NHL ROUNDUP Thursday’s other games

NHL ROUNDUP Thursday’s other games

Wild 4, Coyotes 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Niklas Backstrom stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Minnesota scored four power-play goals to beat Phoenix. Marek Zidlicky scored twice and had an assist for Minnesota, which defeated the Coyotes for the ninth straight time. Eric Belanger and Andrew Brunette also scored, and Marc-Andre Bergeron had two assists.

Red Wings 4, Lightning 3

TAMPA, Fla. — Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored third-period goals for Detroit. Pavel Datsyuk also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, and Chris Osgood had 15 saves to improve to 17-0 against Tampa Bay.

Islanders 3, Senators 1

OTTAWA — Kyle Okposo and Trent Hunter scored power-play goals, and Joey MacDonald made 29 saves to lead New York. Bill Guerin also scored for New York, which had lost three straight (0-2-1). Islanders rookie Josh Bailey, who made his NHL debut on Tuesday, recorded his first point when he set up Okposo’s second goal of the season 12:42 in, a power-play tally that tied it at 1. Hunter gave New York a 2-1 lead with an unassisted effort on another man advantage 17:30 into the second.

Bruins 6, Canadiens 1

BOSTON — Marco Sturm and Stephane Yelle each scored two goals and Boston snapped a 12-game losing streak against Montreal. The Bruins extended their winning streak to five games and won for the eighth time in nine contests. They had gone 0-10-2 against the Canadiens in the previous 12 meetings.

Kings 3, Stars 2

DALLAS — Michal Handzus and Kyle Quincey scored power-play goals and Erik Ersberg made 24 saves to help Los Angeles extend its winning streak to four games. Jarret Stoll added his sixth goal of the season for the Kings. Brad Richards and Mike Ribeiro had power-play goals for Dallas.

Associated Press