VANCOUVER
http://www.officialcoyotes.com/authentic-adidas-oliver-ekman-larsson-jersey , British Columbia (AP) — A big advantage on special teams was the difference
Tuesday night for the Minnesota Wild.Ryan Suter and Jason Zucker scored 55
seconds apart late in the second period and the Wild converted on all three of
their power plays, beating the staggering Vancouver Canucks 3-2 to stop a
three-game slide.“Three goals on the power play, that’s the recipe for a win on
the road. It’s a good two points for us,” said Mikael Granlund, who had two
assists.Zach Parise also scored for the Wild, and Devan Dubnyk made 29
saves.Josh Leivo scored on his first shot in a Vancouver uniform. Tyler Motte
also had a goal for the young Canucks, who have lost 12 of 13. Anders Nilsson
stopped 25 shots.“Our team hasn’t got the results and it’s hard when you don’t
win,” coach Travis Green said. “But I’ll give our team credit — they’re going
out and competing. They’re not letting themselves not show up. And that’s hard
when you haven’t won in a while.”Minnesota has 11 power-play goals in its last
10 games and ranks ninth in the NHL with the man advantage.Meanwhile, the
Canucks went 0 for 3 on the power play. Vancouver also has spent 325 minutes in
the penalty box this season, more than any other team. The Canucks’ penalty kill
is ranked 27th in the league.“We’ve got to find a way to get a puck out,” Green
said. “We’re well aware that we’ve got to tighten it up.”Leivo put Vancouver on
the board 7:02 into the game. He collected a pass from rookie sensation Elias
Pettersson in the slot and flipped the puck over Dubnyk’s blocker.“He’s got eyes
in the back of his head and sometimes when you least expect it, it’s on your
tape,” Leivo said. “So I’ve just got to be ready whenever he’s got the puck.”The
25-year-old left wing was traded to Vancouver from Toronto on Monday for AHL
forward Michael Carcone. Leivo had four goals and two assists in 27 games for
the Maple Leafs this season.The Wild responded on the first power play of the
night after Canucks defenseman Michael Del Zotto was called for tripping.Just 15
seconds into the penalty, Matt Dumba took a hard shot from the top of the
faceoff circle and Parise deflected the puck past Nilsson to tie it.The Canucks
got off to a slow start in the second period, going more than eight minutes
without a shot on goal. But then Tim Schaller got the puck to Motte in front and
the center swept it in past Dubnyk.Minnesota came back with two power-play goals
less than a minute apart.Canucks defenseman Alex Edler was first to the penalty
box
Richard Panik Jersey , getting called for interference. A minute later, Del Zotto got caught cross-checking, handing the Wild a two-man advantage.Minnesota
was quick to capitalize, with Suter taking a hard shot that beat Nilsson.Less
than a minute later, Zucker put the Wild up 3-2.Granlund assisted on both goals
and is riding a three-game point streak.The Canucks outshot the Wild 14-5 in the
third period but couldn’t get the puck past Dubnyk.NOTES: The second period
closed with a scuffle after Canucks left wing Jake Virtanen was nailed hard from
behind along the end boards by Greg Pateryn. Virtanen was slow to get up and
left the ice leaning over on his stick for support. He returned early in the
third. Pateryn was called for boarding. … Jay Beagle played 8:33 in his return
to the Canucks’ lineup. The veteran center missed 24 games after breaking his
forearm when he blocked a shot against Florida on Oct. 13. … Vancouver
re-assigned Sam Gagner to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies. Gagner had one goal and two
assists in seven games with the Canucks. … Vancouver right wing Nikolay Goldobin
was a healthy scratch. Green said the 23-year-old needed a “reset” and was
working on various aspects of his game. Goldobin is third in scoring for the
Canucks with 16 points.UP NEXTWild: Play at Calgary on Thursday night.Canucks:
Wrap up a five-game homestand Thursday against Nashville. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) —
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 48 saves in his return from a broken left foot and the
Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thursday night in a
matchup of the NHL’s top two teams.Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson both scored
for Tampa Bay during the final 36 seconds of the second period to make it 4-1.
