Sharks Fall Again – NHL News And Scores For February 13th

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have played more than one-fourth of their season without suffering a regulation loss. But their lead in the NHL's Western Conference was cut to four points over Anaheim when the Ducks beat the Hawks 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday night.

Viktor Fasth made two stops in the shootout and 28 during the game to remain perfect in six starts. Corey Perry and Nick Bonino tallied in the shootout to give the Ducks a 3-1 record on their six-game road trip.

The Blackhawks were about to improve to 11-0-2 until Andrew Cogliano scored with 2:40 left in regulation.

Meanwhile, the San Jose Sharks still haven't won since they opened the NHL season 7-0.

The Sharks dropped to 0-3-3 in their last six contests with Tuesday's 1-0 overtime loss at Nashville. Colin Wilson scored at 2:08 of the extra session to support Pekka Rinne's (PEK'-uh RIN'-ayz) second shutout of the year. Wilson's tally ended the Predators' club-record streak of over 176 minutes without scoring a goal.

The Carolina Hurricanes are heading back to Raleigh following a 4-1-1 road trip capped by tonight's 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Jiri Tlusty (tuh-LOOS'-tee) scored the tiebreaking and insurance goals in the third period, one night after scoring twice and collecting four points against the Islanders.

Jussi Jokinen (YOO'-see YOH'-kih-nehn) and Patrick Dwyer also scored as the Hurricanes stopped the Devils' five-game winning streak.

Also on ice, the New York Rangers blew a 3-0 lead in the third period before Rick Nash and Ryan Callahan scored shootout goals to give the Blueshirts a 4-3 win over Boston. Nathan Horton and Brad Marchand scored 48 seconds apart over the final 1:31 of regulation to force overtime.

Montreal also pulled out a 4-3 shootout win after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period. Carey Price stopped all three shots in the shootout, allowing David Desharnais' (day-shahr-NAYZ') goal to stand up.

Craig Anderson stopped 42 shots and Ottawa ended a two-game skid by blanking Buffalo 2-0. Erik Karlsson and Erik Condra scored less than two minutes apart in the second period to support Anderson's second shutout of the season.

Roberto Luongo turned back 25 shots and Vancouver claimed its sixth straight win by downing Minnesota 2-1. Goals by Kevin Bieksa (bee-EHK'-suh) and Jannik (YAH'-nik) Hansen put the Canucks ahead 2-0 midway through the game.

Jakub Voracek set up goals by Brayden Schenn and Tye McGinn as Philadelphia held off Winnipeg 3-2 Ilya Bryzgalov (brihz-GAH'-lahv) stopped 24 shots and allowed only a pair of goals by Andrew Ladd.

Third-period goals by Eric Nystrom, Jaromir Jagr (YAH'-roh-meer YAH'-gur) and Ryan Garbutt were the difference in the Dallas Stars' 4-1 win at Edmonton. Kari Lehtonen (LEH'-toh-nehn) made 36 shots and blanked the Oilers following Taylor Hall's first-period goal.

Washington completed a home-and-home sweep of Florida by beating the Panthers 6-5 on Troy Brouwer's (BROW'-urz) goal 32 seconds into overtime. The Panthers led 5-3 until Eric Fehr and Alex Ovechkin scored in the final 5:07 of regulation.

UNDATED (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have fired general manager Scott Howson after nearly six years at the post.

The Blue Jackets went 173-190-59 during Howson's reign and made their lone Stanley Cup playoff appearance after a franchise-best 41-31-10 mark in the 2008-09 season. They are 4-7-2 this year following Monday's 6-2 win over San Jose.

In other NHL news, the Toronto Maple Leafs say goalie James Reimer will miss at least a week because of a strained knee ligament. Reimer was injured in the second period of Toronto's 5-2 home victory over Philadelphia Monday night. He is 6-3 with a 2.31 goals-against average and a shutout in 10 appearances this season.

The Boston Bruins have added depth at forward by signing Jay Pandolfo to a one-year, two-way contract. Pandolfo was placed on waivers, a move that allows the Bruins to send him to Providence of the AHL.

Minnesota goalie Josh Harding has told the Wild he's feeling a little "off" from medication he takes to fight multiple sclerosis. Harding was diagnosed with the disease last summer but hadn't experienced any setbacks or complications before now. The Wild recalled goalie Darcy Kuemper from their AHL affiliate before tonight's game in Vancouver.