Lemieux Carries Penguins To Victory
NHL
Mario Lemieux scored one goal and set up another 15 seconds later in a five-goal second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit 5-2 Friday night in Pittsburgh and ended the Red Wings’ 10-game unbeaten streak.
Penguins 5, Red Wings 2
Detroit 1 1 0 - 2
Pittsburgh 0 5 0 - 5
First period-1, Detroit, Fedorov 16 (Coffey, Lidstrom), 19:00.
Second period-2, Pittsburgh, Nedved 15 (Jagr, Francis), 5:58. 3, Pittsburgh, Roche 5, 7:52. 4, Pittsburgh, Lemieux 35 (Wells), 11:43. 5, Pittsburgh, Sandstrom 27 (Naslund, Lemieux), 11:58. 6, Detroit, Ciccarelli 8 (Fedorov, Coffey), 13:11 (pp). 7, Pittsburgh, Francis 20 (Zubov, Lemieux), 15:19 (pp).
Third period-None.
Shots on goal-Detroit 11-10-13-34. Pittsburgh 12-23-4-39.Power-play opp.-Detroit 1 of 9; Pittsburgh 1 of 4.Goalies-Detroit, Osgood 17-4-2 (24 shots-20 saves), Hodson (11:58 second, 15-14). Pittsburgh, Barrasso 15-3-2 (34-32).A-17,181 (17,181).
Capitals 4, Rangers 4 (OT)
Landover, Md.
New York overcame a hat trick by Steve Konowalchuk and rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period.
New York 2 0 2 0 - 4
Washington 0 3 1 0 - 4
First Period-1, New York, Verbeek 26 (Leetch, Graves), 1:28 (pp). 2, New York, Laperriere 4 (Langdon, Samuelsson), 1:39.
Second Period-3, Washington, Konowalchuk 14 (Juneau, Gonchar), 5:16. 4, Washington, Konowalchuk 15 (Tinordi, Miller), 5:58. 5, Washington, Juneau 6 (Gonchar, Jones), 19:36 (pp).
Third Period-6, Washington, Konowalchuk 16 (Juneau, Cote), 2:20. 7, New York, Verbeek 27 (Driver), 7:48 (pp). 8, New York, Langdon 6 (Robitaille, Samuelsson), 12:58.
Overtime-None.
Shots on goal-New York 9-13-18-0-40. Washington 9-17-9-4-39.Power-play Opp.-New York 2 of 5; Washington 1 of 6.Goalies-New York, Healy 7-3-4 (39 shots-35 saves). Washington, Carey (3-1), Kolzig 2-5-1 (1:39 first, 37-35).A-18,130 (18,130).
Stars 5, Jets 4
Dallas
Dallas won its first game in the Central Division after an 0-10-3 start.
Winnipeg 0 1 3 - 4
Dallas 3 1 1 - 5
First period-1, Dallas, Marshall 5 (Gilchrist, Ledyard), 3:23. 2, Dallas, Harvey 5 (Kennedy, Modano), 15:59. 3, Dallas, Modano 16 (Lalor), 17:17.
Second period-4, Dallas, Harvey 6 (Modano, Kennedy), 5:52. 5, Winnipeg, Doan 5 (Numminen, Selanne), 9:00 (pp).
Third period-6, Winnipeg, Korolev 13 (Tkachuk, Manson), 1:37. 7, Winnipeg, Maciver 3 (Selanne, Manson), 3:56. 8, Winnipeg, Korolev 14 (Manson, Maciver), 9:20 (pp). 9, Dallas, Ledyard 4 (Nieuwendyk, Modano), 19:40 (pp).
Shots on goal-Winnipeg 5-10-5-20. Dallas 18-11-17-46.Power-play opp.-Winnipeg 2 of 2; Dallas 1 of 5.Goalies-Winnipeg, Cheveldae 6-15-3 (46 shots-41 saves). Dallas, Wakaluk 6-9-4 (20-16).A-15,412 (16,924).
Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 1
Buffalo
Dave Hannan and Brad May scored 25 seconds apart in the first period.
Toronto 0 1 0 - 1
Buffalo 2 1 0 - 3
First period-1, Buffalo, Hannan 5 (Hughes, Houda), 10:04. 2, Buffalo, May 7 (Dawe, Astley), 10:29.
Second period-3, Buffalo, LaFontaine 15 (Audette, Khmylev), 18:02. 4, Toronto, Sundin 16 (Andreychuk, Gilmour), 18:22.
