Kristian Huselius and Derick Brassard scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets inflicted a 4-3 shootout defeat on the Montreal Canadiens in NHL action on Friday.
Columbus’ rookie goalie Steve Mason stopped both shots he faced in the tiebreaker.
It was the first loss for the Canadiens in Ohio since a defeat by the Cleveland Barons in 1977. Montreal had beaten the Blue Jackets in their only two previous trips to face the new franchise.
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STARS 5, DUCKS 2
Playing in Anaheim, California, Mark Parrish had his sixth career hat trick in his Dallas debut as the Stars beat the Ducks.
Parrish, who signed a one-year deal with Dallas on Wednesday, had two power-play goals and scored another on a breakaway in the first 26 minutes of play as the Stars snapped a three-game winless streak.
The Ducks lost in regulation time for their first time in 10 games.
Parrish played for Minnesota the past two seasons, but the Wild bought out his contract this summer.
He signed with a tryout deal with Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Oct. 22 and had a goal and an assist in three games with the Islanders’ farm club before joining the Stars.
HURRICANES 2, SENATORS 1
In Raleigh, North Carolina, the Hurricanes edged Ottawa to give Peter Laviolette the most wins by a US-born coach in NHL history.
Joe Corvo scored the winner with 2:40 left, and also had an assist for the Hurricanes, who trailed 1-0 after two periods but scored twice in the final 9 minutes.
Laviolette surpassed former Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella with his 240th career victory.
THRASHERS 5, SABRES 4, OT
In Buffalo, New York, Jason Williams scored his second goal of the game 48 seconds into overtime, giving Atlanta the victory over Buffalo.
Bryan Little had two goals and an assist for the Thrashers, who won their third straight.
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