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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 22, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE 4 B4 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2015 winnipegfreepress. com NHL REPORT GOALIE STATS TEAM STATS SHOTS ON GOAL WASHINGTON POS G A P +/- PIM S HITS BKS GVA TKA FO% PP TOI SH TOI TOI 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 - 1: 20 1: 52 24: 18 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 - 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4: 04 0: 00 20: 58 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 - 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 - 0: 27 1: 18 12: 45 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 - 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 - 3: 33 1: 21 20: 01 20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 - 3: 58 1: 48 18: 27 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 0: 00 2: 52 12: 02 22 C. Glencross L 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 1: 38 0: 00 13: 07 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 - 0: 00 1: 09 11: 43 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 - 0: 00 1: 51 20: 25 42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 - 1: 17 2: 01 14: 09 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 - 0: 00 0: 00 8: 55 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 - 0: 10 3: 23 18: 41 46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 - 0: 00 0: 00 8: 36 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 - 1: 51 0: 01 17: 51 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 - 3: 05 3: 23 21: 46 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 0: 00 0: 00 12: 55 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 3: 37 0: 00 18: 45 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 - 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 1: 42 0: 01 17: 03 WINNIPEG POS G A P +/- PIM S HITS BKS GVA TKA FO% PP TOI SH TOI TOI 2 A. Pardy D 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 - 0: 00 2: 32 13: 46 5 M. Stuart D 1 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 2 1 - 0: 03 1: 47 22: 02 8 J. Trouba D 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 5 3 2 - 2: 20 2: 52 24: 23 12 D. Stafford R 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 2: 43 0: 00 17: 16 15 M. Halischuk R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 - 0: 00 0: 00 8: 31 16 A. Ladd L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 - 3: 23 2: 07 18: 11 17 A. Lowry L 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 - 0: 00 1: 09 13: 57 19 J. Slater C 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 4 0 0 - 0: 00 1: 17 15: 13 20 L. Stempniak R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 1: 36 0: 21 15: 16 22 C. Thorburn R 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 - 0: 16 0: 00 9: 52 23 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 0: 00 0: 00 10: 38 26 B. Wheeler R 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 - 3: 23 2: 24 19: 48 39 T. Enstrom D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 - 2: 23 1: 02 22: 20 55 M. Scheifele C 1 1 2 2 0 5 4 1 0 0 - 3: 26 1: 25 20: 03 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 - 3: 17 2: 17 24: 53 58 E. O’Dell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 0: 00 0: 00 5: 25 67 M. Frolik R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 1: 49 1: 47 17: 00 91 J. Tlusty C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1: 36 0: 00 13: 33 SKATER STATS NO. PLAYER EV PP SH SAVES- SHOTS SV% PIM TOI WASHINGTON 70 B. HOLTBY ( L) 35- 19- 9 24- 25 6- 6 0- 0 21- 23 .913 0 59: 33 WINNIPEG 31 O. PAVELEC ( W) 17- 14- 17 23- 24 3- 3 3- 3 28- 28 1.000 0 59: 53 1ST 2ND 3RD T WASHINGTON 9 8 11 28 WINNIPEG 6 8 10 24 PP HITS FO WINS GVA TKA BKS PIM WASHINGTON 0/ 3 27 27 9 4 18 8 WINNIPEG 0/ 3 29 22 17 10 26 8 JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS Jim Slater introduces Washington’s Matt Niskanen to the boards. Note: The top three teams in each division and the next two teams in the conference earn playoff berths. A