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Jets streak past the Blues

December 18, 2017
Las Vegas Golden Knights left wing Erik Haula (56) tips the puck past Florida Panthers goalie James Reimer (34) during the third period at T-Mobile Arena. — Reuters
Las Vegas Golden Knights left wing Erik Haula (56) tips the puck past Florida Panthers goalie James Reimer (34) during the third period at T-Mobile Arena. — Reuters

NEW YORK — Adam Lowry scored the winner for Winnipeg against St. Louis. Patrik Laine, Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey also had goals and Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 24 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season.

Jake Allen stopped 42 shots for the Blues (22-11-2), who shut out the Jets 2-0 on Saturday night despite being outshot, 48-30.

Golden Knights 5, Panthers 2

Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and two assists, and Erik Haula scored the game-winner with 8:20 remaining as the Vegas Golden Knights moved back into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Nate Schmidt, Colin Miller and James Neal also had goals for Vegas, which improved to 13-2-1 at home this season. The Golden Knights, New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning share the NHL lead with 13 home wins.

Malcolm Subban stopped 16 shots for the Golden Knights, who joined the Los Angeles Kings atop the Pacific Division standings.

Blackhawks 4, Wild 1

Patrick Kane scored the first two goals of the game, and Chicago held on for a win over Minnesota. Ryan Hartman and Tommy Wingels also scored as the Blackhawks increased their season-best winning streak to five games. Chicago improved to 10-5-2 on home ice.

Matt Dumba scored the lone goal for the Wild, who have lost back-to-back games after winning the previous four in a row.

Flames 6, Canucks 1

Mark Giordano scored two of Calgary's four second-period goals in a win over Vancouver. Sam Bennett had a goal and three assists, and Mark Jankowski had a goal and two assists for the Flames.

Matthew Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland also scored, and David Rittich made 16 saves for Calgary, which snapped a three-game skid

In other NHL news, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Sunday for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov.

The incident occurred with 3:03 remaining in the second period of Saturday's 6-5 win by the Lightning. Johnson was assessed a minor penalty for slashing and a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding. Namestnikov did not return.

Johnson will forfeit $64,516.12 under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled left winger Sonny Milano and defenseman Cameron Gaunce from the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. In corresponding moves, the Blue Jackets assigned left winger Jordan Schroeder and defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to their AHL affiliate.

The St. Louis Blues activated defenseman and captain Alex Pietrangelo from injured reserve before Sunday's game against the Winnipeg Jets. Pietrangelo, 27, had missed the past four games with a lower-body injury. — Reuters


December 18, 2017
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