NHL
Bruins rally for shootout victory over Rangers BOSTON (AP) – Zdeno Chara and Phil Kessel scored shootout goals for the Boston Bruins, who rallied for a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Chuck Kobasew had two goals in regulation for Boston, which led 2-1 through 40 minutes before the Rangers took a one-goal advantage in the third period.
Stars 3, Blue Jackets 1
DALLAS – Mike Smith made 29 saves for Dallas, which snapped Columbus’ four-game winning streak.
Smith, Marty Turco’s backup, hadn’t played in five of six games. He kept the Stars afloat in the second period when the Blue Jackets dominated with a 14-2 shots advantage but scored only once.
Predators 5, Blues 2
ST. LOUIS – Scott Nichol scored a pair of short-handed goals in Nashville’s victory over St. Louis.
J.P. Dumont, David Legwand and Jason Arnott also scored for the Predators, who beat the Blues for the first time this season in four tries. Jarred Smithson assisted on both of Nichol’s goals. Chris Mason made 24 saves.
Flyers 5, Islanders 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Scott Hartnell’s third power-play goal snapped a tie, completed his second New York hat trick of the month, and carried Philadelphia to a comeback win over the Islanders.
Hartnell, who also scored three goals on Jan. 10 in a win at the New York Rangers, got the Flyers even 3-3 just 54 seconds into the final period. Mike Richards added an insurance goal at 12:11, and Steve Downie also scored for the Flyers, 9-1-2 in their last 12 games.
Lightning 2, Senators 0
OTTAWA – Martin St. Louis scored the winning goal, during a power play, and Johan Holmqvist made 25 saves in Tampa Bay’s victory over Ottawa.
The shutout was the second in two nights for Holmqvist and the Lightning following a 3-0 win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Friday. Holmqvist was busy in the second period when the Senators had 12 shots on goal.
fredsson (hip), and Dany Heatley (separated shoulder).
Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 2
TORONTO – Alex Steen and Nik Antropov each had a goal and an assist, and Toronto held on for its third straight win.
Jason Blake and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored for the Leafs (19-21-8).
Capitals 5, Panthers 3
WASHINGTON – Rookie center Nicklas Backstrom had a career-high four assists, Viktor Kozlov scored two goals, and surging Washington beat Florida to reach the .500 mark for the first time in nearly three months.
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who climbed past Florida into third place in the Southeast Division. He added his 36th goal with 15:20 left, Washington’s third of the game with the extra man.
Copyright Associated Press 2008