nhl roundup

nhl roundup

Tuesday night’s games

Stars 5, Capitals 2

WASHINGTON

Michael Ryder scored twice, Adam Burish had the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and surprising Dallas snapped the Capitals’ six-game home winning streak. Kari Lehtonen stopped 30 shots for the Stars, who have won four straight and own the best record in the NHL (11-3-0).

Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 1

TORONTO

The Florida Panthers took advantage of shaky Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson. Jack Skille, Marco Sturm, Tomas Kopecky, Sean Bergenheim and Shawn Matthias had the goals for Florida (7-4-3), off to its best start since the 1999-2000 season. The Maple Leafs, struggling without injured goalie James Reimer, were booed by the home fans for the second straight game after Gustavsson surrendered three soft goals.

Red Wings 5, Avalanche 2

DETROIT

Johan Franzen scored three goals, and the suddenly potent Detroit Red Wings rolled. Detroit has won two straight with a combined 10 goals after scoring a total of six in a six-game skid following a 5-0 start. Nicklas Lidstrom started the scoring with a slap shot from the slot off a giveaway midway through the first period. Franzen gave the Red Wings a three-goal lead in the second period and chased goalie Semyon Varlamov. Dan Cleary scored off his own rebound against Jean-Sebastien Giguere to seal the win with 5:14.

Sabres 6, Jets 5, OT

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Thomas Vanek scored a power-play goal 4:35 into overtime, tipping in Jason Pominville’s shot to rally Buffalo. Vanek scored twice and Pominville finished with a goal and two assists. Derek Roy had two goals and an assist, forcing overtime by scoring a power-play goal with 6:08 left in regulation to help Buffalo extend its winning streak to three games. Bryan Little scored twice, and Dustin Byfuglien and Tanner Glass each had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who closed a seven-game road trip with a 3-2-2 record.

Oilers 3, Canadiens 1

MONTREAL

Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves and Ryan Jones scored a short-handed goal in the second period for Edmonton. Tom Gilbert scored at 16:28 of the third to put Edmonton up 2-0. Ryan Smyth scored into an empty net with 42.4 seconds remaining. Khabibulin, who has allowed nine goals in nine games, came within 3:10 of posting his third shutout of the season. He has yet to lose in regulation, improving to 7-0-2.

Devils 3, Hurricanes 2

NEWARK, N.J.

Rookie center Adam Henrique scored at 16:41 of the third period to lift New Jersey. The Devils earned their third straight win and the Hurricanes dropped their third straight. Henrique inadvertently sent Joni Pitkanen’s pass past Martin Brodeur for a goal that tied the game at 2-2 at 6:06 of the third period. But Henrique made up for that by skating around Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward and sliding the puck under Ward for the game-winning goal. It was the rookie’s second straight game-winner after scoring in overtime to beat Winnipeg on Saturday.

Blues 3, Blackhawks 0

ST. LOUIS

Jaroslav Halak shrugged off his shaky start to the season, making 29 saves as the St. Louis Blues won coach Ken Hitchcock’s debut. Chris Stewart scored on the power play to end a 10-game goal drought. Vladimir Sobotka and T.J. Oshie also scored and Barret Jackman had two assists for the Blues, whose 6-7 start cost coach Davis Payne his job. Stewart’s deflection in the second period was only the fourth goal in 41 power-play opportunities for St. Louis, which entered as the NHL’s worst team with the man advantage.

Associated Press