Penalty shot in overtime lifts Carolina
Frantisek Kaberle scored on a penalty shot midway through overtime and Rod Brind’Amour added two goals to lead Carolina past the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., giving the Hurricanes their sixth straight win.
Carolina beat one of the Western Conference’s top teams for the second time this week. The Hurricanes, who defeated Detroit on Tuesday, moved into a tie with Philadelphia with an NHL-best 62 points. Carolina has a league-best 19 wins.
Kaberle was awarded his penalty shot when Scott Hartnell – who was trying to stop a rush up ice by Carolina – threw his stick along the ice to slow Kaberle as he skated in for a breakaway against Tomas Vokoun.
Carolina blew a 3-1 third-period lead and later surrendered an overtime-forcing goal with about a minute left in regulation.
Devils 3, Canucks 0: At East Rutherford, N.J., Brian Gionta scored two power-play goals in the third period and Martin Brodeur made 26 saves for his second consecutive shutout as New Jersey extended its winning streak to five with a victory over Vancouver.
Viktor Kozlov also scored for the Devils, who connected for three power-play goals in the final period to end the Canucks’ three-game winning streak.
Lightning 4, Blue Jackets 2: At Tampa, Fla., Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist to lift Tampa Bay to a victory over Columbus. Tampa Bay won for the fourth time in 12 games.
Capitals 3, Mighty Ducks 2 (OT): At Anaheim, Calif., rookie Alexander Ovechkin completed his first career hat trick 2:04 into overtime, sending Washington to a victory over Anaheim. Brent Johnson made 32 saves as the Capitals snapped a six-game losing streak.
Thrashers 2, Blues 0: At Atlanta, Kari Lehtonen made 37 saves in his second career shutout and Atlanta beat St. Louis for its franchise record-tying fourth straight victory. St. Louis lost its fifth in a row and has managed a total of two goals in the past four defeats.
Blackhawks 4, Penguins 1: At Chicago, Andy Hilbert scored two goals, and rookie Adam Munro stopped 28 shots as Chicago defeated Pittsburgh. Chicago has won two of three following a 10-game losing streak. The Penguins lost their fifth straight.
Off the ice
Marc Potvin, a minor league hockey coach and former NHL player, was found dead in a hotel room in Kalamazoo, Mich., hours before his team was to play. He was 38. There was no evidence of foul play, said Lt. Michael Werkema of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Potvin coached the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League. Potvin played in the NHL for nine seasons, with Detroit, Los Angeles, Hartford and Boston and was a member of the Kings’ 1993 Stanley Cup runner-up team. … Nashville recalled defenseman Shea Weber from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.