Avs Edge Wild 5-4 – NHL Roundup For Jan. 31st
UNDATED (AP) — Peter Budaj (BOO'-dy)) stopped 34 shots and the Montreal Canadiens ended Boston's recent scoring binge with a 4-1 win over the Bruins at TD Garden. The Canadiens won their second game in three nights and ended the Bruins' four-game winning streak.
Alexei Emelin (YEHM'-ih-lihn) scored his first goal of the season for the Habs. Max Pacioretty, Brian Gionta (JAHN'-tah) and Daniel Briere (bree-AYR') also lit the lamp for Montreal. The Habs have beaten the B's five straight times.
In other NHL action:
— Marc Methot, Erik Karlsson, Zack Smith, Kyle Turris and Bobby Ryan scored as the Ottawa Senators jumped out to a four-goal lead and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3.
— Columbus downed Washington 5-2. Ryan Johansen scored twice and Derek MacKenzie, Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson also had goals as the Blue Jackets ended a three-game skid.
— Toronto doubled up Florida 6-3. Nazem Kadri (nah-ZEEM' KAH'-dree) had three assists, including his 100th career point.
— Patrik Elias (EHL'-ee-ahsh) scored a power-play goal 40 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over Dallas.
— Buffalo edged Phoenix 3-2. Zemgus Girgensons (ZEHM'-guhz GEER'-gehn-suhn) scored a short-handed goal in the third period and had an assist.
— Calgary handed the San Jose Sharks their second loss in two nights, 4-1. Sean Monahan got his 15th goal.
— Ryan Getzlaf scored the go-ahead goal in the final minute of the first period and the Anaheim Ducks also got goals from Corey Perry, Patrick Maroon and Daniel Winnik in a 5-3 victory over Philadelphia.
— Pittsburgh downed the L.A. Kings 4-1. Jussi Jokinen (YOO'-see YOH'-kih-nehn) had a goal and two assists. Chris Kunitz notched his 27th goal.
— Semyon Varlamov (VAHR'-aly-mawf) had 35 saves, John Mitchell had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche edged the Minnesota Wild 5-4.
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Semyon Varlamov (VAHR'-lay-mawf) to a five-year extension that goes through the 2018-19 season. The 25-year-old Varlamov is thriving under first-year coach and Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy (wah), posting a 26-9-5 record with a 2.43 goals-against average.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE | ||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||
GP | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |
Boston | 53 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 71 | 160 | 119 | 20-6-2 | 14-10-1 | 12-8-0 |
Tampa Bay | 54 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 67 | 160 | 136 | 16-6-3 | 15-12-2 | 11-5-1 |
Toronto | 56 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 64 | 164 | 173 | 19-10-1 | 10-11-5 | 11-5-2 |
Montreal | 54 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 63 | 135 | 135 | 15-9-3 | 14-11-2 | 8-6-2 |
Ottawa | 54 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 58 | 155 | 170 | 12-11-5 | 12-9-5 | 11-4-5 |
Detroit | 53 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 57 | 135 | 149 | 9-11-8 | 14-8-3 | 8-5-5 |
Florida | 54 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 49 | 132 | 170 | 10-11-4 | 11-15-3 | 9-11-1 |
Buffalo | 53 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 38 | 104 | 154 | 9-15-5 | 6-15-3 | 5-11-4 |
Metropolitan Division | ||||||||||
GP | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |
Pittsburgh | 54 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 78 | 175 | 129 | 22-4-0 | 16-10-2 | 17-5-0 |
N.Y. Rangers | 55 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 61 | 141 | 139 | 12-13-3 | 17-10-0 | 9-9-3 |
Columbus | 54 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 58 | 159 | 153 | 15-11-2 | 12-12-2 | 13-8-1 |
Philadelphia | 55 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 58 | 150 | 163 | 14-10-1 | 12-13-5 | 9-8-3 |
Carolina | 53 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 57 | 134 | 150 | 13-10-5 | 11-10-4 | 11-7-1 |
New Jersey | 55 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 57 | 130 | 137 | 12-7-6 | 11-14-5 | 10-7-3 |
Washington | 54 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 56 | 155 | 163 | 14-9-4 | 10-13-4 | 9-10-2 |
N.Y. Islanders | 56 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 50 | 158 | 187 | 8-12-8 | 13-15-0 | 5-13-3 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE | ||||||||||
Central Division | ||||||||||
GP | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |
Chicago | 56 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 199 | 156 | 18-4-7 | 15-6-6 | 9-8-3 |
St. Louis | 52 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 77 | 180 | 119 | 19-5-2 | 17-6-3 | 13-0-1 |
Colorado | 53 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 73 | 158 | 141 | 18-7-3 | 16-7-2 | 14-5-2 |
Minnesota | 56 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 64 | 137 | 140 | 19-7-2 | 10-14-4 | 11-9-1 |
Dallas | 54 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 57 | 156 | 160 | 13-9-6 | 11-12-3 | 6-9-5 |
Nashville | 55 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 56 | 136 | 166 | 13-11-4 | 11-12-4 | 8-9-0 |
Winnipeg | 55 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 55 | 155 | 162 | 13-11-4 | 12-14-1 | 6-12-3 |
Pacific Division | ||||||||||
GP | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |
Anaheim | 56 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 85 | 189 | 137 | 22-2-2 | 18-9-3 | 15-1-2 |
San Jose | 55 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 74 | 166 | 133 | 19-3-3 | 15-12-3 | 13-6-2 |
Los Angeles | 56 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 66 | 134 | 120 | 16-8-3 | 14-12-3 | 11-6-1 |
Vancouver | 55 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 63 | 139 | 143 | 14-9-5 | 13-10-4 | 9-9-4 |
Phoenix | 54 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 60 | 156 | 163 | 15-9-3 | 10-10-7 | 11-7-5 |
Calgary | 54 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 47 | 128 | 170 | 11-14-3 | 9-13-4 | 6-9-3 |
Edmonton | 56 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 42 | 147 | 190 | 10-14-2 | 8-18-4 | 4-11-3 |
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday's Games |
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Montreal 4, Boston 1
Toronto 6, Florida 3
Columbus 5, Washington 2
Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 3
New Jersey 3, Dallas 2, OT
Colorado 5, Minnesota 4
Calgary 4, San Jose 1
Buffalo 3, Phoenix 2
Anaheim 5, Philadelphia 3
Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 1
Friday's Games |
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N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games |
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Edmonton at Boston, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Florida at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games |
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Detroit at Washington, 12:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Montreal, 1 p.m.