team winning in regulation, overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OL or SL columns. Saturday’s Results Winnipeg 3 Washington 0 Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 1 Ottawa 5 Toronto 3 Columbus 3 Calgary 2 ( OT) Montreal 2 San Jose 0 Minnesota 6 St. Louis 3 Florida 2 Boston 1 ( SO) N. Y. Rangers 3 Carolina 2 ( SO) N. Y. Islanders 3 New Jersey 0 Nashville 3 Buffalo 0 Dallas 4 Chicago 0 Pittsburgh 3 Arizona 1 Philadelphia at Edmonton Friday’s Results New Jersey 3 Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 1 Anaheim 3 Colorado 2 ( OT) Sunday’s Games St. Louis at Detroit, 11 a. m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 4 p. m. Anaheim at N. Y. Rangers, 6: 30 p. m. Vancouver at Arizona, 7 p. m. Monday, March 23 Chicago at Carolina, 6 p. m. Los Angeles at New Jersey, 6 p. m. San Jose at Ottawa, 6: 30 p. m. Minnesota at Toronto, 6: 30 p. m. Buffalo at Dallas, 7: 30 p. m. Colorado at Calgary, 8 p. m. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8: 30 p. m. National Hockey League WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OL SL F A P Home Away Last 10 Strk St. Louis 72 45 21 2 4 222 178 96 24- 9- 1- 1 21- 12- 1- 3 5- 3- 0- 2 L- 2 Nashville 73 44 21 3 5 208 176 96 27- 7- 1- 1 17- 14- 2- 4 3- 6- 1- 0 W- 1 Chicago 71 43 22 3 3 203 162 92 22- 9- 3- 2 21- 13- 0- 1 7- 2- 1- 0 L- 1 Pacific GP W L OL SL F A P Home Away Last 10 Strk Anaheim 73 46 20 2 5 214 199 99 25- 10- 1- 221- 10- 1- 3 7- 3- 0- 0 W- 4 Vancouver 71 41 26 2 2 203 192 86 20- 14- 0- 121- 12- 2- 1 6- 3- 0- 1 W- 1 Calgary 72 39 27 4 2 211 189 84 20- 13- 3- 119- 14- 1- 1 6- 2- 1- 1 L- 1 Wild Card GP W L OL SL F A P Home Away Last 10 Strk Minnesota 72 40 25 5 2 207 181 87 20- 11- 4- 120- 14- 1- 1 7- 3- 0- 0 W- 1 Winnipeg 72 37 23 7 5 201 189 86 20- 11- 3- 217- 12- 4- 3 6- 3- 0- 1 W- 4 Los Angeles 71 34 23 7 7 189 179 82 22- 9- 4- 3 12- 14- 3- 4 5- 3- 2- 0 L- 2 Colorado 71 33 26 8 4 191 198 78 19- 14- 2- 114- 12- 6- 3 7- 2- 1- 0 L- 1 San Jose 72 35 29 3 5 199 201 78 17- 16- 2- 318- 13- 1- 2 5- 5- 0- 0 L- 1 Dallas 72 34 28 7 3 224 230 78 15- 14- 5- 319- 14- 2- 0 7- 3- 0- 0 W- 2 Edmonton 71 19 39 6 7 167 243 51 11- 20- 1- 2 8- 19- 5- 5 2- 5- 0- 3 L- 1 Arizona 72 21 43 3 5 148 239 50 10- 22- 3- 211- 21- 0- 3 1- 8- 1- 0 L- 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OL SL F A P Home Away Last 10 Strk Montreal 73 46 20 4 3 193 159 99 24- 8- 3- 2 22- 12- 1- 1 5- 3- 1- 1 W- 3 Tampa Bay 72 44 21 2 5 233 185 95 28- 7- 0- 1 16- 14- 2- 4 7- 2- 0- 1 W- 2 Detroit 70 38 21 2 9 202 189 87 19- 7- 0- 7 19- 14- 2- 2 4- 6- 0- 0 L- 2 Metropolitan GP W L OL SL F A P Home Away Last 10 Strk N. Y. Rangers 70 45 18 2 5 210 161 97 22- 8- 1- 4 23- 10- 1- 1 7- 2- 1- 0 W- 1 N. Y. Islanders 73 44 25 1 3 225 203 92 23- 12- 0- 021- 13- 1- 3 3- 5- 1- 1 W- 1 Pittsburgh 72 40 22 4 6 200 178 90 21- 12- 1- 219- 10- 3- 4 4- 5- 0- 1 W- 1 Wild Card GP W L OL SL F A P Home Away Last 10 Strk Washington 73 39 24 6 4 212 180 88 20- 11- 2- 319- 13- 4- 1 6- 4- 0- 0 L- 1 Boston 72 36 24 3 9 190 185 84 21- 10- 2- 415- 14- 1- 5 5- 2- 0- 3 L- 4 Ottawa 71 36 24 5 6 207 188 83 19- 11- 2- 317- 13- 3- 3 9- 1- 0- 0 W- 6 Florida 72 33 25 4 10 177 197 80 18- 11- 0- 715- 14- 4- 3 6- 3- 0- 1 W- 2 New Jersey 72 31 30 4 7 163 183 73 18- 11- 4- 413- 19- 0- 3 6- 3- 0- 1 L- 1 Philadelphia 73 29 29 6 9 188 210 73 20- 9- 1- 5 9- 20- 5- 4 2- 4- 2- 2 L- 3 Columbus 72 33 35 2 2 193 225 70 13- 20- 1- 120- 15- 1- 1 7- 3- 0- 0 W- 3 Carolina 71 26 35 3 7 164 196 62 15- 14- 1- 511- 21- 2- 2 2- 5- 1- 2 L- 3 Toronto 73 27 40 3 3 192 235 60 19- 15- 1- 0 8- 25- 2- 3 2- 7- 1- 0 L- 5 Buffalo 72 20 45 2 5 135 241 47 12- 20- 1- 3 8- 25- 1- 2 1- 7- 0- 2 L- 2 Scoring Leaders Through Friday GP G A Pts +/- PIM PP SH GW S Pct Alex Ovechkin, Washington 71 47 26 73 14 50 21 0 11 354 13.3 John Tavares, N. Y. Islanders 72 33 39 72 0 46 12 0 7 243 13.6 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 66 23 49 72 6 43 9 0 2 199 11.6 Nicklas Backstrom, Washington 72 18 54 72 6 40 3 0 3 141 12.8 Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia 73 21 49 70 6 66 10 0 3 206 10.2 Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis 71 34 34 68 