Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 in a clash of the NHL Northwest Division’s top teams.
Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and Cody McLeod also scored to help the Avalanche move three points ahead of the Flames.
Calgary captain Jarome Iginla had his 12th goal of the season and Rene Bourque also scored for the Flames.
CAPITALS 4, RANGERS 2
In New York, Matt Bradley bounced back from having his face bloodied in a first-period fight to net the winning goal as Washington beat New York.
Bradley was forced off in the opening period after taking several hard blows to the face from New York’s Aaron Voros. Then with 4:51 left in the third, he raced up the ice on a break and beat goalie Henrik Lundqvist for the winner.
Brooks Laich and Brian Pothier also scored for the Capitals, who welcomed back Alex Ovechkin from injury.
SENATORS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2
In Ottawa, Mike Fisher scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the second period, to lift Ottawa over Toronto.
Fisher beat Vesa Toskala with a high shot with 5:50 left in the second period to help the Senators rally from a 2-1 deficit.
Milan Michalek also scored for the Senators, who earned their first win in three games. The Leafs lost their fourth straight.
CANADIENS 3, HURRICANES 2, SO
In Montreal, Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout to give Montreal victory.
Price stopped Tuomo Ruutu, Jussi Jokinen, Rod Brind’Amour, Sergei Samsonov and Bryan Rodney before Maxim Lapierre finally beat Carolina’s Manny Legace on Montreal’s sixth attempt.
Price then got enough of Matt Cullen’s shot on the Hurricanes’ next attempt to leave the puck on the goal line to the delight of the sell-out crowd.
PREDATORS 4, SHARKS 3
In Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville edged San Jose to make it three straight wins.
Joel Ward and David Legwand each had a goal and two assists while Jerred Smithson had a goal and Ryan Suter had two assists for the Predators.
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Four-time NBA all-star DeMarcus Cousins arrived in Taiwan with his family early yesterday to finish his renewed contract with the Taiwan Beer Leopards in the T1 League. Cousins initially played a four-game contract with the Leopards in January. On March 18, the Taoyuan-based team announced that Cousins had renewed his contract. “Hi what’s up Leopard fans, I’m back. I’m excited to be back and can’t wait to join the team,” Cousins said in a video posted on the Leopard’s Facebook page. “Most of all, can’t wait to see you guys, the fans, next weekend. So make sure you come out and support the Beer
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