Caps Can’t Overcome Red Wings
NHL
Keith Primeau had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a battle of two of the NHL’s hottest teams.
The win was Detroit’s eighth straight at Joe Louis Arena, and moved the Wings to 9-1-1 in their last 11 games overall. Washington lost for the first time since Jan. 31, ending its unbeaten streak at six games.
Red Wings 4, Capitals 3
Washington 0 1 2 - 3
Detroit 1 3 0 - 4
First period-1, Detroit, Primeau 17 (Coffey, Larionov), 3:07. Second period-2, Detroit, Yzerman 27 (Larionov, Primeau), 1:35 (pp). 3, Washington, Cote 4 (Johansson, Juneau), 8:29 (pp). 4, Detroit, Fedorov 25, 12:25 (pp). 5, Detroit, Ciccarelli 11 (Yzerman, Lidstrom), 15:14 (pp). Third period-6, Washington, Bondra 35 (Jones, Reekie), 9:50. 7, Washington, Peake 11 (Juneau, Miller), 11:55.
Shots on goal-Washington 4-7-8-19. Detroit 7-17-5-29.Power-play opp.-Washington 1 of 2; Detroit 3 of 4.Goalies-Washington, Kolzig 3-7-1 (29 shots-25 saves). Detroit, Osgood 27-5-3 (19-16).A-19,952 (19,875).
Blackhawks 3, Bruins 0
Chicago
Jeff Hackett made 36 saves for his fourth shutout and Bernie Nicholls scored two of Chicago’s three first-period goals, leading Chicago past Boston.
Jeremy Roenick, whose jaw was broken in St. Louis last week, returned to Chicago’s lineup after missing a game and assisted on both goals by Nicholls.
Boston 0 0 0 - 0
Chicago 3 0 0 - 3
First period-1, Chicago, Nicholls 13 (Amonte, Roenick), :18. 2, Chicago, Daze 27 (Craven, Savard), 9:55. 3, Chicago, Nicholls 14 (Suter, Roenick), 19:44. Second period-None. Third period-None.
Shots on goal-Boston 10-8-18-36. Chicago 10-4-9-23.Power-play opp.-Boston 0 of 2; Chicago 0 of 3.Goalies-Boston, Ranford 18-24-6 (23 shots-20 saves). Chicago, Hackett 16-5-3 (36-36).A-21,470 (20,500).
Flames 6, Islanders 3
Uniondale, N.Y.
Theoren Fleury scored twice in Calgary’s win over New York.
Pavel Torgajev, Zarley Zalapski, Mike Sullivan and Sheldon Kennedy also scored for the Flames, who won for the first time in five tries at Nassau Coliseum since March 27, 1990.
Calgary 1 3 2 - 6
N.Y. Islanders 0 2 1 - 3
First period-1, Calgary, Torgajev 3 (Millen, Patrick), 19:13. Second period-2, Calgary, Fleury 30 (Chiasson), 6:28. 3, Calgary, Zalapski 8 (Housley), 13:07 (pp). 4, Calgary, Fleury 31 (Roberts, Patrick), 13:46 (pp). 5, New York, Schneider 10 (Palffy, McInnis), 16:13 (pp). 6, New York, Palffy 23 (Straka, McCabe), 19:00. Third period-7, New York, Semak 18 (McInnis, Schneider), 6:45 (pp). 8, Calgary, Sullivan 6 (Millen, Torgajev), 15:39. 9, Calgary, Kennedy 2, 19:23.
Shots on goal-Calgary 8-17-6-31. New York 8-6-9-23.Power-play opp.-Calgary 2 of 4; New York 2 of 2.Goalies-Calgary, Tabaracci 10-9-3 (23 shots-20 saves). New York, Soderstrom 8-14-6 (31-25).A-7,792 (16,297).
Senators 2, Sharks 2
Kanata, Ontario
Kevin Miller scored his 19th goal of the season 37 seconds into the final period to pull San Jose even with Ottawa.
