Plante Lifts Sabres To Overtime Win
NHL
Derek Plante’s 40-foot wrist shot 24 seconds into overtime gave the Buffalo Sabres a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in a duel of goaltenders Wednesday night in Buffalo, N.Y.
Plante scored the game-winner after picking up a loose puck in his own zone and skating past the Boston blue line before lifting a hard shot past Bruins goaltender Craig Billington and into the top corner.
Billington made 29 saves and stopped seven good scoring opportunities over the final two periods before allowing Plante’s 12th goal of the season.
Sabres 2, Bruins 1
Boston 1 0 0 0 - 1
Buffalo 0 1 0 1 - 2
First period-1, Boston, McEachern 18 (Chynoweth, Stumpel), 7:02.
Second period-2, Buffalo, Galley 8 (Hannan, Peca), 19:11 (sh).
Third period-None.
Overtime-3, Buffalo, Plante 12, :24.
Shots on goal-Boston 12-18-11-1-42. Buffalo 7-12-11-1-31.Power-play opp.-Boston 0 of 4; Buffalo 0 of 5.Goalies-Boston, Billington 10-12-2 (31 shots-29 saves). Buffalo, Hasek 15-20-3 (42-41). A-12,980 (16,230)
Canadiens 4, Stars 2
Dallas
Andrei Kovalenko scored off a rebound with 15:02 to play to snap a 2-2 tie and added an empty-netter with 31 seconds left to lead Montreal over Dallas.
Stars goaltender Allan Bester stopped shots by Lyle Odelein and Saku Koivu before Kovalenko gave Montreal its first lead of the game.
Montreal 0 2 1 - 4
Dallas 1 1 0 - 2
First period-1, Dallas, D.Hatcher 4 (Wood, Gilchrist), 3:56.
Second period-2, Montreal, Savage 24, :53. 3, Dallas, Fedyk 16 (K.Hatcher), 10:21 (pp). 4, Montreal, Turgeon 24 (Damphousse, Rucinsky), 13:51 (pp).
Third period-5, Montreal, Kovalenko 19 (Odelein, Koivu), 4:58. 6, Montreal, Kovalenko 20, 19:29 (en).
Shots on goal-Montreal 5-8-9-22. Dallas 17-5-5-27.Power-play opp.-Montreal 1 of 4; Dallas 1 of 4.Goalies-Montreal, Jablonski 4-6-4 (27 shots-25 saves). Dallas, Bester 4-4-1 (21-18).A-14,783 (16,924).
Penguins 1, Devils 1
East Rutherford, N.J.
Ken Wregget stopped New Jersey defenseman Scott Niedermayer on a penalty shot late in the third period as Pittsburgh preserved a tie with the Devils.
Niedermayer was awarded the penalty shot when he broke in alone on Wregget, but was was hooked from behind by Penguins defenseman Chris Tamer.
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 - 1
New Jersey 0 1 0 0 - 1
First period-1, Pittsburgh, Jagr 43 (Mironov, Sandstrom), 19:53.
Second period-2, New Jersey, Thomas 16 (Guerin), 3:16.
Third period-None.
Overtime-None.
Shots on goal-Pittsburgh 5-11-4-0-20. New Jersey 8-13-9-1-31.Power-play opp.-Pittsburgh 0 of 3; New Jersey 0 of 3.Goalies-Pittsburgh, Wregget 13-10-2 (31 shots-30). New Jersey, Brodeur 20-19-7 (20-19).A-19,040 (19,040).
Whalers 5, Canucks 3
Vancouver, British Columbia
Hartford rallied from a two-goal deficit with four goals in the third period, including two unassisted by Andrei Nikolishin, to defeat Vancouver.
Hartford 0 1 4 - 5
Vancouver 1 2 0 - 3
First period-1, Vancouver Odjick 2 (Dowd, Lumme), 11:08.
Second period-2, Vancouver, Courtnall 11 (Lumme, Rohlin), 6:36. 3, Hartford, Kron 16 (Nikolishin), 7:22. 4, Vancouver, Mogilny 43 (Lumme, Tikkanen), 18:32 (pp).
