Thursday’s NHL Summaries

 

At Boston
Montreal 3 0 1-4
Boston 0 2 0-2
First Period-1, Montreal, Higgins 12 (Hamrlik, Streit), 3:03 (pp). 2, Montreal, Chipchura 3 (O’Byrne, Higgins), 13:40. 3, Montreal, Plekanec 9 (Kostitsyn), 18:18. Penalties-Murray, Bos (hooking), 1:09; Bouillon, Mon, major (fighting), 18:39; Reich, Bos, major-misconduct (fighting), 18:39.
Second Period-4, Boston, Kessel 9 (Wideman, Chara), 6:10 (pp). 5, Boston, Axelsson 3 (Savard, Murray), 8:41. Penalties-Kostitsyn, Mon (hooking), 5:26; Kovalev, Mon (hooking), 6:32; Kostopoulos, Mon (high-sticking), 19:42.
Third Period-5, Montreal, Dandenault 4 (Higgins, O’Byrne), 13:15. Penalties-Chara, Bos (holding), 14:02; Nokelainen, Bos (hooking), 17:44.
Shots on Goal-Montreal 10-3-17-30. Boston 6-13-7-26.
Power-play opportunities-Montreal 1 of 3; Boston 1 of 3.
Goalies-Montreal, Price 7-4-1 (26 shots-24 saves). Boston, Rask 2-1-1 (30-26).
A-14,977 (17,565). T-2:24.
Referees-Dean Morton, Dave Jackson. Linesmen-Mark Wheler, Jean Morin.
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At New York
Toronto 2 2 2-6
N.Y. Rangers 2 0 0-2
First Period-1, Toronto, Stajan 7 (Kilger), 3:30. 2, Toronto, Sundin 14 (Ponikarovsky, Gill), 10:36. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Girardi 4 (Gomez, Drury), 16:25 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Tyutin 4 (Gomez, Drury), 18:59 (pp). Penalties-Betts, NYR (interference), 4:54; Dubinsky, NYR (interference), 7:40; Belak, Tor, major (fighting), 12:40; Orr, NYR, major (fighting), 12:40; Kubina, Tor (roughing), 14:41; White, Tor (holding), 17:44.
Second Period-5, Toronto, Antropov 12 (Steen, Ponikarovsky), 5:11 (pp). 6, Toronto, Antropov 13 (White, Gill), 16:40. Penalties-Malik, NYR, double minor (high-sticking), 1:47; Gill, Tor (holding), 5:36.
Third Period-7, Toronto, Antropov 14 (Kubina, Sundin), 3:34 (pp). 8, Toronto, Steen 5 (Stajan, Devereaux), 18:44. Penalty-Callahan, NYR (slashing), 1:41.
Shots on Goal-Toronto 4-6-6-16. N.Y. Rangers 12-4-9-25.
Power-play opportunities-Toronto 2 of 5; N.Y. Rangers 2 of 3.
Goalies-Toronto, Toskala 10-8-3 (25 shots-23 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 14-11-1 (10-6), Valiquette (0:00 third, 6-4).
A-18,200 (18,200). T-2:23.
Referees-Mike Leggo, Mick McGeough. Linesmen-Pierre Champoux, Don Henderson.
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At Tampa, Fla.
Carolina 0 0 1-1
Tampa Bay 0 1 1-2
First Period-None. Penalties-Hedican, Car (hooking), 8:06; Wesley, Car (interference), 9:38; J.Ward, TB (tripping), 14:11; Gleason, Car (holding stick), 17:01.
Second Period-1, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 19 (Richards, St. Louis), 16:00 (pp). Penalties-Ladd, Car, major (fighting), :03; O’Brien, TB, major (fighting), :03; Brind’Amour, Car (tripping), 14:32; Tampa Bay bench, served by Roy (too many men), 17:27; O’Brien, TB (holding stick), 19:34.
Third Period-2, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 10 (Lecavalier, Kuba), 12:45 (pp). 3, Carolina, Stillman 16 (Tanabe, Brind’Amour), 19:46. Penalties-Hlavac, TB (tripping), 7:17; Carolina bench, served by Hamilton (too many men), 11:30; Lecavalier, TB (hooking), 15:03.
Shots on Goal-Carolina 5-9-10-24. Tampa Bay 11-16-5-32.
Power-play opportunities-Carolina 0 of 5; Tampa Bay 2 of 5.
Goalies-Carolina, C.Ward 13-7-2 (32 shots-30 saves). Tampa Bay, Holmqvist 13-9-2 (24-23).
A-16,674 (19,758). T-2:24.
Referees-Mike Hasenfratz, Ian Walsh. Linesmen-Brian Murphy, Mark Pare.
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At Nashville, Tenn.
Vancouver 1 1 3-5
Nashville 2 0 0-2
First Period-1, Nashville, Ortmeyer 2 (Gelinas, Hamhuis), 3:08. 2, Vancouver, Burrows 4 (Krajicek, Cooke), 10:19. 3, Nashville, Erat 9 (Arnott, Zidlicky), 18:12. Penalty-Naslund, Van (interference), 1:04.
