Yann Danis made 23 saves and stopped four in-close attempts in the third period against his former New York teammates, helping host New Jersey to its fourth straight win.
" /> TOP GAMESYann Danis made 23 saves and stopped four in-close attempts in the third period against his former New York teammates, helping host New Jersey to its fourth straight win.
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TOP GAMESDevils 2, Islanders 1Danis stifles his former teamYann Danis made 23 saves and stopped four in-close attempts in the third period against his former New York teammates, helping host New Jersey to its fourth straight win. Brian Rolston scored the winner on a power play, and defenseman Cory Murphy added his first goal as a Devil as New Jersey won its 10th in 12 games. Frans Nielsen scored for the Islanders, who have dropped two straight after winning four in a row. Martin Biron had 29 saves for New York. Capitals 4, Panthers 1Caps snap Vokoun's streakJose Theodore stopped 28 shots, and Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists as visiting Washington broke a three-game losing streak. Brendan Morrison scored twice, and Tyler Sloan added a goal for the Capitals (9-3-4) in the opening contest of home-and-home series with the Panthers that concludes tonight in Washington. The Capitals were again without injured star Alex Ovechkin. Tomas Vokoun, coming off back-to-back shutouts, made 21 saves for the Panthers. He had stopped 77 consecutive shots before Sloan scored in the first period. OTHER GAMES• Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 3, SO: Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping NHL-leading Colorado remain unbeaten at home. Dustin Byfuglien had a chance to tie, but sent his slap shot just wide. The two teams engaged in a nine-round shootout earlier this season. • Flyers 5, Sabres 2: Daniel Carcillo scored twice and Ray Emery made 28 saves to lead visiting Philadelphia to its fifth straight victory. Chris Pronger had a goal and an assist, and James van Riemsdyk and Darroll Powe also scored. The Flyers (8-4-1) have won three straight by a combined score of 17-5. • Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 2: Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left, and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves to help visiting Toronto win for the second time in 14 games this season. Brandon Sutter and Sergei Samsonov scored for Carolina. • Stars 2, Canucks 1: Brad Richards scored midway through the second period, and Brenden Morrow added a third-period power-play goal to lift host Dallas despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider in his first start. NOTABLE• Tampa Bay Lightning rookie Victor Hedman will not be in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens following a body check that left him flattened on the ice. Hedman said yesterday that he felt OK but will skip the game as a precaution. • Alberta's health board said a second person has been fired for helping to set up a private clinic for Calgary Flames players and their families to get the H1N1 flu vaccine. -- Associated Press Story toolsToday’s Top Stories |
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