Third period-5, Hartford, Sanderson 23 (Dineen, Diduck), :21. 6, Hartford, Emerson 19 (Ranheim), 1:58 (sh). 7, Hartford, Nikolishin 6, 3:08. 8, Hartford, Nikolishin 7, 15:39.
Shots on goal-Hartford 11-9-12-32. Vancouver 9-18-10-37.Power-play opp.-Hartford 0 of 3; Vancouver 1 of 5.Goalies-Hartford, Burke (9 shots-8 saves), Muzzati 1-2-2 (0:00 second, 28-26). Vancouver, Hirsch 9-8-5 (32-27).A-16,758 (18,422).
Avalanche 4, Lightning 4
Denver
Petr Klima scored his 19th goal at 9:49 of the third period as Tampa Bay rallied for a tie with Colorado.
Klima broke in alone and beat Avalanche goalie Stephane Fiset for his first goal since Jan. 13.
Tampa Bay 1 2 1 0 - 4
Colorado 1 2 1 0 - 4
First period-1, Tampa Bay, Selivanov 23, (Burr, Cullen), 11:09. 2, Colorado, Sakic 36 (Deadmarsh, Young), 13:07.
Second period-3, Tampa Bay, Cullen 11 (Hamrlik, Klima), 5:28 (pp). 4, Colorado, Kamensky 24 (Lemieux), 5:55. 5, Tampa Bay, Andersson 4 (Bradley, Wiemer), 6:23. 6, Colorado, Forsberg 17 (Sakic, Klemm), 13:16 (sh).
Third period-7, Colorado, Rychel 2 (Sakic, Brousseau), 3:27. 8, Tampa Bay, Klima 19 (Gratton, Hamrlik), 9:49.
Overtime- None.
Shots on goal-Tampa Bay 9-8-5-0-22. Colorado 14-13-9-2-38.Power-play opp.-Tampa Bay 1 of 4; Colorado 0 of 5.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Puppa 16-9-5 (38 shots-34 saves). Colorado, Fiset 16-4-7 (22-18). A-16,061 (16,061)
Capitals 2, Oilers 1
Edmonton, Alberta
Peter Bondra scored early in the third to give Washington a win over Edmonton.
Oilers goaltender Curtis Joseph had foiled Bondra throughout the game, making several glittering saves after Glenn Anderson had given Edmonton a 1-0 lead in the first period.
Washington 0 0 2 - 2
Edmonton 1 0 0 - 1
First period-1, Edmonton, Anderson 2 (Weight, Norton), 13:03.
Second period-None.
Third period-2, Washington, Pivonka 9 (Eagles, Cote), 3:26 (sh). 3, Washington, Bondra 33 (Johansson, Pivonka), 5:44 (pp).
Shots on goal-Washington 12-13-8-33. Edmonton 5-8-17-30.Power-play opp.-Washington 1 of 6; Edmonton 0 of 8.Goalies-Washington, Carey 23-15-4 (30 shots-29 saves). Edmonton, Joseph 4-4-0 (33-31).A-9,807 (16,230).
Maple Leafs 2, Mighty Ducks 1
Anaheim, Calif.
Dave Gagner scored his first goal with Toronto late in the second period to snap a 1-1 tie, and Toronto ended a nine-game winless streak.
Toronto 1 1 0 - 2
Anaheim 1 0 0 - 1
First period-1, Anaheim, Kariya 29 (Dollas, York), 5:50 (pp). 2, Toronto, Andreychuk 13 (Gilmour, Sundin), 19:35.
Second period-3, Toronto, Gagner 15 (Macoun), 14:37.
Third period-None.
Shots on goal-Toronto 8-9-5-22. Anaheim 9-7-6-22.Power-play opp.-Toronto 1 of 6; Anaheim 1 of 5.Goalies-Toronto, Potvin 19-15-8 (22 shots-21 saves). Anaheim, Shtalenkov 4-11-2 (22-20).A-17,174 (17,174).