Chris Tancill also scored for the Sharks. Pavol Demitra and Radek Bonk replied for the Senators.
Neither team posed a serious threat to break the tie in overtime. Senators defenseman Stan Neckar did pull away a puck destined for an open net about a foot from the goal-line with 2 minutes left in regulation.
San Jose 0 1 1 0 - 2
Ottawa 1 1 0 0 - 2
First Period-1, Ottawa, Demitra 3, 9:18 (pp).
Second Period-2, San Jose, Tancill 6, 5:08. 3, Ottawa, Bonk 8 (Hill, Modry), 9:02. Third Period-4, San Jose, Miller 19 (Janney, Pederson), :37. Overtime-None. Shots on goal-San Jose 5-5-11-2-23. Ottawa 19-9-9-2-39.Power-play Opp.-San Jose 0 of 5; Ottawa 1 of 7.Goalies-San Jose, Flaherty 1-9-1 (39 shots-37 saves). Ottawa, Rhodes 7-12-3 (23-21).A-13,556 (18,500).
Canadiens 2, Rangers 2
New York
Luc Robitaille, recently linked to trade rumors involving Wayne Gretzky, led a stirring rally in the last 6 minutes as New York tied Montreal, matching a team-record home unbeaten streak of 24 games.
Until Robitaille’s two dramatic goals at the end, the Rangers seemed all but assured of their first loss at the Garden since a 4-2 defeat by the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 22.
The Rangers have gone 18-0-6 since then, equaling the streak of 17-0-7 set in the 1970-71 season. The Canadiens hold the NHL record streak of 34 games.
Montreal 2 0 0 0 - 2
N.Y. Rangers 0 0 2 0 - 2 > First Period-1, Montreal, Damphousse 25, 9:15 (sh). 2, Montreal, Rucinsky 21 (Recchi, Damphousse), 10:49 (pp). Second Period-None. Third Period-3, New York, Robitaille 18 (Kovalev, Verbeek), 14:23. 4, New York, Robitaille 19 (Driver, Messier), 17:24 (pp). Overtime-None. Shots on goal-Montreal 9-10-9-3-31. New York 7-11-12-7-37.Power-play Opp.-Montreal 1 of 4; New York 1 of 5.Goalies-Montreal, Jablonski 4-6-5 (37 shots-35 saves). New York, Healy 14-5-8 (31-29).A-18,200 (18,200).
Canucks 5, Ducks 3
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mercurical right wing Alexander Mogilny scored two goals, including the winner early in the third period, to give improving Vancouver a win over Anaheim.
Mogilny broke a 3-3 tie 48 seconds into the third period with a high shot from 40 feet, the first on backup goaltender Mikhail Shtalenkov after he replaced starter Guy Hebert.
Anaheim 1 2 0 - 3
Vancouver 1 2 2 - 5
First period-1, Anaheim, Olausson 1 (Jomphe, Hicks), 1:15. 2, Vancouver, Mogilny 45 (Ronning), 1:33. Second period-3, Vancouver, Ronning 12 (Mogilny, Rohlin), 4:42. 4, Anaheim, Selanne 27 (Rucchin, Kariya), 14:28. 5, Anaheim, Selanne 28 (Karpa, Jomphe), 17:17. 6, Vancouver, Lumme 12 (Ronning, Mogilny), 18:37. Third period-7, Vancouver, Mogilny 46 (Gelinas, Ronning), :48. 8, Vancouver, Dowd 5 (Ronning, Mogilny), 17:05.
Shots on goal-Anaheim 17-15-8-40. Vancouver 7-10-10-27.Power-play opp.-Anaheim 0 of 6; Vancouver 0 of 3.Goalies-Anaheim, Hebert (17 shots-14 saves), Shtalenkov 4-13-2 (0:00 third, 10-8). Vancouver, Hirsch 11-8-6 (40-37).A-16,367 (18,422).