Devils score early, beat Senators
After going 2 1/2 games without a goal, the New Jersey Devils wasted little time ending their scoring drought Wednesday against Dominik Hasek and the Ottawa Senators.
Zach Parise, Grant Marshall and Jamie Langenbrunner scored first-period goals and the Devils held off the Senators 5-3 in East Rutherford, N.J., to end a two-game losing streak.
Sergei Brylin and Eric Rasmussen also scored for the Devils, and Martin Brodeur made 27 saves.
Rangers 3, Penguins 1: At New York, Steve Rucchin turned Sidney Crosby’s early turnover into a short-handed goal, and Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves to lead New York past Pittsburgh.
Red Wings 3, Blues 2: At Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:55 remaining as Detroit rallied past St. Louis.
Stars 2, Predators 1: At Dallas, Brenden Morrow had a goal and an assist and Marty Turco made 23 saves as Dallas beat Nashville.
Predators center Scott Nichol was taken to the hospital after sliding headfirst into the end boards in the second. Coach Barry Trotz said, “I think he’s got a concussion. He should be fine.”
Sharks 6, Mighty Ducks 4: At Anaheim, Calif., Jonathan Cheechoo had a hat trick, and Joe Thornton had a pair of assists as San Jose beat Anaheim.
Blue Jackets 2, Flames 1 (SO): At Calgary, Alberta, Marc Denis made 36 saves and stopped both of Calgary’s shootout attempts, as Columbus knocked off the Flames.
Chelios earns third honor
Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios will captain the U.S. hockey team at the Turin Olympics later this month, the third straight Winter Games he has been accorded the honor.
The 44-year-old Chelios will be the oldest American hockey player to compete in an Olympics, USA Hockey said.
“I’ve been there before,” Chelios said at a news conference.
Chelios and fellow 2006 Olympian Keith Tkachuk are the only two U.S. hockey players to make four Olympic squads (1984, 1998, 2002, 2006). Chelios led the United States to a silver medal at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City and also was captain at the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan.