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Canes still perfect after blanking B’s

By WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021 | 6:28 AM

UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-0 for the first time in franchise history.

Frederik Andersen made 33 saves for his first shutout with Carolina, leading a 3-0 win over the Bruins.

Tony DeAngelo and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Hurricanes before Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal.

The Hurricanes killed all three of Boston’s third-period power plays, including 61 seconds of a two-man advantage.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— The Blues suffered their first loss of the season as J.T. Compher scored two goals to lead the Avalanche to a 4-3 victory at St. Louis. Nazem Kadri and Cale Makar also scored and Darcy Kuemper faced just 18 shots in getting the win. Blues goalie Jordan Binnington finished with 38 saves, and also was given a rare 10-minute misconduct near the end of the second period.

— The Flames earned a 4-0 win at Pittsburgh as Jacob Markstrom stopped 45 shots for his second shutout in his last three starts. Johnny Gaudreau scored his first goal in the opening period, and Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube and Milan Lucic scored in the third as Calgary swept a five-game road trip. The Flames never trailed during the road trip, outscoring the opposition 21-7.

— Alex Killorn scored twice in the first period of the Lightning’s 5-1 win against the Coyotes. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist in the first period to help Tampa Bay get his first home win of the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves and blanked Arizona until Lawson Crouse scored with 7:24 remaining.

— Haydn Fleury had the first two-goal game of his career and Brandon Tanev added his sixth of the season into an empty net, carrying the Kraken to a 4-1 verdict over the Wild. Tanev and Mark Giordano both scored empty net goals to secure Seattle’s first-ever winning streak. Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves, including a critical stop of Kaprizov on a breakaway in the closing seconds of the second period.

— Buffalo coughed up a 3-0 lead before Rasmus Asplund scored his second goal with 43.9 seconds left in overtime to complete the Sabres’ 4-3 win at Anaheim. Zemgus Girgensons and Arttu Ruotsalainen also scored as the Sabres opened a four-game West Coast trip by earning at least a point for the sixth time in their seven games. Craig Anderson stopped 34 shots in a standout performance in goal.

— Montreal won in San Jose for the first time in nearly 22 years as Jake Allen made 45 saves and Mike Hoffman scored for the third straight game in the Canadiens’ 4-0 shutout of the Sharks. Alexander Romanov and Brendan Gallagher also scored goals as Montreal snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Sharks. The Habs had been outscored, 25-11 in dropping six of their first seven games.

— The Jets knocked off the Kings, 3-2 as Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and Kyle Connor set up three goals. Andrew Copp had a power-play goal in Winnipeg’s fourth win in a row. Jets netminder Eric Comrie allowed two goals on 32 shots in his season debut.

— The Flyers were 2-1 winners at Vancouver behind Sean Couturier’s goal and an assist. James van Riemsdyk also scored on the power play for Philadelphia and Claude Giroux had two assists. Quinn Hughes tallied for the Canucks.


Oshie out with lower-body injury

UNDATED (AP) — Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie has been listed as week to week with a lower-body injury.

Oshie took a shot from Detroit’s Danny DeKeyser off the outside of his right foot during the third period of the Red Wings’ 3-2 overtime win on Wednesday. He limped to the bench but did not miss any shifts and finished the game.

Oshie has scored four goals and six points in seven games this season.

In other NHL news:

— Wild forwards Mats Zuccarello and Rem Pitlick have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Zuccarello is Minnesota’s leading scorer with seven points in six games, including three goals.