Marleau helps Sharks edge Dallas
Patrick Marleau’s breakaway goal 3:20 into overtime lifted San Jose to a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night at Dallas and snapped the Sharks’ four-game losing streak.
Dallas took a 4-3 lead into the final minute of regulation, but Marco Sturm’s power-play rebound with 19.9 seconds left tied it. Brenden Morrow drew a high-sticking penalty with 38 seconds left to give the Sharks a power play, and San Jose pulled goaltender Nolan Schaefer to make it a 6-on-4 skating advantage.
The Stars thought they’d scored the winner 20 seconds into the 5-minute overtime on Morrow’s rebound, but the goal was disallowed because it came after an official’s whistle.
Blue Jackets 3, Predators 2 (OT): At Columbus, Ohio, Adam Foote scored on a short-handed rush 35 seconds into overtime to give the Blue Jackets a victory that snapped Nashville’s season-opening, eight-game winning streak.
The quickest overtime goal in the NHL this season left Nashville two wins short of tying Toronto’s league-best start of 10-0 in 1993.
Hurricanes 4, Bruins 3 (OT): At Raleigh, N.C., Matt Cullen reached around Nick Boynton to knock in his second goal of the game, helping Carolina rally for an overtime victory over Boston.
Capitals 3, Sabres 2: At Rochester, N.Y., defenseman Jamie Heward broke a tie on a two-man power play early in the third period in Washington’s victory over Buffalo.
The game was played at BlueCross Arena, the home of the Sabres’ American Hockey League affiliate.
Jeff Friesen and Petr Sykora also scored to help the Capitals snap a two-game losing streak and end the Sabres’ two-game winning streak.
Lightning 6, Devils 3: At East Rutherford, N.J., Dave Andreychuk scored twice in the third period against his former team, and Vincent Lecavalier added a short-handed goal shortly after to lift Tampa Bay to a victory over New Jersey.
The loss was more costly for the Devils because two-time Vezina Trophy winner Martin Brodeur left the game with 6:50 remaining with an apparent injury to his right knee.
Backup goalie Scott Clemmensen replaced Brodeur and surrendered the final two goals to Andreychuk and Lecavalier – 56 seconds apart – that pushed Tampa Bay’s lead to 6-3.
Mighty Ducks 4, Flames 1: At Anaheim, Calif., Joffrey Lupul, Keith Carney and Teemu Selanne scored on power plays, Andy McDonald extended his goal streak to three games, and the Mighty Ducks beat Calgary.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 25 saves after missing three games because of a groin strain.
He is 7-6 with two ties against the Flames, who traded him to the Ducks in June 2000.
Around the league
Toronto coach Pat Quinn and Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle were fined an undisclosed amount by the NHL for recent comments about the game and officiating. The NHL does not release the amount of fines. … Unrestricted free-agent defenseman Jason Doig signed with the Vancouver Canucks. … The Colorado Avalanche assigned left wing Wojtek Wolski to the minors and recalled left wing Paul Healey.