Second Period-4, Vancouver, Pyatt 6 (Morrison, Kesler), 7:48 (pp). Penalties-Radulov, Nas (tripping), 6:31; Ohlund, Van (holding), 10:44.
Third Period-5, Vancouver, D.Sedin 10 (H.Sedin, Naslund), 8:11. 6, Vancouver, D.Sedin 11 (Naslund, H.Sedin), 12:26. 7, Vancouver, Linden 2, 19:22 (sh-en). Penalties-de Vries, Nas (holding), 4:17; Legwand, Nas (interference), 12:18; Ohlund, Van (cross-checking), 18:13.
Shots on Goal-Vancouver 8-7-10-25. Nashville 16-3-9-28.
Power-play opportunities-Vancouver 1 of 3; Nashville 0 of 3.
Goalies-Vancouver, Sanford 3-0-0 (28 shots-26 saves). Nashville, Ellis 6-1-1 (24-20).
A-15,918 (17,113). T-2:18.
Referees-Marc Joannette, Tim Peel. Linesmen-Shane Heyer, Brian Mach.
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At Calgary, Alberta
Pittsburgh 0 1 1 0-3
Calgary 1 1 0 0-2
Pittsburgh won shootout 2-1
First Period-1, Calgary, Iginla 15 (Tanguay, Phaneuf), 19:32. Penalties-Regehr, Cal (interference), :46; Godard, Cal, major (fighting), 18:08; Laraque, Pit, major (fighting), 18:08.
Second Period-2, Pittsburgh, Malkin 11 (Sykora, Gonchar), 13:54 (pp). 3, Calgary, Iginla 16 (Huselius, Langkow), 16:23 (pp). Penalties-Nolan, Cal (roughing), :13; Whitney, Pit (tripping), 5:35; Eriksson, Cal (cross-checking), 9:27; Lombardi, Cal (slashing), 12:29; Staal, Pit (tripping), 14:56.
Third Period-4, Pittsburgh, Malone 9, 11:29 (sh). Penalties-Roberts, Pit (high-sticking), 10:01; Sarich, Cal (tripping), 13:27.
Overtime-None. Penalties-None.
Shootout-Pittsburgh 2 (Sykora G, Crosby NG, Malkin NG, Letang G); Calgary 1 (Huselius G, Iginla NG, Tanguay NG, Lombardi NG).
Shots on Goal-Pittsburgh 14-9-8-4-35. Calgary 8-12-6-2-28.
Power-play opportunities-Pittsburgh 1 of 5; Calgary 1 of 3.
Goalies-Pittsburgh, Fleury (2 shots-2 saves), Sabourin 5-4-1 (4:39 period, 26-24). Calgary, Kiprusoff 11-11-5 (35-33).
A-19,289 (19,289). T-2:44.
Referees-Greg Kimmerly, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen-David Brisebois, Darren Gibbs.
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At Los Angeles
Buffalo 0 1 1-2
Los Angeles 4 3 1-8
First Period-1, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 14 (Kopitar), 3:55. 2, Los Angeles, Brown 12 (Johnson, Preissing), 7:53. 3, Los Angeles, Preissing 2 (Nagy, Stuart), 18:20 (pp). 4, Los Angeles, Modry 1 (Visnovsky, Kopitar), 19:27. Penalties-Zeiler, LA (interference), :20; Armstrong, LA (goalie interference), 5:18; Spacek, Buf (roughing), 11:24; Mair, Buf (roughing), 11:24; Cammalleri, LA (roughing), 11:24; Stafford, Buf (roughing), 17:40.
Second Period-5, Los Angeles, Handzus 2 (Brown), 1:56 (sh). 6, Los Angeles, Armstrong 1 (Kopitar, Cammalleri), 5:45 (pp). 7, Los Angeles, Brown 13 (Cammalleri, Kopitar), 11:07 (pp). 8, Buffalo, Stafford 5 (Roy), 13:43. Penalties-Nagy, LA (interference), :57; Mair, Buf (high-sticking), 4:39; Hecht, Buf (cross-checking), 5:26; Roy, Buf (high-sticking), 9:29; Ivanans, LA (interference), 17:17.
Third Period-9, Buffalo, Vanek 8 (Roy, Stafford), 1:20. 10, Los Angeles, Preissing 3 (Armstrong, Nagy), 10:20 (pp). Penalty-Paetsch, Buf (delay of game), 9:22.
Shots on Goal-Buffalo 5-6-6-17. Los Angeles 14-12-7-33.
Power-play opportunities-Buffalo 0 of 4; Los Angeles 4 of 6.
Goalies-Buffalo, Thibault 2-2-0 (14 shots-10 saves), Miller (0:00 second, 19-15). Los Angeles, Quick 1-0-0 (17-15).
A-15,980 (18,118). T-2:20.
Referees-Wes McCauley, Rob Shick. Linesmen-Pierre Racicot, Mark Shewchyk.