Third period-None.
Shots on goal-Toronto 5-11-11-27. Buffalo 15-11-5-31.Power-play opp.-Toronto 0 of 5; Buffalo 0 of 7.Goalies-Toronto, Potvin 17-10-6 (31 shots-28 saves). Buffalo, Blue 1-2-0 (27-26).A-16,230 (16,230).
Whalers 4, Senators 2
Hartford, Conn.
Brendan Shanahan scored twice in the third period.
Ottawa 0 2 0 - 2
Hartford 2 0 2 - 4
First period-1, Hartford, Janssens 2 (Ranheim, Burke), 3:57. 2, Hartford, Ranheim 5 (Dineen), 10:29.
Second period-3, Ottawa, Straka 9 (Yashin, Duchesne), 15:05 (pp). 4, Ottawa, Daigle 3, 15:41.
Third period-5, Hartford, Shanahan 15 (Emerson, Kron), 3:35. 6, Hartford, Shanahan 16 (Dineen), 19:52 (en).
Shots on goal-Ottawa 9-9-11-29. Hartford 13-7-14-34.Power-play opp.-Ottawa 1 of 4; Hartford 0 of 2.Goalies-Ottawa, Beaupre 6-21-0 (33 shots-30 saves). Hartford, Burke 11-16-3 (29-27).A-12,239 (15,635).
Mighty Ducks 3, Flames 1
Calgary, Alberta
Alex Hicks scored twice and Guy Hebert made 38 saves for Anaheim.
Anaheim 0 2 1 - 3
Calgary 0 0 1 - 1
First period-None.
Second period-1, Anaheim, Hicks 5 (Tverdovsky, Kariya), 7:00. 2, Anaheim, King 1 (Kariya, Tverdovsky), 11:01 (pp).
Third period-3, Anaheim, Hicks 6 (Tverdovsky), 7:25. 4, Calgary, Housley 14 (Fleury, Nylander), 10:34.
Shots on goal-Anaheim 6-5-7-18. Calgary 9-7-23-39.Power-play opp.-Anaheim 1 of 3; Calgary 0 of 6.Goalies-Anaheim, Hebert 11-12-2 (39 shots-38 saves). Calgary, Kidd 6-15-5 (18-15).A-16,821 (20,230).
Panthers 3, Oilers 2
Edmonton, Alberta
Dave Lowry scored twice, including the game-winner, for Florida.
Florida 0 2 1 - 3
Edmonton 1 1 0 - 2
First period-1, Edmonton, Ciger 18 (Oliver, Weight), 13:11 (pp).
Second period-2, Florida, Fitzgerald 9 (Lindsay, Murphy), 5:11 (sh). 3, Florida, Lowery 2 (Belanger, Dvorak), 14:42. 4, Edmonton, Arnott 14 (Ciger, Marchment), 15:55.
Third period-5, Florida, Lowry 3 (Belanger), 11:23.
Shots on goal-Florida 6-8-5-19. Edmonton 9-12-9-30.Power-play opp.-Florida 0 of 4; Edmonton 1 of 4.Goalies-Florida, Fitzpatrick 10-3-1 (30 shots-28 saves). Edmonton, Brathwaite 0-1-0 (19-16).A-11,762 (16,230).
Kings 5, Sharks 2
San Jose, Calif.
Tony Granato scored twice and Wayne Gretzky had three assists as Los Angeles cruised to a victory.
Los Angeles 3 0 2 - 5
San Jose 0 0 2 - 2
First period-1, Los Angeles, Granato 13 (Gretzky, Berg), 5:50. 2, Los Angeles, Granato 14 (Berg, Gretzky), 14:16. 3, Los Angeles, Todd 10 (Yachmenev, Gretzky), 19:50.
Second period-None.
Third period-4, San Jose, Whitney 7, :27. 5, Los Angeles, Lacroix 8 (Todd), 9:13. 6, San Jose, Sheppard 19 (Rathje), 14:32. 7, Los Angeles, Gretzky, 12 (Granato), 19:38 (en).
Shots on goal-Los Angeles 12-14-12-38. San Jose 8-17-9-34.Power-play opp.-Los Angeles 0 of 4; San Jose 0 of 3.Goalies-Los Angeles, Dafoe 10-10-5 (34 shots-32 saves). San Jose, Terreri 10-14-0 (37-33).A-17,190 (17,190).