James Wisniewski made his long-awaited Columbus debut after serving an eight-game suspension and rookie Ryan Johansen scored his first career goal and added an assist to give the Blue Jackets their first win of the season, 4-1 over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.
R.J. Umberger had a goal and an assist, rookie John Moore scored his first NHL goal and Derek MacKenzie had one into an empty net for Columbus, which entered as the only winless club at 0-7-1, the worst start in team history.
Grant Clitsome added a career-best three assists and goalie Steve Mason, who was shaken up on Detroit’s first goal and left for a few minutes, rebounded with a sturdy performance and 30 saves.
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PENGUINS 3, ISLANDERS 0
In Uniondale, New York, Pascal Dupuis and Richard Park had goals, and Marc-Andre Fleury was sharp in making 33 saves in his 20th NHL shutout, as Pittsburgh earned its fourth straight win by beating the New York Islanders.
Star center Evgeni Malkin returned to the Penguins’ depleted lineup after missing five games because of his troublesome right knee, but Pittsburgh didn’t need any offense from him to send the Islanders to their third straight loss following a three-game winning streak.
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Jordan Staal added his sixth of the season, scoring into an empty net off an assist from Dupuis, with two minutes left.
SENATORS 3, HURRICANES 2, SO
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Jason Spezza beat Cam Ward between the pads on the second round of the shootout, giving Ottawa a win over Carolina.
Ottawa led 2-0 with five minutes to play before late goals from Tuomo Ruutu and Jeff Skinner forced extra play.
Spezza and Zenon Konopka had the Senators’ goals in regulation.
The win, Ottawa’s third straight, stopped the Senators’ seven-game losing streak in Raleigh. Ward had 26 saves for the Hurricanes, while Craig Anderson made 32 stops for Ottawa.
OILERS 3, CANUCKS 2
In Edmonton, Alberta, Nikolai Khabibulin made 35 saves, and Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist each as Edmonton beat Vancouver.
Shawn Horcoff scored for the Oilers, who won their second straight.
Cody Hodgson and Alexandre Burrows responded for the Canucks (4-4-1).
Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo was pulled in the second period after allowing three goals on 14 shots. He was replaced by Cory Schneider who stopped all eight shots he faced.
Edmonton defenseman Ryan Whitney got his skate tied up with teammate Corey Potter midway through the first period and went down hard before limping off the ice. Whitney only played 35 games last season and missed the first four games this season, still recovering from off-season surgery to his right ankle.
In other NHL action, it was:
‧ Lightning 4, Sabres 3
‧ Sharks 3, Predators 1
‧ Blackhawks 3, Ducks 2, SO
‧ Stars 3, Coyotes 2, SO
‧ Devils 3, Kings 0
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