NHL Roundup
Published 12:00 am Saturday, January 15, 2011
Associated Press
The NHL roundup …
RALEIGH ó Jussi Jokinen scored two goals, and Eric Staal added a short-handed tally and two assists to lift Carolina over Tampa Bay.
Jokinen scored on a second-period power play and added an empty-net goal with 7 seconds left.
Staal’s 22nd of the season capped a three-goal second period for Carolina, which is 7-2-2 in its last 11 games.
Simon Gagne scored twice for Tampa Bay, which has lost four of six.
Penguins 3, Bruins 2
BOSTON ó Jordan Staal scored with 16:35 left to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston 3-2 Saturday and avoid another collapse against the Bruins.
Five days after giving up four goals in the final 3:23 to hand a victory to Boston, the Penguins blew another two-goal lead before recovering to win without Sidney Crosby for just the second time in five games. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 44 shots for his 20th win of the season.
Red Wings 6, Blue Jackets 5, OT
DETROIT ó Johan Franzen scored 45 seconds into overtime to give Detroit a win over Columbus.
Canadiens 3, Rangers 2
MONTREAL ó Roman Hamrlik and Tomas Plekanec had power-play goals, and Montreal scored three times in a span of 2:46 in the first period to beat the New York Rangers.
Islanders 5, Sabres 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. ó John Tavares scored three goals for his second NHL hat trick, and Rick DiPietro made 40 saves to help the New York Islanders beat Buffalo and snap a three-game losing streak.
Panthers 3, Devils 2, OT
SUNRISE, Fla. ó Dmitry Kulikov fired a high wrist shot past Martin Brodeur 3:36 into overtime and Florida topped New Jersey for its third straight win.
Coyotes 6, Ducks 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. ó Ray Whitney scored two goals and added an assist to help Phoenix beat Anaheim.
Stars 6, Thrashers 1
DALLAS ó Trevor Daley scored twice on the power play for his first two-goal game in the NHL, Kari Lehtonen stopped 29 shots in his first appearance against his former team, and Dallas beat Atlanta.
Predators 3, Blackhawks 2, SO
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ó Marcel Goc scored the only goal in the shootout, and Nashville rallied from a two-goal deficit after two periods to beat Chicago.
Flames 2, Maple Leafs 1, SO
TORONTO (AP) ó Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 32 shots through overtime and then turned aside two of four shootout attempts to lift Calgary over Toronto.