Andy McDonald and Brad Boyes scored in a shootout to give the St. Louis Blues a 5-4 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL on Monday.
Storming back from an early 3-0 deficit, the Blues tied it at 4 at 4:21 of the third period on Paul Kariya’s backhander to set up the dramatic finish in the only meeting of the season between the teams.
Manny Legace stopped Nik Antropov, allowed a goal to Nikolai Kulemin and then stopped Pavel Kubina in the shootout to win it for St. Louis. Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala was beaten by both St. Louis shooters.
SABRES 7, ISLANDERS 1
At Uniondale, New York, Thomas Vanek scored twice and Ales Kotalik and Jason Pominville each added a goal and two assists as Buffalo crushed New York.
Jochen Hecht, Adam Mair and Clarke MacArthur also scored for the Sabres. Three of Buffalo’s goals came on the power play, and they also added a short-handed goal.
CAPITALS 5, CANUCKS 1
At Washington, Alexander Semin scored twice and Michael Nylander netted a penalty shot as Washington limited Vancouver to only 10 shots on goal.
Washington broke a franchise record for shots by an opponent, having never before allowed fewer than 11 in a game. Vancouver barely avoided breaking its franchise low of eight.
RANGERS 4, DEVILS 1
At New York, Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and two assists, and linemate Aaron Voros had two goals and three points while pestering Martin Brodeur in New York’s victory over New Jersey.
New York improved to 5-0, matching the team’s best start established in 1983.
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist was sharp, making 25 saves in going to 4-0. Devils goalie Brodeur stopped 20 shots in making his 44th consecutive regular-season start.
RED WINGS 3, HURRICANES 1
At Raleigh, North Carolina,Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom scored to lead Detroit.
Ty Conklin added 27 saves to earn the win in his first appearance of the season, while Henrik Zetterberg added an empty-net score in the final seconds to seal it.
CANADIENS 5, FLYERS 3
At Philadelphia, Roman Hamrlik and Michael Komisarek scored 44 seconds apart in the third period, helping Montreal rally past Philadelphia.
PREDATORS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, SO
At Chicago, Rich Peverley and J.P. Dumont scored in the shootout to lift Nashville over Chicago.
Cristobal Huet made 25 saves in his first regular-season home start for the Blackhawks.
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