30 27 6 0 6 242 14.0 Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 63 28 40 68 5 60 9 0 4 190 14.7 Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay 72 40 26 66 5 40 11 0 5 240 16.7 Jamie Benn, Dallas 71 24 42 66 - 4 62 6 2 5 216 11.1 Joe Pavelski, San Jose 71 34 31 65 14 25 17 0 4 219 15.5 Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay 70 25 40 65 31 16 7 0 5 184 13.6 Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim 70 23 42 65 12 58 3 0 5 173 13.3 Claude Giroux, Philadelphia 72 19 46 65 0 34 11 0 4 253 7.5 Patrick Kane, Chicago 61 27 37 64 10 10 6 0 5 186 14.5 Tyler Seguin, Dallas 61 32 31 63 - 1 18 10 0 5 240 13.3 Nick Foligno, Columbus 68 25 38 63 10 44 10 0 2 156 16.0 Rick Nash, N. Y. Rangers 68 39 23 62 24 26 5 4 8 262 14.9 Max Pacioretty, Montreal 72 35 27 62 39 28 6 2 9 279 12.5 Jiri Hudler, Calgary 68 25 37 62 10 14 6 0 4 132 18.9 Joe Thornton, San Jose 67 14 48 62 0 22 3 0 0 109 12.8 Daniel Sedin, Vancouver 70 15 46 61 0 18 4 0 4 192 7.8 Henrik Sedin, Vancouver 70 15 46 61 7 14 4 0 0 85 17.6 Ryan Johansen, Columbus 71 23 37 60 - 11 36 7 2 0 180 12.8 Jonathan Toews, Chicago 70 23 36 59 27 34 6 2 4 171 13.5 Alexander Steen, St. Louis 69 22 37 59 7 33 7 0 4 209 10.5 Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit 66 16 43 59 - 3 30 3 0 3 202 7.9 MAPLE LEAFS 3 SENATORS 5 CANADIENS 2 BLACKHAWKS 0 COYOTES 1 HURRICANES 2 ( SO) SABRES 0 BRUINS 1 ( SO) KINGS 1 PENGUINS 3 CANUCKS 4 BLUE JACKETS 3 BLUES 3 CAPITALS 0 DEVILS 0 PANTHERS 2 AVALANCHE 2 ( OT) SHARKS 0 STARS 4 WILD 6 RANGERS 3 PREDATORS 3 FLAMES 2 ( OT) ISLANDERS 3 DUCKS 3 Ondrej Pavelec stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season to lead the Winnipeg Jets in a 3- 0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Mark Scheifele posted a goal and an assist while Mark Stuart and Adam Lowry also scored for the Jets, who have ripped off four straight wins. “ I thought we did a really good job of 5- on- 5 play tonight,” said Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice. “ We were able to control the puck real well and any time we did have a breakdown Ondrej was there for us.” Braden Holtby turned aside 21 shots for the Capitals, who had a three- game winning streak snapped. “ I thought we were playing really good in the first period,” said Washington head coach Barry Trotz. “ But then they got that second goal in and it seemed like we were chasing a lot. We had some quality chances, but just couldn’t get anything past Pavelec.” The Jets scored the only goal they needed 11: 46 into the first as Drew Stafford skated in down the left wing and from behind the net fired a pass out front. First Period 1. Winnipeg, Stuart 2 ( Scheifele, Stafford) 11: 46. Penalties — Stuart Wpg ( interference) 17: 43. Second Period 2. Winnipeg, Scheifele 13 ( Wheeler, Stafford) 10: 48. Penalties — Kuznetsov Wash ( holding) 5: 51, Trouba Wpg ( roughing) 13: 15, Glencross Wash ( roughing) 13: 15. Third Period 3. Winnipeg, Lowry 9 ( unassisted) 18: 38 ( en- sh). Penalties — Thorburn Wpg ( tripping) 1: 51, Brouwer Wash ( elbowing) 3: 06, Latta Wash ( high- sticking) 5: 28, Slater Wpg ( tripping) 16: 59. Shots on goal by Washington 9 8 11— 28 Winnipeg 6 8 10— 24 Goal — Washington: Holtby ( L, 35- 19- 9); Winnipeg: Pavelec ( W, 17- 14- 7). Power plays — Washington: 0- 3; Winnipeg: 0- 3. Referees — Brian Pochmara, Graham Skilliter. Linesmen — Michel Cormier, Brian Mach. Att. at Winnipeg, MB — 15,016 Brandon Pirri netted the lone score in the shootout, sending Florida past Boston by a 2- 1 count in a matchup rife with playoff implications on Saturday. Jimmy Hayes tallied in regulation for the Panthers, winners of two straight and five of seven to pull within four points of the final wild- card berth in the Eastern Conference. Roberto Luongo ended up with 26 stops. Jaromir Jagr participated in his 1,540th NHL contest, tying him with Johnny Bucyk for 12th place on the all- time list. Patrice Bergeron netted the lone goal for the Bruins, who just so happen to hold that final postseason berth despite having dropped four in a row but two beyond regulation. First Period 1. Florida, Hayes 18 ( Bolland, Jokinen) 14: 41. Penalties — Seidenberg Bos ( goaltender interference) 3: 37, Petrovic Fla ( slashing) 10: 14, Chara Bos ( slashing) 19: 13. Second Period 2. Boston, Bergeron 20 ( Spooner, Hamilton) 2: 52 ( pp). Penalties — Bolland Fla ( high- sticking) 1: 52, Seidenberg Bos ( hooking) 8: 30, Gudbranson Fla ( boarding) 17: 22. