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Lemieux Flurry Lifts Penguins

Associated Press

NHL

Mario Lemieux scored seven points on a goal and six assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins crushed the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 10-0 Wednesday night.

Lemieux had six assists for the third time in his career, tying the team record he shares with Ron Stackhouse and Greg Malone.

Penguins 10, Lightning 0

Tampa Bay 0 0 0 - 0

Pittsburgh 4 2 4 - 10

First period-1, Pittsburgh, Francis 6 (Lemieux, Maciver), 4:50 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, Sandstrom 9 (Lemieux, Francis), 8:54 (pp). 3, Pittsburgh, Sandstrom 10 (Francis, Lemieux), 15:38 (pp). 4, Pittsburgh, Jagr 8 (Francis, Lemieux), 15:55 (pp).

Second period-5, Pittsburgh, Leroux 1 (Lemieux, Naslund), 5:02. 6, Pittsburgh, Smolinski 1, 7:37.

Third period-7, Pittsburgh, Jagr 9 (Lemieux, Maciver), 1:03 (pp). 8, Pittsburgh, Medved 3 (Naslund, Joseph), 6:22. 9,Pittsburgh, Francis 7 (Jagr, Smolinski), 9:11. 10, Pittsburgh, Lemieux 10, 14:04.

Shots on goal-Tampa Bay 9-11-7-27. Pittsburgh 7-8-12-27.Power-play opp.-Tampa Bay 0 of 6; Pittsburgh 5 of 7.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Bergeron 0-3-0 (7 shots-3 saves), Puppa (15:55 first 0-0), Bergeron (16:12 first 20-14). Pittsburgh, Wregget 1-1-1 (27-27).A-15,084 (17,181).

Capitals 5, Canadiens 2

Landover, Md.

Peter Bondra scored twice within a 27-second span of the third period as Washington snapped Montreal’s six-game winning streak.

Montreal 2 0 0 - 2

Washington 1 1 3 - 5

First period-1, Washington, Pivonka 1 (Cote), :11. 2, Montreal, Turgeon 6 (Recchi, Brisebois), 5:06. 3, Montreal, Brisebois 2 (Brunet, Stevenson), 9:16.

Second period-4, Washington, Klee 2 (Hunter, Tinordi), 9:08.

Third period-5, Washington, Bondra 3, 3:49. 6, Washington, Bondra 4 (Pivonka, Berube), 4:16. 7, Washington, Jones 5 (Konowalchuk, Tinordi), 17:17.

Missed penalty shot-Washington, Jones, 15:56 third.

Shots on goal-Montreal 14-4-5-23. Washington 15-11-9-35.Power-play opp.-Montreal 0 of 6; Washington 0 of 2.Goalies-Montreal, Labrecque 0-1-0 (35 shots-30 saves). Washington, Carey 7-1-0 (23-22).A-10,952 (18,130).

Maple Leafs 4, Jets 2

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg lost for the first time at home this season as Toronto scored three power-play goals in the first period to defeat Winnipeg.

Toronto 3 1 0 - 4

Winnipeg 1 1 0 - 2

First period-1, Toronto, Gilmour 3 (Murphy, Andreychuk), 2:38 (pp). 2, Winnipeg, Zhamnov 2 (Korolev, Doan), 3:10. 3, Toronto, Andreychuk 3 (Gartner, Jonsson), 10:14 (pp). 4, Toronto, Jonsson 2 (Murphy), 13:30 (pp).

Second period-5, Toronto, Hogue 2 (Craig, Momesso), 2:16. 6, Winnipeg, Zhamnov 3 (Korolev, Numminen), 6:55.

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Toronto 9-15-10-34. Winnipeg 13-13-8-34.Power-play opp.-Toronto 3 of 6; Winnipeg 0 of 6.Goalies-Toronto, Potvin 4-4-1 (34 shots-32 saves). Winnipeg, Khabibulin 5-1-0 (34-30).A-8,219 (15,393).

Stars 1, Blackhawks 1

Dallas

Dallas goaltender Andy Moog stopped 32 shots and his penalty-killing unit denied all seven Chicago power-play opportunities as the Stars and Blackhawks played to a tie.

Chicago 0 1 0 0 - 1

Dallas 1 0 0 0 - 1

First Period-1, Dallas, Adams 6 (K.Hatcher, Modano), 10:58 (pp).

Second Period-2, Chicago, Roenick 8 (Chelios), 16:41 (sh).

