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Coyotes put away Blue Jackets

Thursday, October 29, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- How fitting that the Phoenix Coyotes have a pack mentality.

Martin Hanzal, Zbynek Michalek and Robert Lang scored power-play goals and Jason LaBarbera stopped 31 shots in the Coyotes' 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night. "We've started that pack mentality," Lang said. "Everybody pulls together and everybody's in there for their teammates. If you make a mistake, somebody's going to bail you out, or vice versa. It's the strength of five that are on the ice, that's sort of what (coach Dave Tippett) wants and what he emphasizes."

Penguins 6, Canadiens 1

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby had his third career hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins became the first NHL team to reach 10 victories this season, snapping the Montreal Canadiens' four-game winning streak with a victory Wednesday night.

Crosby, tied for fourth in the NHL with nine goals, had his third multiple-goal game in 12 starts this season for Pittsburgh (10-2-0). A few hours later, Colorado also reached 10 wins, beating Calgary 3-2 to improve to 10-1-2.

Avalanche 3, Flames 2

CALGARY, Alberta -- Wojtek Wolski broke a tie at 5:31 of the third period, and Craig Anderson made 30 saves to help Colorado reach 10 victories.

Wolski scored his team-high eighth goal, beating Miikka Kiprusoff with a wrist shot from the high slot. Anderson has started all 13 games for Colorado (10-1-2).

Calgary's Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen scored 15 seconds apart early in the first period, but David Koci and David Jones countered for Colorado in the period.

Islanders 3, Rangers 1

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Islanders captain Doug Weight, in his first game back following a bout with swine flu, earned an assist on Kyle Okposo's tiebreaking, power-play goal late in the second period.

Blues 5, Hurricanes 2

RALEIGH, N.C. -- David Perron had two goals, Yan Stastny and Jay McClement scored 16 seconds apart, and Chris Mason made 34 saves for St. Louis.

Andy McDonald also scored for the Blues, 3-1-1 on the road. Joe Corvo and Scott Walker scored the Hurricanes, 0-4-3 in their last seven games.

Sabres 4, Devils 1

NEWARK, N.J. -- Clarke MacArthur and Tim Kennedy scored early in the first period, and Ryan Miller made 31 saves to help Buffalo improve to 4-0 on the road.

Paul Gaustad and Jason Pominville iced the game with third-period goals. Defenseman Andy Greene scored on a power play for New Jersey.

Senators 4, Panthers 3

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Nick Foligno and Jarkko Ruutu scored in a 38-second span late in the second period for Ottawa.

Mike Fisher and Daniel Alfredsson also scored, and denfenseman Filip Kuba added two assists after missing the previous eight games because of a lower-body injury.

Pedators 4, Wild 3

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jerred Smithson scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period to give Nashville its second regulation victory of the season.

Shea Weber had a goal and an assist, J.P. Dumont and Mike Santorelli added goals, and Steve Sullivan had two assists. Pekka Rinne improved to 2-3 on the season, stopping 11 shots after replacing Dan Ellis at the 2:18 mark of the second period.

Stars 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)

DALLAS -- James Neal scored for Dallas with 2:03 left in overtime, beating Toronto rookie Jonas Gustavsson off a rebound.

Brad Richards scored twice, Mike Ribeiro added a goal, and Marty Turco made 33 saves for the Stars. Nikolai Kulemin had two goals, Lee Stempniak struck on the power play, and Jason Blake had three assists for Toronto.

Sharks 2, Kings 1 (SO)

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Ryane Clowe scored in the sixth round of a shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped Jarret Stoll moments later to give San Jose the victory.

San Jose's Patrick Marleau and Los Angeles' Alexander Frolov had second-period goals.

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