Nikolai Khabibulin made 39 saves to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 victory over Vancouver on Monday night, keeping the Canucks winless on the road this season.
Ryan Smyth had a power-play goal and two assists, Justin Williams added a goal and an assist, and the road-weary Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night.
Mikael Samuelsson is getting more comfortable with the Vancouver Canucks’ offense, and the Minnesota Wild are still struggling to find theirs under a new coach.
Andy McDonald had two goals and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
Defensemen Ed Jovanovski, Adrian Aucoin and Keith Yandle scored for Phoenix, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 22 saves as the Coyotes won their third straight game, 4-1 over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Once again, Alex Kovalev had a sold-out Bell Centre crowd on its feet cheering for him. Only this time, the talented Russian’s offensive feats didn’t give the Montreal Canadiens any reason to celebrate.
Stephane Robidas scored when his third-period dump-in bounced and slipped past Chicago goalie Cristobal Huet, and the Dallas Stars beat the Blackhawks 4-3 and ended their four-game winning streak Saturday night.
Bruce Boudreau was amazed when he watched Alex Ovechkin score the deciding goal in a shootout. The Washington Capitals coach admired Ovechkin’s wizardry, and then a moment later, was taken aback when he saw the home crowd litter the ice with hats.
Martin Brodeur made 26 saves and moved within one shutout of tying Terry Sawchuk’s NHL career record in leading the New Jersey Devils to a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers earned their seventh straight win with a 4-1 victory over the winless Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
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