Vinny Prospal scored twice — including his 200th NHL goal — during first-period power plays as the New York Rangers stretched their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.
Prospal added an assist on Marian Gaborik’s sixth of the season that made it 4-2 in the third. Gaborik has 10 points this season — at least one in all seven games.
The Rangers swept a three-game homestand in four days. Former Kings forward Brian Boyle added a second-period goal and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots.
Ryan Smyth and Michal Handzus scored for Los Angeles, who had won four in a row.
PENGUINS 3, HURRICANES 2, SO
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Chris Kunitz beat Cam Ward on the 12th shot of a shootout to help Pittsburgh improve to 5-0 on the road for the first time in team history.
Evgeni Malkin and Michael Rupp scored in regulation for Stanley Cup champions the Penguins.
Ray Whitney scored twice for Carolina, helping the Hurricanes rally from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime in the first meeting between the teams since Pittsburgh swept Carolina in the Eastern Conference finals.
BLACKHAWKS 4, OILERS 3
In Chicago, Patrick Sharp, Kris Versteeg, Jack Skille and Cam Barker scored against former teammate Nikolai Khabibulin to help Chicago beat Edmonton.
Mostly a high-priced disappointment during his four years in Chicago, but a standout last season in the Blackhawks’ run to the Western Conference finals, Khabibulin made 34 saves. He stopped Sharp on a penalty shot in the second period.
Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner and Denis Grebeshkov scored for Edmonton.
STARS 6, PREDATORS 0
In Dallas, Texas, Brenden Morrow scored a brace in the opening four minutes of Dallas’ four-goal first period, while Marty Turco stopped 29 shots for his 37th career shutout.
Brad Richards added a goal and two assists, while Loui Eriksson had a goal and an assist during the first-period outburst. Eriksson completed a two-goal night on a second-period power play and Toby Petersen added a third-period goal.
Wednesday’s other result:
• Ducks 3, Wild 2
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