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Vesey shoots deciding goal as Rangers nip Canucks

November 27, 2017
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) and Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) battle for the puck in front of goalie Cam Talbot (33) during the first period at TD Garden. — Reuters
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) and Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) battle for the puck in front of goalie Cam Talbot (33) during the first period at TD Garden. — Reuters

NEW YORK — Jimmy Vesey scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout as the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Sunday afternoon.

Brock Boeser and Sven Baertschi of the Canucks and Kevin Shattenkirk and Rick Nash of the Rangers also scored during the shootout. The Rangers have won four in a row and eight straight games at home.

Loui Eriksson, Jake Virtanen and Sam Gagner scored in regulation for the Canucks, who received 17 saves from Jacob Markstrom. New York's regulation goals came from Jesper Fast, Michael Grabner and Vesey.

Hurricanes 4, Predators 3 (SO)

Carolina was perfect in the shootout, with Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen converting to defeat Nashville. Craig Smith had tied the game for Nashville with 8:45 remaining in the third period.

Carolina's Justin Williams scored on a third-period power play to put the Hurricanes ahead with 14:11 left. Carolina also got goals from Josh Jooris and Victor Rask, while Viktor Arvidsson and Mattias Ekholm scored for Nashville.

Oilers 4, Bruins 2

Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Edmonton beat Boston. Strome took a pass from Leon Draisaitl in the high slot 2:07 into the third and fired it past Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask for a 3-2 lead.

The Oilers took their sixth straight victory over the Bruins, a streak that stretches back to Nov. 6, 2014. Draisaitl had a goal and an assist, Adam Larsson and Patrick Maroon also scored, and Cam Talbot made 23 saves for Edmonton. David Pastrnak and David Krejci scored for Boston, and Rask stopped 32 shots.

Meanwhile, the Columbus Blue Jackets recalled goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and forward Markus Hannikainen from the Cleveland Monsters of the American hockey League on Sunday. The team also assigned goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks to its AHL affiliate.

Korpisalo, 23, has gone 1-3-0 with a 3.28 goals-against average and .896 save percentage with the Blue Jackets this season. He is 24-19-5 with a 2.73 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in 49 career NHL games, all with the Blue Jackets.

Hannikainen, 24, has four points (two goals, two assists) and two penalty minutes in 12 games with the Blue Jackets in 2017-18. He owns six points (three goals, three assists) and eight penalty minutes in 26 career NHL games.

The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned forward Cory Conacher to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. Conacher, 27, has skated in one game with the Lightning this season, making his season debut on Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins and scoring a goal in the 5-2 loss.

The Burlington, Ontario, native has appeared in 153 career NHL games with the Lightning, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators, amassing 63 points (21 goals, 42 assists). He played in 11 games with Tampa Bay in 2016-17 and scored one goal with three assists.

The Florida Panthers assigned forward Chase Balisy to the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL. Balisy, 25, has appeared in eight games for the Panthers this season, with no points. — Reuters


November 27, 2017
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