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shootout — Florida wins 1- 0 Boston: Bergeron miss, Marchand miss, Spooner miss. Florida: Huberdeau miss, Pirri goal. Shots on goal by Boston 12 7 8 0— 27 Florida 9 8 6 2— 25 Goal — Boston: Rask ( LO, 29- 18- 11); Florida: Luongo ( W, 25- 16- 11). Power plays — Boston: 1- 3; Florida: 0- 3. Referees — Gord Dwyer, Dan O’Halloran. Linesmen — David Brisebois, Derek Nansen. Att. at Sunrise, FL — 17,044 Justin Fontaine recorded a goal and an assist and the Minnesota Wild struck early and often in a 6- 3 victory over the St. Louis Blues. The Wild followed up two unanswered first- period goals with three more in the second en route to their second win over the Blues in a week. Minnesota posted a 3- 1 decision between the Central Division rivals in St. Louis last Saturday. In this one, the Wild battered Blues netminder Brian Elliott for four goals on 16 shots before he was removed in favor of Jake Allen 4: 05 into the second period. First Period 1. Minnesota, Stewart 14 ( unassisted) 7: 47. 2. Minnesota, Vanek 18 ( Fontaine, Suter) 12: 14. Penalties — Suter Minn ( hooking) 14: 24, Oshie StL ( tripping) 18: 24. Second Period 3. Minnesota, Parise 28 ( Brodin, Granlund) 3: 39. 4. Minnesota, Brodin 3 ( Fontaine, Coyle) 4: 05. 5. St. Louis, Tarasenko 35 ( Schwartz, Pietrangelo) 10: 02 ( pp). 6. St. Louis, Schwartz 24 ( Tarasenko, Bouwmeester) 11: 41. 7. Minnesota, Fontaine 9 ( Coyle, Suter) 16: 11. Penalties — Vanek Minn ( high- sticking) 8: 40, Stastny StL ( hooking) 12: 48, Parise Minn ( holding) 18: 20. Third Period 8. Minnesota, Koivu 11 ( Pominville, Dumba) 10: 48 ( pp). 9. St. Louis, Stastny 14 ( Steen, Backes) 14: 07 ( pp). Penalties — Berglund StL ( tripping) 5: 21, Tarasenko StL ( high- sticking) 10: 05, Stewart Minn ( tripping) 13: 12. Shots on goal by St. Louis 6 13 10— 29 Minnesota 11 11 6— 28 Goal — St. Louis: Elliott ( L, 24- 12- 3); Minnesota: Dubnyk ( W, 31- 11- 3). Power plays — St. Louis: 2- 4; Minnesota: 1- 4. Referees — Francis Charron, Steve Kozari. Linesmen — Mike Cvik, Darren Gibbs. Att. at St. Paul, MN — 19,204 Radim Vrbata’s third- period goal on an extended power play was the difference in the Vancouver Canucks’ 4- 1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in a key Pacific Division clash. Vrbata’s game- winner came 4: 05 into the third on a 5- on- 3 created when Kings forward Tyler Toffoli was assessed a five- minute major and a game misconduct for shoving Vancouver’s Alex Burrows into the boards from behind with the game tied at 1- 1. Daniel Sedin and Bo Horvat tacked on empty- net goals in the final minute to seal the Canucks’ fifth win in seven games, while Vrbata added an assist on Nick Bonino’s second- period score to support Eddie Lack’s 25 saves. Vancouver entered the day in second place in the Pacific, two points ahead of the Kings and one in front of Calgary. First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Carter LA ( hooking) 9: 25. Second Period 1. Los Angeles, Gaborik 22 ( Doughty, Kopitar) : 24 ( pp). 2. Vancouver, Bonino 13 ( Vrbata, Bieksa) 14: 54. Penalties — Hamhuis Vcr ( roughing) 0: 17, H. Sedin Vcr ( roughing) 16: 55, Quick LA ( roughing) 16: 55. Third Period 3. Vancouver, Vrbata 27 ( Edler, Weber) 4: 31 ( pp). 4. Vancouver, D. Sedin 16 ( unassisted) 19: 04 ( en). 