Red Wings Net Trophy By Burying Avalanche
NHL
Igor Larionov had three assists and Mike Vernon posted his third shutout of the season Friday night as the Detroit Red Wings won their second straight President’s Trophy with a 7-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Detroit.
Keith Primeau had a goal and two assists while Steve Yzerman and Paul Coffey each had a goal and an assist as the Red Wings clinched the NHL’s best regular-season record.
The Red Wings scored three shorthanded goals - two on the same penalty.
Red Wings 7, Avalanche 0
Colorado 0 0 0 - 0
Detroit 2 1 4 - 7
First period-1, Detroit, Ciccarelli 19 (Coffey, Yzerman), 9:01 (pp). 2, Detroit, Yzerman 36, 15:24 (sh). Second period-3, Detroit, Coffey 10 (Primeau, Larionov), 19:16 (pp). Third period-4, Detroit, Lapointe 6 (Taylor), 3:36. 5, Detroit, Primeau 23 (Larionov), 6:06 (sh). 6, Detroit, Fetisov 5 (Larionov, Primeau), 6:38 (sh). 7, Detroit, Taylor 8 (Ciccarelli, Fetisov), 18:07 (pp).
Shots on goal-Colorado 6-6-3-15. Detroit 9-9-5-23.Powerplay opp.-Colorado 0 of 5; Detroit 3 of 9.Goalies-Colorado, Roy 29-22-2 (21 shots-15 saves), Fiset (6:06 third, 2-1). Detroit, Vernon 18-7-1 (15-15).A-19,983 (19,040).
Blackhawks 4, Devils 2
East Rutherford, N.J.
James Black scored his first goal in two seasons and set up a game-clincher by Joe Murphy in leading Chicago past stumbling New Jersey.
Jeff Shantz and Gary Suter also scored as Chicago built a 3-0 lead and drove Martin Brodeur from goal midway through the second period.
The win snapped a five-game road losing streak for the Blackhawks and extended the Devils’ losing streak to three games.
Chicago 2 1 1 - 4
New Jersey 0 2 0 - 2
First period-1, Chicago, Black 1, 6:01. 2, Chicago, Shantz 4 (Carney), 13:08 (sh). Second period-3, Chicago, Suter 19 (Chelios, Murphy), 8:18 (pp). 4, New Jersey, Thomas 24 (Guerin, Stevens), 10:12. 5, New Jersey, Holik 9 (Simpson), 11:38. Third period-6, Chicago, Murphy 20 (Black, Savard), 6:43.
Shots on goal-Chicago 9-8-4-21. New Jersey 7-11-13-31.Power-play opp.-Chicago 1 of 3; New Jersey 0 of 5.Goalies-Chicago, Hackett 18-10-3 (31 shots-29 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 29-25-11 (12-9), Schwab (8:18 second, 9-8).A-19,040 (19,040).
Canadiens 4, Sabres 1
Buffalo, N.Y.
Pierre Turgeon scored two goals and set up another to help Montreal earn its fourth straight victory by defeating Buffalo.
Turgeon, who played for the Sabres from 1987-92, opened the scoring in the first period and had an assist on Vincent Damphousse’s goal in the second period that turned out to the the game-winner.
The Canadiens, 6-0-1 in their last seven games, moved three points ahead of idle Boston (80-77) for fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Montreal 1 2 1 - 4
Buffalo 0 1 0 - 1
First period-1, Montreal, Turgeon 35 (Recchi, Stevenson), 17:50 (pp). Second period-2, Montreal, Damphousse 32 (Rucinsky, Turgeon), 3:47 (pp). 3, Buffalo, Dawe 18 (May, Astley), 4:31. 4, Montreal, Recchi 23 (Popovic, Kovalenko), 7:32 (pp). Third period-5, Montreal, Turgeon 35 (Bureau), 19:51 (en).
Shots on goal-Montreal 11-18-8-37. Buffalo 6-6-11-23.Power-play opp.-Montreal 2 of 7; Buffalo 0 of 7.Goalies-Montreal, Jablonski 5-8-5 (23 shots-22 saves). Buffalo, Hasek 20-28-6 (36-33).A-16,230 (16,230).
Whalers 1, Senators 1
Kanata, Ontario
Andrew Cassels scored at 12:23 of the third period to give Hartford a tie with Ottawa.
After killing a penalty early in the overtime, the Whalers enjoyed a one-man advantage for the final 1:42, but still couldn’t pull out the win.
Ottawa, which outshot Hartford 32-31, has the worst record in the NHL at 15-52-4.
Hartford 0 0 1 0 - 1
Ottawa 1 0 0 0 - 1
First Period-1, Ottawa, Duchesne 12 (Yashin, Demitra), 17:30 (pp).
Second Period-None. Third Period-2, Hartford, Cassels 18 (Featherstone, Brown), 12:23. Overtime-None. Shots on goal-Hartford 12-6-11-2-31. Ottawa 11-13-7-1-32.Power-play opp.-Hartford 0 of 3; Ottawa 1 of 5.Goalies-Hartford, Muzzatti 3-5-3 (32 shots-31 saves). Ottawa, Rhodes 11-21-4 (31-30).A-13,596 (18,500).