Vasilevskiy, who missed the previous 14 games, stopped all 23 shots he faced in
the period.Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov also had goals for the Lightning
(25-7-1), who have won eight in a row and lead Toronto by eight points in the
Atlantic Division. The franchise record is a nine-game winning streak in
2016.Toronto got a goal from Kasperi Kapanen, and Frederik Andersen stopped 17
shots. The Maple Leafs have lost three of four (1-2-1) after a five-game winning
streak.SABRES 3, COYOTES 1BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored his 22nd goal
of the season as Buffalo defeated Arizona.Casey Mittelstadt and Evan Rodrigues
also had goals for the Sabres, who won their second straight following a
five-game skid. Carter Hutton returned after missing Buffalo’s previous two
games with an upper-body injury and made 25 saves.The Sabres improved to 11-3-2
at home, matching their win total from last season at KeyBank Center.Christian
Fischer scored for Arizona and Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 shots. The Coyotes have
lost four in a row after a four-game winning streak.BLUE JACKETS 4, KINGS
1COLUMBUS
Womens Shane Doan Jersey , Ohio (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots and Columbus topped Los Angeles.Lukas Sedlak and Josh
Anderson also scored and Cam Atkinson assisted on both of Panarin’s goals as the
Blue Jackets snapped a two-game skid and held onto second place in the
Metropolitan Division, three points behind Washington.Dustin Brown had the lone
goal and Jonathan Quick made 37 saves for the injury-ravaged Kings, who have
lost three in a row and seven of their last nine while slipping to the bottom of
the Pacific Division.CANADIENS 6, HURRICANES 4MONTREAL (AP) — Jeff Petry scored
twice and Casey Price made 27 saves for his fourth consecutive victory as
Montreal got past Carolina.Matthew Peca, Brendan Gallagher, Artturi Lehkonen and
Andrew Shaw also scored for the Canadiens, who have won four of five. Phillip
Danault and Kenny Agostino each had two assists.Andrei Svechnikov had two goals,
and Jaccob Slavin and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek
made 34 saves in place of injured Curtis McElhinney.WILD 5, PANTHERS 1ST. PAUL,
Minn. (AP) — Nino Niederreiter scored twice, Ryan Suter had three assists and
Devan Dubnyk finished with 30 saves as Minnesota downed Florida.Eric Staal, Zach
Parise and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who were coming off a 7-1 win
over Montreal on Tuesday. Niederreiter added an assist and has four goals in the
last three games.Denis Malgin scored his second goal of the season and James
Reimer stopped 21 shots but the Panthers dropped their fourth straight.PREDATORS
4, CANUCKS 3
Anders Bjork Jersey , OTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colton Sissons scored 3:05 into overtime to give Nashville a victory over Vancouver.Ryan Hartman, Nick
Bonino and Calle Jarnkrok also scored and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for the
Predators, winners of two straight.Jay Beagle, Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat had
the goals for the Canucks, who had won three in a row.Vancouver tied it with
43.5 seconds remaining in the third period when Horvat, parked at the far post,
slipped one past Rinne. The Canucks were short-handed at the time and had pulled
goalie Anders Nilsson for an extra skater.In overtime, Bonino sent a pass from
the left boards to Sissons skating through the slot and he elevated a shot over
Nilsson, who finished with 30 saves.SHARKS 3, STARS 2SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
Timo Meier scored two goals and Logan Couture had two assists in San Jose’s win
over Dallas.Meier’s 17th and 18th goals sent the Sharks to their third straight
victory and fifth in six games. Meier has four goals in his last two games and
10 points (five goals, five assists) in his past six contests.Joe Thornton also
scored and Martin Jones made 20 saves for the Sharks.San Jose prevented a
three-game season series sweep by Dallas, which had won three straight and six
of seven against the Sharks. Dallas has lost three in a row overall after
winning its previous four.Meier scored at 2:50 of the third period to break a
1-all tie.Miro Heiskanen and Radek Faksa scored for the Stars.JETS 5, OILERS
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Bobby Orr Jersey , OTWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey scored 41 seconds into overtime to lift Winnipeg over
Edmonton.Morrissey took a pass from Mark Scheifele and fired a high shot past
goalie Cam Talbot for his fourth goal of the season. The Jets won their third
straight and ended Edmonton’s winning streak at four games.Scheifele, Mathieu
Perreault, Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik Laine also scored for Winnipeg. Dustin
Byfuglien, Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler each had two assists, and Connor
Hellebuyck made 22 saves.Ryan Spooner, Darnell Nurse, Jujhar Khaira and Alex
Chiasson scored for the Oilers, and Talbot stopped 35 shots. Connor McDavid had
two assists, extending his point streak to seven games.