5. Vancouver, Horvat 13 ( unassisted) 19: 59 ( en- sh). Penalties — Doughty LA ( slashing) 3: 02, Toffoli LA ( boarding - major) 4: 05, Toffoli LA ( game misconduct) 4: 05, Hansen Vcr ( high- sticking) 13: 46, Hansen Vcr ( high- sticking) 19: 16. Shots on goal by Vancouver 13 13 16— 42 Los Angeles 11 7 8— 26 Goal — Vancouver: Lack ( W, 13- 10- 3); Los Angeles: Quick ( L, 30- 19- 12). Power plays — Vancouver: 1- 3; Los Angeles: 1- 3. Referees — Mike Leggo, Chris Rooney. Linesmen — Tim Nowak, Greg Devorski. Att. at Los Angeles, CA — 18,230 Cam Talbot made 28 saves, then two more in a shootout to lead the New York Rangers to a 3- 2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Mats Zuccarello beat Anton Khudobin with a forehand deke for the only goal in the shootout after J. T. Miller and Jesper Fast scored in regulation for New York. The Rangers rebounded from a 1- 0 loss to Chicago on Wednesday night, winning for the sixth time in seven games to remain two points behind Montreal for first place in the Eastern Conference. It was their sixth consecutive win over Carolina and 16th in the last 17 meetings. The Metropolitan Division leaders watched a 2- 1 lead disappear on a Hurricanes power play with 5: 33 left in regulation when Ryan Murphy beat Talbot with a slapshot from the point that made its way through heavy traffic in front. First Period 1. Carolina, Lindholm 16 ( Rask, Biega) 2: 01. Penalties — Dwyer Car ( high- sticking) 13: 59, McDonagh NYR ( holding) 15: 36. Second Period 2. N. Y. Rangers, Miller 8 ( Zuccarello, Brassard) 3: 39. 3. N. Y. Rangers, Fast 4 ( Hayes, Hagelin) 12: 59. Penalties — E. Staal Car ( slashing) 4: 05. Third Period 4. Carolina, Murphy 2 ( Liles, Jo. Staal) 14: 27 ( pp). Penalties — Hagelin NYR ( tripping) 12: 35. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shootout — N. Y. Rangers wins 1- 0 N. Y. Rangers: Hayes miss, Zuccarello goal. Carolina: Lindholm miss, Nash miss, Skinner miss. Shots on goal by N. Y. Rangers 7 14 6 2— 29 Carolina 8 5 17 0— 30 Goal — N. Y. Rangers: Talbot ( W, 18- 7- 4); Carolina: Khudobin ( LO, 8- 14- 5). Power plays — N. Y. Rangers: 0- 2; Carolina: 1- 2. Referees — Rob Martell, Justin St. Pierre. Linesmen — Matt MacPherson, Derek Amell. Att. at Raleigh, NC — 13,404 Daniel Winnik scored the game- winning goal as the Pittsburgh Penguins halted a four- game losing streak with a 3- 1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. Brandon Sutter provided an interesting tally, Sidney Crosby supplied a goal and an assist and Marc- Andre Fleury made 30 saves for the Penguins, who are only two points behind the New York Islanders for third in the Metropolitan Division. Tobias Rieder’s short- handed marker accounted for the Coyotes’ lone strike and Mike Smith stopped 34 shots in the team’s seventh straight loss. Pittsburgh, which was still missing injured forwards Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist, tied the game with an unorthodox power- play goal. Smith went behind his net to handle a loose puck, but his clear attempt bounced of Sutter and into the net 8: 45 into the second period. “ I’ve never had one of those,” said Sutter on his goal. “ It was kind of a weird play.” First Period 1. Arizona, Rieder 12 ( Moss) 1: 34 ( sh). Penalties — Stone Ari ( holding) 0: 38, Bennett Pgh ( stick holding) 2: 41, Ekman- Larsson Ari ( holding) 4: 42, Doan Ari ( hooking) 11: 13, Adams Pgh ( stick holding) 11: 13. Second Period 2. Pittsburgh, Sutter 16 ( unassisted) 8: 45 ( pp). 3. Pittsburgh, Winnik 8 ( Letang, Crosby) 12: 21. Penalties — Vitale Ari ( tripping) 7: 38, Perron Pgh ( tripping) 17: 21. Third Period 4. Pittsburgh, Crosby 24 ( unassisted) 19: 48 ( en). Penalties — Arcobello Ari ( tripping) 1: 22, Letang Pgh ( hooking) 14: 19. Shots on goal by Pittsburgh 3 22 12— 37 Arizona 13 11 7— 31 Goal — Pittsburgh: Fleury ( W, 32- 16- 7); Arizona: Smith ( L, 11- 36- 5). Power plays — Pittsburgh: 1- 4; Arizona: 0- 3. Referees — Paul Devorski, Dave Jackson. Linesmen — Ryan Galloway, Shane Heyer. Att. at Glendale, AZ — 15,581 Kari Lehtonen turned aside all 33 shots he faced for his fifth shutout of the season to lead the Dallas Stars in a 4- 0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Patrick Eaves and Jason Spezza each posted a goal and an assist, while Shawn Horcoff and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars, who have won five of their last six games. Corey Crawford allowed all four goals on 29 shots for the Blackhawks, who had a four- game winning streak snapped. Chicago is now four points behind both Nashville and St. Louis for first place in the Central Division. First Period 1. Dallas, Eaves 9 ( Goligoski, Jokipakka) 9: 36. 