Wednesday National Hockey League Capsules. October 30th, 2008
Wednesday National Hockey League Capsules.
TORONTO 6, NEW JERSEY 5 (SO)
NEWARK, New Jersey Martin Brodeur faced a record number of shots prior to the shootout. But it was a sneaky one by Niklas Hagman that got the Toronto Maple Leafs a victory.
Hagman scored the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout, leading the Maple Leafs to a 6-5 triumph over the New Jersey Devils.
Matt Stajan tallied twice in regulation while Alex Steen, Jamal Mayers and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored for the Maple Leafs, who went 3-for-4 on the power play.
David Clarkson, Dainius Zubrus, captain Jamie Langenbrunner and defenseman Colin White netted goals and blue-liner Andy Greene collected three assists for New Jersey, which has lost three in a row (0-1-2).
Brodeur faced a career-high 48 shots prior to the shootout, one more than the Florida Panthers recorded against him on April 10, 1994. The four-time Vezina Trophy winner turned aside 43 in regulation and did not face a shot in overtime as the Devils recorded six – including five during a full two-minute power play – but were unable to get one past Vesa Toskala.
Patrik Elias gave New Jersey the edge in the second round of the shootout, but defenseman Tomas Kaberle slid the puck between the pads of Brodeur in the third round to even things. After Toskala denied Brian Giontas wrist shot, Hagman had the chance to put Toronto ahead.
Halfway down the ice, Hagman moved the puck to his backhand and carried it in before stuffing it past a shocked Brodeur. Toskala made it stand, stopping Langenbrunners wrister to secure the win for the Maple Leafs, who improved to 3-1-1 on the road.
New Jersey, which swept the four-game season series in 2007-08, appeared on its way to winning this one as Clarkson and Zubrus scored within a span of 4 minutes, 32 seconds early in the opening period. But Toronto stormed back with three goals in less than 3 1/2 minutes in the first half of the second session to move ahead.
After getting the Maple Leafs on the board at 4:13, Stajan forged a 2-2 tie 78 seconds later with a power-play goal. Kaberle unleashed a rising shot from above the slot, and Stajan deflected it into the net from the doorstep for his second of the night.
The Devils argued Stajans stick was above the crossbar, but after video review, the goal stood.
Steen put Toronto in front at 7:31, when he tipped John Mitchells pass past Brodeur during a man advantage.
New Jersey regained the lead before the period ended, however, as Langenbrunner beat Toskala with a wrister from the top of the right faceoff circle at 9:14 and White fired a slap shot from the right point past the Finnish goaltender with 6:18 remaining.
Mayers knotted the contest at 9:15 of the third, poking in a loose puck from the doorstep, and Ponikarovsky beat Brodeur with a wrister from the left circle during a power play with 9:35 left, giving the Maple Leafs a 5-4 edge.
But Parise extended his goal-scoring streak to five games and earned New Jersey a point by burying the rebound of defenseman Paul Martins slapper with 8:43 to go for a 5-5 tie.
Toskala turned aside 26 shots for Toronto.
DALLAS 4, MINNESOTA 2
DALLAS Brad Richards scored the decisive goal in the first period and added an assist while Tobias Stephan stopped 19 shots, leading the Dallas Stars to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
Captain Brenden Morrow and Steve Ott also tallied during a three-goal opening session and defenseman Matt Niskanen added a power-play goal in the second for the Stars, who handed the Wild their first regulation loss.
Blue-liner Marc-Andre Bergeron and Andrew Brunette scored for Minnesota, which has lost nine straight in Dallas.
ANAHEIM 5, DETROIT 4 (OT)
ANAHEIM, California Teemu Selanne recorded a hat trick and defenseman Francois Beauchemin tapped in the game-winning goal 1:39 into overtime as the Anaheim Ducks posted their fifth straight win, a 5-4 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings.
Ryan Getzlaf collected a career-high five assists, including one on the game-winning tally. Getzlaf skated by a defender and unleashed a shot on goaltender Chris Osgood, who deflected the puck into the air, and Beauchemin knocked it in.
There was a video review to see if Beauchemins stick was above the crossbar, but the goal was upheld.
Pavel Datysuk and Henrik Zetterberg each scored twice for Detroit, which had its five-game winning streak snapped.