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NHL Capsules
Lundqvist has 32 saves, Rangers beat Caps
The Associated Press the second game of the
season.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Riley Sheahan also scored
for Detroit, and Jimmy
Hayes broke a deadlock Howard made 29 saves.
Nikita Kucherov scored
late in the first period and with a a 5-on-3 advantage
for Tampa Bay. With a min-
Henrik Lundqvist made 32 ute remaining, Lightning
defenseman Anton Stral-
saves as the opportunistic man hit the crossbar.
KINGS 3, BLUES 0
Rangers beat the Capi- ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jhonas En-
roth posted his sixth career
tals 5-2 on Tuesday night shutout as Los Angeles de-
feated St. Louis.
in their first meeting since Jeff Carter, Tanner Pearson
and Trevor Lewis scored for
New York defeated Wash- the Kings, who won for the
eighth time in nine games.
ington in Game 7 of the Los Angeles had a seven-
game win streak snapped
Eastern Conference semifi- with a 4-2 loss to Chicago
on Monday night.q
nals last spring.
Hayes, rookie Oscar Lind-
berg, Kevin Klein and De-
rick Brassard each had a
goal and an assist as the
Rangers extended their
points streak to seven
games (5-0-2). Jarret Stoll
scored his first for New New York Islanders center Brock Nelson (29) checks New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri
(21) against the boards during the third period of an NHL hockey game in New York,Tuesday,
York, which extended its Nov. 3, 2015. The Islanders defeated the Devils 2-1.
home winning streak to five Associated Press
games.
Alexander Ovechkin,
stopped point-blank twice Dallas beat Boston.
Jyrki Jokipakka got his first
by Lundqvist, and Marcus NHL goal and Alex Goligos-
ki had his first of the season
Johansson scored for the for the Stars, who ended
the Bruins’ four-game win-
Capitals, who lost for the ning streak despite being
outshot 39-19.
first time in five road games. Jason Spezza and John
Klingberg had two assists
OILERS 4, FLYERS 2 each for the Stars. Kari
Lehtonen made 36 saves.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Loui Eriksson scored twice
for Boston, and Colin Mill-
— Ryan Nugent-Hopkins er got his first career goal.
Tuukka Rask allowed five
scored two goals and Tay- goals on 19 shots and was
mocked by Bruins fans
lor Hall had a goal and two when he made an easy
stop late in the game.
assists as Edmonton beat Boston lost center Chris Kel-
ly 1:40 into the game with
Philadelphia after top draft a broken leg. Seguin’s sev-
enth career hat trick was
pick Connor McDavid was his sixth with the Stars, who
acquired him in a trade
injured. With the Flyers lead- with Boston in the summer
of 2013.
ing 2-1 and 1:44 remaining RED WINGS 2, LIGHTNING 1
DETROIT (AP) — Red Wings
in the second period, Mc- rookie Dylan Larkin scored
to break a third-period tie
David had a partial, short- against Tampa Bay.
The 19-year-old Larkin skat-
handed breakaway but ed up the right boards and
passed the puck to line-
fell awkwardly and was rid- mate Justin Abdelkader,
who quickly returned it to
den hard into the boards Larkin. He knocked it un-
der the arm of goalie Ben
by Philadelphia defense- Bishop at 5:54.
Larkin has scored in con-
men Michael Del Zotto and secutive games. It was Ab-
delkader’s first point since
Brandon Manning, who
also lost their balance on
the play. McDavid left the
ice favoring his left shoul-
der. He was seen wearing
a sling in the hallway be-
hind the dressing room and
did not return for the third
period. He had 12 points in
his first 12 games and was
selected the NHL’s Rookie
of the Month for October.
Matt Hendricks also scored
for the Oilers, who outshot
the Flyers 49-22.
Scott Laughton and Ryan
White scored for the Flyers,
who have lost five straight.
STARS 5, BRUINS 3
BOSTON (AP) — Tyler
Seguin scored three goals
against his former team as
