Braden Holtby made the only mistake in a game of stellar saves, getting caught behind the net and practically gifting Mike Cammalleri a third-period goal in the New Jersey Devils’ 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday.
Racing behind the net to clear the puck, Holtby instead passed it straight to Cammalleri, who easily drove his shot inside the far post with 10 minutes, 22 seconds remaining for his seventh goal of the season.
Corey Schneider made 30 saves for his first shutout of the season for the Devils, who have won two straight after a four-game skid. They also ended the Capitals’ four-game winning streak.
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PENGUINS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1
Pascal Dupuis netted two goals and Sidney Crosby reclaimed sole possession of the NHL scoring lead with an assist in Pittsburgh’s victory over Toronto.
The Penguins bounced back from a 5-0 loss against the New York Rangers on Tuesday and killed all six Maple Leafs power plays. Toronto scored three man-advantage goals in a win over Boston on Wednesday.
Cody Franson scored a third-period goal for Toronto. Jonathan Bernier was solid in stopping 39 Pittsburgh shots.
BLUE JACKETS 4, FLYERS 3
James Wisniewski and Nick Foligno both scored two goals as Columbus ended a nine-game losing streak by topping Philadelphia.
Ryan Johansen had four assists for the Blue Jackets, who tallied three goals on the power play and avoided a team record for consecutive losses.
Foligno broke a 2-2 tie with 10 minutes, 13 seconds left in the second period. Wisniewski put Columbus up 4-2 just under four minutes later when he scored during a 5-on-3 advantage.
Del Zotto pulled Philadelphia to within one at 4-3 just over a minute into the final period.
Columbus’ Curtis McElhinney stopped 24 shots. Steve Mason made 34 saves for Philadelphia.
ISLANDERS 4, PANTHERS 3, SO
Kyle Okposo scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the New York Islanders beat Florida for their fifth straight victory.
Nikolay Kulemin, Ryan Strome and John Tavares had goals in regulation for New York, and Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 shots. Frans Nielsen also scored in the shootout.
Aaron Ekblad, Jimmy Hayes and Brian Campbell scored for Florida, and Vincent Trocheck had two assists. Roberto Luongo made 30 saves.
The Panthers scored two goals in the final 10 minutes of the third period to make the scores level.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored the only goal in the shootout for Florida.
RED WINGS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1
Johan Franzen and Tomas Tatar both scored during a dominant second period by Detroit as the Red Wings beat Chicago.
Franzen scored his fifth goal, with an assist from Henrik Zetterberg, 4 minutes, 49 seconds into the second period to break a 1-1 tie. Tatar added his fifth shortly afterward when he sent in a rebound of Joakim Andersson’s shot. The Blackhawks were outshot 20-8 in the period.
The two-goal lead was plenty for Jimmy Howard, who stopped 25 shots for his seventh victory.
COYOTES 5, CANUCKS 0
Martin Hanzal scored three straight goals — including two only nine seconds apart — and Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves in Arizona’s first shutout of the season, a rout of Vancouver.
Shane Doan and Keith Yandle, on a power play in the final three minutes, also had goals for Arizona.
The Coyotes, who entered last in the Western Conference and 28th overall in the NHL, ended their three-game losing streak. Dave Tippett earned his 200th career coaching win.
The Canucks lost for only the third time in 11 games. Ryan Miller allowed four goals on 13 shots in the first two periods.
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