Mighty Ducks 6, Blues 1
St. Louis
Garry Valk had his first career hat trick and Paul Kariya scored twice to lead Anaheim past St. Louis for its sixth straight victory.
Guy Herbert stopped 43 shots for the Ducks, who led 3-0 after the first period on Valk’s first two scores and Paul Kariya’s 41st goal at :39 after a Blues turnover.
Anaheim 3 1 2 - 6
St. Louis 0 0 1 - 1
First period-1, Anaheim, Kariya 41 (Semenov, Selanne), :39. 2, Anaheim, Valk 10 (Jomphe, Van Impe), 6:34. 3, Anaheim, Valk 11 (Oksiuta, Jomphe), 17:37. Second period-4, Anaheim, Valk 12 (Kariya, Selanne), 12:08 (pp). Third period-5, Anaheim, Kariya 42 (Semenov, Dollas), 1:45 (pp). 6, St. Louis, Courtnall 21 (Baron, Hull), 2:40. 7, Anaheim, Oksiuta 17 (Selanne, Olausson), 5:37 (pp).
Shots on goal-Anaheim 9-11-5-25. St. Louis 12-14-18-44. Power-play opp.-Anaheim 3 of 6; St. Louis 0 of 6.Goalies- Anaheim, Hebert 22-20-3 (44 shots-43 saves). St. Louis, Fuhr 30-26-12 (25-19).A-20,760 (19,260).
Jets 4, Flyers 1
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Newly-arrived Craig Janney scored two goals and assisted on two others as Winnipeg beat Philadelphia.
It was a dramatic turnaround for the Jets from Wednesday night’s 7-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks, who had just traded Janney for Winnipeg’s Darren Turcotte.
Philadelphia 1 0 0 - 1
Winnipeg 1 1 2 - 4
First period-1, Philadelphia, Quinn 10 (LeClair, Lindros), 9:20 (pp). 2, Winnipeg, Tkachuk 43 (Janney, Numminen), 17:24 (pp). Second period-3, Winnipeg, Drake 12 (Janney, Tkachuk), 6:05 (pp). Third period-4, Winnipeg, Janney 14 (Drake, Tkachuk), 12:24. 5, Winnipeg, Janney 15 (Tkachuk, Drake), 15:09.
Shots on goal-Philadelphia 11-10-5-26. Winnipeg 9-7-11-27.Power-play opp.-Philadelphia 1 of 5; Winnipeg 2 of 6.Goalies-Philadelphia, Hextall 24-11-7 (27 shots-23 saves). Winnipeg, Roussel 4-4-2 (26-25).A-15,565 (15,393).
Sharks 2, Flames 1 (OT)
Calgary, Alberta
A goal by Owen Nolan early in overtime gave San Jose its victory over Calgary.
Nolan flipped in a puck from the crease area after Calgary goalie Rick Tabaracci failed to cover the rebound of a shot by Doug Bodger at 1:09 of the extra period.
Caloun, promoted to the Sharks from their Kansas City farm club, set the stage for overtime by tying it with just more than 7 minutes left in regulation.
San Jose 0 0 1 1 - 2
Calgary 0 1 0 0 - 1
First Period-None. Second Period-1, Calgary, Sweeney 7 (Chiasson), 1:52. Third Period-2, San Jose, Caloun 4 (Peltonen, Turcotte), 12:37. Overtime-3, San Jose, Nolan 32 (Bodger), 1:09. Shots on goal-San Jose 7-5-5-3-20. Calgary 7-13-7-0-27.Power-play opp.-San Jose 0 of 1; Calgary 0 of 2.Goalies-San Jose, Flaherty 3-11-1 (27 shots-26 saves). Calgary, Tabaracci 16-13-3 (20-18.A-18,267 (20,230).
Canucks 5, Stars 2
Vancouver, British Columbia
Newly-acquired Mike Sillinger and Jesse Belanger scored their first goals for Vancouver as the Canucks beat Dallas.
Backup goaltender Corey Hirsch stopped 37 shots.
Dallas 1 0 1 - 2
Vancouver 4 1 0 - 5
First period-1, Dallas, Carbonneau 8 (Marshall, Ludwig), 1:13. 2, Vancouver, Ronning 20 (Hedican, Ridley), 5:23. 3, Vancouver, Belanger 18 (Mogilny, Tikannen), 10:34. 4, Vanocuver, Lumme 15 (Linden, Mogilny), 13:33 (pp). 5, Vancouver, Sillinger 14 (Lumme), 19:38 (sh). Second period-6, Vancouver, Hedican 6 (Ronning, Ridley), 6:56. Third period-7, Dallas, Modano 34 (Hogue), 9:40.
Shots on goal-Dallas 10-17-12-39. Vancouver 17-6-7-30.Power-play opp.-Dallas 0 of 10; Vancouver 1 of 5.Goalies-Dallas, Moog 12-15-5 (17 shots-13 saves), Wakaluk (0:00 second, 13-12). Vancouver, Hirsch 15-11-6 (39-37).A-18,422 (18,422).