Nhl Roundup
Scott Mellanby scored two goals for the second straight game as the Florida Panthers beat Montreal 6-1 Wednesday night in Miami, continuing the early-season woes of Canadiens goalie Patrick Roy.
Gord Murphy and Stu Barnes each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who notched their second straight win under rookie coach Doug MacLean.
Panthers 6, Canadiens 1
Montreal 0 1 0 - 1 Florida 0 4 2 - 6
First period-None.
Second period-1, Florida, Woolley 1 (Hull), 3:54. 2, Florida, Garpenlov 1 (Belanger, Nemirovsky), 4:09. 3, Florida, Mellanby 3 (Barnes, Murphy), 6:35 (pp). 4, Florida, G.Murphy 1 (Skrudland), 7:07. 5, Montreal, Savage 1 (Brisebois), 12:22.
Third period-6, Florida, Barnes 1 (Lowry), 1:33. 7, Florida, Mellanby 4 (Niedermayer, Dvorak), 6:29.
Shots on goal-Montreal 6-8-9-23. Florida 7-13-9-29.Power-play opp.-Montreal 0 of 7; Florida 1 of 6.Goalies-Montreal, Roy, 0-2-0 (29 shots-23 saves). Florida, Fitzpatrick, 1-0-0 (23-22).A-10,896 (14,503).
Flyers 2, Capitals 1
Philadelphia
Ron Hextall made 25 saves and assisted on the game-winning goal as Philadelphia beat Washington in the Flyers’ home opener.
John LeClair and Rod Brind’Amour got the Philadelphia goals, with Hextall assisting on Brind’Amour’s goal at 9:24 of the third period.
Washington 0 0 1 - 1 Philadelphia 0 1 1 - 2
First period-None.
Second period-1, Philadelphia, LeClair 2 (Brind’Amour, Lindros), 11:57 (pp).
Third period-2, Philadelphia, Brind’Amour (Hextall), 9:24 (sh). 3, Washington, Gonchar 2 (Cote, Peake), 14:20 (pp).
Shots on goal-Washington 7-7-12-26. Philadelphia 13-7-6-26.Power-play opp.-Washington 1 of 10; Philadelphia 1 of 7.Goalies-Washington, Kolzig 0-1-0 (26 shots-24 saves). Philadelphia, Hextall 2-0-0 (26-25).A-17,380 (17,380).
Rangers 6, Jets 4
New York
Newcomer Ray Ferarro had two goals and two assists as New York opened its 70th anniversary season at home with a victory over Winnipeg.
Ferraro had a goal and two assists as the Rangers scored four goals in the second period.
Anaheim 0 1 1 - 2 Hartford 1 1 1 - 3
First period-1, Hartford, Carson 1 (Emerson), 1:58.
Second period-2, Anaheim, Kariya 2 (Dollas, York), 15:44 (pp). 3, Hartford, Emerson 1 (Shanahan, Burke), 16:27.
Third period-4, Anaheim, Kariya 3 (Krygier), 1:45. 5, Hartford, Cassels 1 (Sanderson, Shanahan), 11:29 (pp).
Shots on goal-Anaheim 17-10-7-34. Hartford 7-10-8-25.Power-play opp.-Anaheim 1 of 10; Hartford 1 of 10.Goalies-Anaheim, Hebert 0-2-0 (25 shots-22 saves). Hartford, Burke 2-0-0 (34-32).A-8,635 (15,635).
Whalers 3, Mighty Ducks 2
Hartford, Conn.
Andrew Cassels scored a power-play goal with 8:31 left in the game to give Hartford a win against Anaheim.
Whalers goalie Sean Burke stopped 32 shots to earn the victory, allowing only two goals to Paul Kariya.
Anaheim 0 1 1 - 2 Hartford 1 1 1 - 3
First period-1, Hartford, Carson 1 (Emerson), 1:58.
Second period-2, Anaheim, Kariya 2 (Dollas, York), 15:44 (pp). 3, Hartford, Emerson 1 (Shanahan, Burke), 16:27.
Third period-4, Anaheim, Kariya 3 (Krygier), 1:45. 5, Hartford, Cassels 1 (Sanderson, Shanahan), 11:29 (pp).
Shots on goal-Anaheim 17-10-7-34. Hartford 7-10-8-25.Power-play opp.-Anaheim 1 of 10; Hartford 1 of 10.Goalies-Anaheim, Hebert 0-2-0 (25 shots-22 saves). Hartford, Burke 2-0-0 (34-32).A-8,635 (15,635).
Avalanche 3, Bruins 1
Denver
Stephane Fiset turned away 34 shots and Claude Lemieux scored his first goal in Colorado as the Avalanche handed Boston its first loss of the season.
Boston outshot Colorado 35-19 but failed to convert on seven power plays, including four in the final period.
Boston 0 1 0 - 1 Colorado 0 2 1 - 3
First period-None.
Second period-1, Colorado, Kovalenko 1 (Kamensky), 1:38 (pp). 2, Boston, McEachern 1 (Zombo), 4:45 (sh). 3, Colorado, Young 1 (Forsberg, Sakic), 5:47 (pp).
Third period-4, Colorado, Lemieux 1 (Forsberg, Nolan), :54.
Shots on goal-Boston 13-8-14-35. Colorado 8-3-8-19.Power-play opp.-Boston 0 of 7; Colorado 2 of 5.Goalies-Boston, Billington 0-1-0 (19 shots-16 saves). Colorado, Fiset 2-1-1 (35-34).A-16,061 (16,061).