Third Period-None.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-Chicago 5-16-10-2-33. Dallas 9-4-10-4-27.Power-play Opp.-Chicago 0 of 7; Dallas 1 of 8.Goalies-Chicago, Hackett 1-2-2 (27 shots-26 saves). Dallas, Moog 2-2-1 (33-32).A-16,288 (16,924).

Sabres 2, Red Wings 1

Buffalo, N.Y.

Dominik Hasek made 29 saves and Yuri Khmylev and Charlie Huddy each scored a goal as Buffalo downed Detroit.

The Sabres stopped all seven Detroit power plays.

Detroit 0 0 1 - 1

Buffalo 0 2 0 - 2

First period-None.

Second period-1, Buffalo, Khmylev 3 (LaFontaine, Galley), 1:56 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Huddy 3 (Galley, Dawe), 13:53 (pp).

Third period-3, Detroit, Yzerman 4 (Errey, Rouse), 11:57.

Shots on goal-Detroit 10-7-13-30. Buffalo 8-4-6-18.Power-play opp.-Detroit 0 of 7; Buffalo 2 of 6.Goalies-Detroit, Osgood, 4-2-1 (18 shots-16 saves). Buffalo, Hasek, 4-6-0 (30-29).A-12,653 (16,230).

Mighty Ducks 3, Blues 0

Anaheim, Calif.

Guy Hebert earned his sixth NHL shutout with 28 saves and Anaheim enforcer Todd Ewen scored his first goal in two seasons as the Mighty Ducks beat St. Louis.

St. Louis 0 0 0 - 0

Anaheim 0 1 2 - 3

First period-None.

Second period-1, Anaheim, Ewen 1 (Valk, Corkum), 11:13.

Third period-2, Anaheim, Krygier 3 (Rucchin), 4:33. 3, Anaheim, Kariya 10 (Van Allen), 19:37 (en).

Shots on goal-St. Louis 7-10-11-28. Anaheim 13-9-7-29.Power-play opp.-St. Louis 0 of 6; Anaheim 0 of 4.Goalies-St. Louis, Fuhr 5-6-1 (28 shots-26 saves). Anaheim, Hebert 3-6-0 (28-28).A-16,642 (17,174).

Oilers 3, Canucks 3

Vancouver, British Columbia

Bill Ranford stopped seven shots in overtime to enable Edmonton to hang on for a tie with Vancouver.

Edmonton 1 2 0 0 - 3

Vancouver 1 1 1 0 - 3

First Period-1, Vancouver, Ridley 3 (Linden, Hedican), 15:43 (pp). 2, Edmonton, White 3 (Mironov, Maltby), 16:14.

Second Period-3, Edmonton, Ciger 6 (Oliver), :51 (pp). 4, Vancouver, Sandlak 1 (Beranek), 4:02. 5, Edmonton, Satan 2 (Maltby, Weight), 6:03 (pp).

Third Period-6, Vancouver, Gelinas 5 (Lumme, Linden), 6:18.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-Edmonton 8-13-7-0-28. Vancouver 11-10-8-7-36.Power-play Opp.-Edmonton 2 of 7; Vancouver 1 of 6.Goalies-Edmonton, Ranford 4-4-1 (36 shots-33 saves). Vancouver, Hirsch 1-1-1 (28-25).A-15,107 (19,056).

Avalanche 6, Flames 1

Denver

Claude Lemieux scored two goals to lead Colorado to its sixth straight victory.

Peter Forsberg added three assists to extend his multiple-point streak to four games.

Calgary 0 1 0 - 1

Colorado 0 4 2 - 6

First period-None.

Second period-1, Colorado, Lemieux 4 (Rucinsky, Forsberg), 1:23. 2, Calgary, Titov 2 (Housley), 2:33 (pp). 3, Colorado, Lemieux 5 (Forsberg, Kovalenko), 11:12. 4, Colorado, Lefebvre 1 (Deadmarsh, Rucinsky), 14:42 (pp). 5, Colrado, Yelle 1 (Murray, Wolanin), 19:48.

Third period-6, Colorado, Ozolinsh 2 (Forsberg, Sakic), 1:21 (pp). 7, Colorado, Kamensky 5 (Murray), 9:16.

Shots on goal-Calgary 7-15-8-30. Colorado 8-13-8-29.Power-play opp.-Calgary 1 of 8; Colorado 2 of 4.Goalies-Calgary, Tabaracci 1-3-0 (29 shots-23 saves). Colorado, Thibault 2-1-0 (30-29).A-15,390 (16,061).