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Rangers finally win one

Vancouver Canucks' goalie Dan Cloutier, left, pushes Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury away during the first period of their NHL game, Monday. PHOTO: REUTERS

Eric Lindros and Tom Poti scored soft goals against Roberto Luongo to lead the New York Rangers to their first victory of the season, 3-1 Monday over the Florida Panthers.

Lindros scored 1:41 in and Poti made it 2-0 with 7 seconds left in the second period as the Rangers improved to 1-0-2 on their six-game homestand -- the longest of the season. Petr Nedved added an empty-net goal with 52 seconds left.

Lindros left the game with a left shoulder injury and was sent for X-rays before the third period.

Mike Dunham made 34 saves for New York, beaten only by Niklas Hagman 51 seconds into the third period.

Florida stretched its winless streak to five games after a season-opening victory. Luongo was beaten twice on 27 shots after yielding only eight goals on 182 shots in his first five games.

Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 2

In Uniondale New York, Mariusz Czerkawski scored twice to help the Islanders beat Toronto.

Jason Blake, Michael Peca and Oleg Kvasha also scored for New York, which has a four-game unbeaten streak.

Garth Snow was in net for the Islanders for the first time since allowing six goals in less than two periods on opening night, and stopped 24 shots for his first win.

Gary Roberts and Matt Stajan scored for Toronto, which lost its first road game. The Maple Leafs have scored only seven goals in their first six games.

Canadiens 2, Red Wings 1

In Montreal, Steve Begin and Richard Zednik each scored a goal off nifty passing plays and backup goalie Mathieu Garon made 18 saves to lead Montreal over Detroit.

Begin scored his first Montreal goal on a two-man break 1:45 into the second period, and Zednik got his second of the season moments on a two-on-one later in the period.

Mathieu Dandenault scored a short-handed goal for Detroit, which has lost two in a row after winning its first three.

Canucks 6, Sabres 1

In Vancouver, British Columbia, rookie Jason King had a goal and two assists, and Dan Cloutier made 18 saves to lead Vancouver over Buffalo.

Daniel Sedin added a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who snapped a three-game winless skid and remained perfect in three games at home.

Trevor Linden, Ed Jovanovski, Sami Salo and Brendan Morrison also scored as Vancouver dominated from the opening faceoff.

Miroslav Satan spoiled Cloutier's shutout bid with a power-play goal 6:25 into the final period to make the score 6-1.
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