2. Dallas, Seguin 33 ( Ja. Benn, Spezza) 16: 02 ( pp). Penalties — Demers Dal ( tripping) 2: 17, Ja. Benn Dal ( high- sticking) 5: 28, Hjalmarsson Chi ( hooking) 15: 24, Shaw Chi ( hooking) 19: 08. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Third Period 3. Dallas, Horcoff 11 ( Goligoski, Hemsky) 6: 02 ( pp). 4. Dallas, Spezza 16 ( Eaves) 9: 32. Penalties — Hjalmarsson Chi ( high- sticking) 4: 59. Shots on goal by Chicago 9 12 12— 33 Dallas 10 12 7— 29 Goal — Chicago: Crawford ( L, 29- 15- 5); Dallas: Lehtonen ( W, 31- 14- 10). Power plays — Chicago: 0- 2; Dallas: 2- 3. Referees — Jean Hebert, Tim Peel. Linesmen — Scott Driscoll, Pierre Racicot. Att. at Dallas, TX. — 18,532 Pekka Rinne made 22 saves to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3- 0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Taylor Beck, Craig Smith, and Mike Fisher scored for Nashville, which snapped a two- game losing streak. Rinne earned his third shutout of the season and 36th of his NHL career. Matt Hackett made 40 saves for Buffalo, which has lost nine of 10. Beck gave the Predators a 1- 0 lead at 14: 52 of the second period. Buffalo’s Johan Larsson was whistled for a holding- the- stick penalty in the offensive zone. Matt Cullen won the ensuing faceoff back to Shea Weber at the right point, and he fired a slap shot. Beck skated through the slot and tipped the puck past Hackett for his second goal in three games. First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Josi Nash ( interference) 0: 31, Smith Nash ( high- sticking) 17: 50. Second Period 1. Nashville, Beck 7 ( Weber, Cullen) 14: 52 ( pp). Penalties — Larsson Buf ( stick holding) 14: 48. Third Period 2. Nashville, Smith 23 ( Ellis, Cullen) 5: 49. 3. Nashville, Fisher 17 ( Stalberg, Ellis) 15: 01. Penalties — Ekholm Nash ( tripping) 19: 57. Shots on goal by Buffalo 6 7 11— 24 Nashville 17 13 13— 43 Goal — Buffalo: Hackett ( L, 0- 3- 0); Nashville: Rinne ( W, 38- 15- 4). Power plays — Buffalo: 0- 4; Nashville: 1- 1. Referees — Ghislain Hebert, Dan O’Rourke. Linesmen — Steve Miller, Jay Sharrers. Att. at Nashville, TN — 17,113 Rene Bourque’s second goal of the contest was the game winner with 58.5 seconds remaining in overtime, and Columbus nipped Calgary, 3- 2, at the Saddledome. Kevin Connauton carried the puck along the right side over the goal line and threw a shot on net, where Bourque scooped up the rebound and slid the deciding marker past Karri Ramo’s pad on the near side. Artem Anisimov provided the other offense for the Blue Jackets, who swept their western Canadian road trip and have won six of their last seven overall. Sergei Bobrovsky backed up his club with a 38- save effort. First Period 1. Calgary, Monahan 29 ( Hudler, Gaudreau) 4: 18 ( pp). 2. Columbus, Bourque 5 ( Johansen) 11: 13. Penalties — Boll Clb ( high- sticking) 4: 05, Goloubef Clb ( high- sticking) 16: 59. Second Period 3. Calgary, Hudler 26 ( Monahan) 2: 44. Penalties — Ferland Cgy ( fighting) 9: 01, Tropp Clb ( fighting) 9: 01, Brodie Cgy ( roughing) 18: 03, Hartnell Clb ( roughing) 18: 03, Foligno Clb ( roughing) 18: 03, Wideman Cgy ( roughing) 18: 03. Third Period 4. Columbus, Anisimov 6 ( unassisted) 4: 21. Penalties — Tyutin Clb ( hooking) 5: 08, Gaudreau Cgy ( Embellishment) 5: 08, Atkinson Clb ( high- sticking) 6: 35, Atkinson Clb ( interference) 8: 42, Bourque Clb ( high- sticking) 16: 57. Overtime 5. Columbus, Bourque 6 ( Connauton, Tyutin) 4: 01. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by Columbus 6 8 9 3— 26 Calgary 12 12 14 2— 40 Goal — Columbus: Bobrovsky ( W, 22- 17- 2); Calgary: Ramo ( LO, 14- 8- 2). Power plays — Columbus: 0- 0; Calgary: 1- 5. Referees — Frederick L’Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen — Lonnie Cameron, Brad Kovachik. Att. at Calgary, AB — 19,289 Kyle Turris finished with two goals, including the gamewinner, to power the Ottawa Senators to a 5- 3 victory over the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Erik Karlsson tallied a goal and an assist, while Curtis Lazar and Mike Hoffman also scored for the Senators, who have won six straight games and nine of their last 10. Andrew Hammond made 22 saves to improve to 13- 0- 1 as an NHL starter and picked up an assist on Turris’ empty- net goal. Joakim Lindstrom, Tim Erixon and Leo Komarov all lit the lamp in the Maple Leafs’ fifth straight loss. James Reimer allowed three goals on 18 shots, while Jonathan Bernier stopped 21- of- 22 shots in relief. First Period 1. Ottawa, Hoffman 25 ( Chiasson, Methot) 13: 20. 