Friday, December 20, 2002
Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 1
TAMPA, Fla. -- Ed Belfour came within 96 seconds of his sixth shutout of the season. With goalie Kevin Hodson pulled for an extra skater, the Lightning spoiled Belfour's bid when Brad Richards scored with 1:36 remaining. Belfour, who made 29 saves, has allowed just 12 goals in nine road games. Robert Reichel and Alexander Mogilny scored for Toronto. Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn earned his 543rd win, moving him past Billy Reay into fifth place on the career list.
Canadiens 3, Rangers 1
NEW YORK -- Jose Theodore stopped 41 shots, and Yanic Perreault scored two goals to lead Montreal. Doug Gilmour assisted on both of Perreault's goals, giving him seven points in the last three games. Montreal took a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal at 10:27 of the first period by Richard Zednik. Eric Lindros pulled New York within 3-1 at 11:04 of the third period.
Senators 9, Sharks 3
OTTAWA -- Magnus Arvedson scored twice, and Daniel Alfredsson had four assists for Ottawa. Anton Volchenkov had a goal and two assists for the Senators, who also got goals from Marian Hossa, Wade Redden, Martin Havlat, Steve Martins, Mike Fisher and Todd White. Marco Sturm, Teemu Selanne and Patrick Marleau scored for the Sharks.
Capitals 5, Bruins 3
WASHINGTON -- Peter Bondra scored two goals, and Washington weathered a furious comeback to hand Boston its fifth straight loss. Olaf Kolzig had 36 saves for the Capitals, who took a 4-0 lead into the third period but needed a late goal by Steve Konowalchuk to secure the victory. Brian Rolston had two goals and an assist for Boston. Mike Grier and Rick Berry also scored for Washington.
Islanders 4, Wild 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota native Mark Parrish scored two goals for New York. Rick DiPietro survived a shaky start to record 15 saves in his first NHL victory since March 20, 2001. The victory ended a four-game winless streak for the Islanders. Michael Peca and Dave Scatchard had the other Islanders goals. Sergei Zholtok and Cliff Ronning scored for the Wild.
Stars 1, Red Wings 1
DETROIT -- Philippe Boucher's goal 4:43 into the third period gave Dallas the tie. Brendan Shanahan scored the first goal of the game with 3:19 remaining in the second period. Manny Legace finished 30 saves for Detroit. Dallas' Marty Turco stopped 29 shots.
Canucks 3, Predators 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Matt Cooke's two assists sparked Vancouver. Ed Jovanovski, Tomas Vokoun, and Sami Salo scored for the Canucks. Denis Pederson gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 2:46 of the first period.
Avalanche 2, Oilers 1
DENVER -- Patrick Roy stopped 31 shots to help Tony Granato win his NHL coaching debut. Colorado peppered Edmonton goalie Tommy Salo with 29 shots to win for just the fourth time in 16 home games. Alex Tanguay and Dean McAmmond each scored to make up for the absences of stars Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic, who have missed three straight games. Edmonton's only goal came with 1.2 seconds remaining, when Mike York slipped a shot under Roy's glove.
Kings 5, Mighty Ducks 4
LOS ANGELES -- Brad Chartrand tied it with his second goal of the game and Bryan Smolinski converted on a power play with 2:29 remaining for Los Angeles. Craig Johnson and rookie Alexander Frolov scored second-period goals for the Kings, who ended the Ducks' five-game winning streak. Paul Kariya triggered Anaheim's failed comeback with his 15th goal on a breakaway with 17:31 remaining. Niclas Havelid and Stanislav Chistov scored 68 seconds apart on power plays. Steve Rucchin also scored with the man advantage, and Adam Oates had two assists.
-- Associated Press