD 2, CANADIENS 1
Jason Pominville and Charlie Coyle scored to help Minnesota hand Montreal its fifth straight loss.
Daniel Carr spoiled Darcy Kuemper’s shutout bid by scoring with 7:14 remaining. Kuemper and the Wild clamped down from there, dropping the Canadiens to 1-9 in their last 10 games. Kuemper made 24 saves, giving regular goalie Devan Dubnyk a rest after the Wild lost 6-3 to Dallas the night before. Mike Condon stopped 20 shots for the Canadiens, outscored 19-5 during their losing streak. They have 15 goals in the last 10 games.
Mats Zuccarello scored a power-play goal at 2:37 of overtime and the slumping New York Rangers beat Anaheim for their fourth win in 15 games. Derrick Brassard had two goals and an assist as the Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak. Henrik Lundqvist made 17 saves. Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks, who lost their second in as many nights and for the fourth time in five games. John Gibson stopped 19 shots. St. Louis 2, Boston 0; NY Rangers 3, Anaheim 2 (OT); New Jersey 4, Detroit 3; Vancouver 2, Tampa Bay 1; Florida 2, Ottawa 1 (SO); Minnesota 2, Montreal 1; Dallas 4, Chicago 0; Calgary 4, Winnipeg 1; Arizona 3, Toronto 2; San Jose 5, Los Angeles 3. Dallas St. Louis Chicago Minnesota Nashville Colorado Winnipeg
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RANGERS 3, DUCKS 2, OT
CANUCKS 2, LIGHTNING 1
Daniel Sedin scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves and the road-weary Vancouver Canucks downed Tampa Bay. Sven Baertschi also scored for the Canucks, who finished their road trip 2-3-1. Vancouver, which had one power play, allowed just one goal on 10 short-handed opportunities. The Lightning got a goal from Jonathan Marchessault. Canucks captain Henrik Sedin contributed an assist after missing two games with a lowerbody injury.
DEVILS 4, RED WINGS 3
Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist, Cory Schneider made 25 saves and New Jersey defeated Detroit. Jordin Tootoo, David Schlemko and Sergey Kalinin also scored for the Devils. They had goals on three straight shots midway through the first period, ending Jimmy Howard’s night, and the Red Wings never caught up. Dylan Larkin, Mike Green and Riley Sheahan scored for Detroit.
PANTHERS 2, SENATORS 1
Aleksander Barkov scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the streaking Florida Panthers over Ottawa. Brandon Pirri also scored a shootout goal for Florida. Roberto Luongo stopped both Ottawa attempts to give the Panthers their fifth straight win. Florida has won 11 of its past 14. Corban Knight scored in regulation for the Panthers, and Luongo made 15 saves. Jaromir Jagr had an assist. Mark Stone scored for Ottawa, and Craig Anderson stopped 39 shots. The Senators have lost five of their past seven, and five straight on the road.
COYOTES 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2
Shane Doan scored twice in a 14-second span of the first period and assisted on the go-ahead goal, leading Arizona over Toronto. Connor Murphy’s shot zipped through traffic and into the net with 13:54 to play, giving the Coyotes the lead. Arizona improved to 10-1-1 in its last 12 games against Toronto dating to the 2005-06 season. Louis Domingue stopped Michael Grabner’s penalty shot and finished with 37 saves. Brad Richardson had two assists and Arizona ended the Maple Leafs’ streak of six games with at least one point. James van Riemsdyk and Nazem Kadri scored for Toronto.
FLAMES 4, JETS 1
Johnny Gaudreau had his second hat trick of the season and Calgary beat Winnipeg, tying a franchise record with its 10th straight victory at home. With the Flames nursing a 2-1 lead, Gaudreau scored a key goal at 15:41 of the third period. He completed his hat trick with an empty-netter less than 3 minutes later. The streaking Gaudreau has 20 points (13 goals, seven assists) during the 10-game winning streak at the Saddledome. Joe Colborne also scored for the Flames, who have won eight of 10 overall. Tyler Myers scored for Winnipeg, which has lost five in a row on the road. — AP