2. Ottawa, Karlsson 19 ( Zibanejad, Puempel) 16: 06. Penalties — Sill Tor ( fighting) 2: 12, Gryba Ott ( fighting) 2: 12, Bozak Tor ( tripping) 3: 14, van Riemsdyk Tor ( interference) 6: 11. Second Period 3. Toronto, Lindstrom 4 ( Phaneuf, Carrick) 2: 42. 4. Ottawa, Lazar 4 ( Pageau, Methot) 3: 09. 5. Toronto, Komarov 8 ( Sill) 4: 30. 6. Toronto, Erixon 2 ( unassisted) 15: 32. 7. Ottawa, Turris 20 ( Karlsson, Wiercioch) 19: 08 ( pp). Penalties — Ryan Ott ( goaltender interference) 7: 33, Erixon Tor ( high- sticking) 17: 17. Third Period 8. Ottawa, Turris 21 ( Stone, Hammond) 19: 13 ( en). Penalties — Lindstrom Tor ( interference) 3: 06, Sill Tor ( fighting) 9: 46, Borowiecki Ott ( fighting) 9: 46, Panik Tor ( high- sticking) 11: 41. Shots on goal by Toronto 9 12 4— 25 Ottawa 16 9 16— 41 Goal — Toronto: Bernier ( L, 20- 25- 6); Ottawa: Hammond ( W, 13- 0- 1). Power plays — Toronto: 0- 1; Ottawa: 1- 5. Referees — Dean Morton, Francois St. Laurent. Linesmen — Kiel Murchison, Brad Lazarowich. Att. at Ottawa, ON — 19,194 This Date in Hockey MARCH 22 1989 — Montreal Canadiens’ goalie Patrick Roy extended his Forum unbeaten record to 24- 0- 2 with an 8- 0 win over the Quebec Nordiques. The win broke Bill Durnan’s team record ( for unbeaten streak at home) of 22- 0- 3 set in 1943- 44. 2003 — Alex Tanguay scored his first career hat trick, and Peter Forsberg recorded a career- high five assists as the Avalanche won 8- 1 against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. 2003 — Vincent Lecavalier scored his second career hat trick and added an assist, and Nikolai Khabibulin recorded his 32nd career shutout as the Lightning won 4- 0 against the Coyotes at Phoenix. 2003 — Detroit rookie Henrik Zetterberg scored his 20th goal of the season to help the Red Wings to a 4- 2 win over the Blues, in St. Louis. 2003 — Marian Hossa scored with 36.7 seconds remaining in regulation to help the Ottawa Senators clinch the Northeast Division title, 3- 1 win over the Panthers at Florida. 2003 — Peter Bondra became the third player in to appear in 900 games as a member of the Washington Capitals, and picked up an assist in a 5- 3 loss to the Oilers at Edmonton. 2008 — Detroit reaches 50 wins for the third straight season by defeating Columbus 4- 1. No NHL franchise has done that since Montreal did it four years in a row from 1975- 79. 2008 — The first of two assists Colorado captain Joe Sakic has in a 7- 5 loss to Edmonton are the 1,000th of his career. He is the 11th player in NHL history to reach the milestone. Calendar April 11 — Regular season ends. April 15 — Stanley Cup playoffs begin. April 16- 26 — IIHF Under- 18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland May 1- 17 — IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. June 17 — Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals. June 26- 27 — NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla. July 1 — Free agency begins. Jaroslav Halak returned from a lower- body injury to make 26 saves, and the New York Islanders snapped their season- worst skid with a 3- 0 blanking of the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Halak, who sat out the Islanders’ last game, earned his fifth shutout of the season. Ryan Strome and Travis Hamonic each had a goal and one assist for the Islanders, who also got a boost from the return of Nick Leddy. The defenseman missed the last four games with an upper- body injury and New York lost all of them. Cory Schneider stopped 27 shots for New Jersey, which had its three- game winning streak ended. Strome opened the scoring 7: 37 into the game. Nikolay Kulemin created a turnover in the New Jersey zone with his forecheck and sent a pass to Strome, who beat Schneider on the blocker side with a wrist shot from the left circle. Hamonic made it 2- 0 at 12: 19 of the third period by one- timing a backhand pass from Strome past Schneider. Kyle Okposo added an empty- netter with 38 seconds remaining. First Period 1. N. Y. Islanders, Strome 15 ( Kulemin) 7: 37. Penalties — None. