NHL-Highlights of Thursday's NHL games
Jan 8 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games.
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Capitals 4, Islanders 1
Alex Ovechkin scored his 497th career goal as the Washington Capitals remained top of the NHL with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center.
Ovechkin's goal with 4:15 left in the first period went down as the game-winner.
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Panthers 3, Senators 2
The red-hot Florida Panthers posted their 11th consecutive victory by defeating the Ottawa Senators 3-2 at Canadian Tire Centre.
Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo turned in a superb performance, stopping 30 shots. Senators goalie Craig Anderson made 13 saves.
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Flyers 4, Wild 3 (overtime)
Philadelphia defenseman Michael Del Zotto scored his second goal of the game at 4:23 in overtime to lift the Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota winger Zach Parise scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season, and his fourth in two games, lifting the Wild to a 3-3 tie at 13:36 of the third period to send the game to overtime.
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Stars 2, Jets 1 (shootout)
Patrick Sharp scored the clinching goal in the shootout and goaltender Kari Lehtonen stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 2-1 Stars' victory against the Winnipeg Jets at American Airlines Center.
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Red Wings 2, Sharks 1
Detroit's Justin Abdelkader scored the tie-breaking goal at 13:08 of the third period, just after San Jose narrowly missed two glorious chances, as the Red Wings beat the Sharks 2-1 at SAP Center.
Abdelkader's 13th goal of the season came following a blocked shot by Sharks defenseman Justin Braun. Abdelkader's shot went over the right blocker of San Jose goalie Martin Jones.
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Kings 2, Maple Leafs 1
Jeff Carter's goal at 8:05 of the third period was the difference as the Los Angeles Kings held off the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2-1 victory at Staples Center.
Carter, back in the lineup after missing five games with an upper-body injury, put a wrist shot past goaltender James Reimer for a 2-0 lead. It was Carter's 12th goal of the season. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)