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Hamonic NYI ( hooking) 1: 17. Third Period 2. N. Y. Islanders, Hamonic 5 ( Strome, Nelson) 12: 19. 3. N. Y. Islanders, Okposo 15 ( Tavares, Hamonic) 19: 22 ( en). Penalties — Gionta NJ ( interference) 10: 15. Shots on goal by N. Y. Islanders 13 8 9— 30 New Jersey 9 11 6— 26 Goal — N. Y. Islanders: Halak ( W, 35- 15- 1); New Jersey: Schneider ( L, 26- 26- 7). Power plays — N. Y. Islanders: 0- 1; New Jersey: 0- 1. Referees — Greg Kimmerly, Chris Lee. Linesmen — Don Henderson, Brian Murphy. Att. at Newark, NJ — 16,592 Carey Price posted his ninth shutout of the season as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the San Jose Sharks, 2- 0, on Saturday night. Price made 29 saves in Montreal’s third win in its last four games. Tomas Plekanec scored what turned out to be the game- winner late in the first period, while Brendan Gallagher added an empty- net goal late in regulation. Antti Niemi stopped 27 shots for the Sharks, who have lost three of four as they attempt to make a late push for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Montreal opened the scoring at 18: 46 of the first. On an oddman rush, Plekanec sent a cross- ice pass to Alex Galchenyuk, who backhanded the puck right back to Plekanec just inside the left circle for the goal. Brent Burns nearly tied the game late in the third, but his attempt caromed off the post with a couple minutes remaining. The Sharks pulled Niemi soon after and Gallagher sealed it with his empty- net goal with 14 seconds left. First Period 1. Montreal, Plekanec 22 ( Galchenyuk, Parenteau) 18: 46. Penalties — Braun SJ ( holding) 6: 08, Gallagher Mtl ( Embellishment) 6: 08. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Plekanec Mtl ( slashing) 3: 39. Third Period 2. Montreal, Gallagher 21 ( Pacioretty, Plekanec) 19: 46 ( en). Penalties — Smith- Pelly Mtl ( slashing) 11: 53. Shots on goal by San Jose 8 10 11— 29 Montreal 13 12 4— 29 Goal — San Jose: Niemi ( L, 28- 21- 7); Montreal: Price ( W, 40- 15- 4). Power plays — San Jose: 0- 2; Montreal: 0- 0. Referees — Wes McCauley, Marc Joannette. Linesmen — Scott Cherrey, Mark Wheler. Att. at Montreal, QC — 21,286 Corey Perry scored the game- winning goal 1: 25 into overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3- 2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. After Sami Vatanen stripped a player of the puck, Perry took the loose puck and finished off a breakaway with a wrister over Semyon Varlamov’s glove for the win. Jiri Sekac and Rickard Rakell each tallied a goal and an assist and Frederik Andersen made 22 saves en route to the Ducks’ fourth straight win. “ Sami made a great play at the blueline, making a play on that puck and just poking it ahead,” said Perry. “ I was fortunate to have that breakaway and I had an idea of what I wanted to do.” Jarome Iginla and Ryan O’Reilly each lit the lamp, while Varlamov made 37 stops as Colorado’s threegame winning streak was halted. First Period 1. Anaheim, Sekac 8 ( Fleischmann, Rakell) 3: 37. Penalties — Beauchemin Ana ( hooking) 14: 36. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Tanguay Col ( tripping) 2: 58, Landeskog Col ( roughing) 19: 55. Third Period 2. Colorado, Iginla 24 ( Duchene, Hejda) 5: 28. 3. Colorado, O’Reilly 13 ( unassisted) 7: 19 ( sh). 4. Anaheim, Rakell 7 ( Despres, Sekac) 9: 04. Penalties — Tanguay Col ( interference) 6: 26. Overtime 5. Anaheim, Perry 29 ( Vatanen) 1: 25. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by Colorado 7 12 5 0— 24 Anaheim 14 11 13 2— 40 Goal — Colorado: Varlamov ( LO, 25- 17- 8); Anaheim: Andersen ( W, 31- 10- 5). Power plays — Colorado: 0- 1; Anaheim: 0- 3. Referees — Dave Jackson, Tom Kowal. Linesmen — Ryan Galloway, Shane Heyer. Att. at Anaheim, CA — 17,313. JETS 3 Late Friday B_ 04_ Mar- 22- 15_ FP_ 01. indd B4 3/ 21/ 15 11: 57: 35 PM