Recap Roundups
December 20, 2014
Los Angeles 4, Arizona 2
Defenseman Alec Martinez scored a power-play goal early in the third period to snap a tie as Los Angeles began its four-game homestand with its second straight win.
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Colorado 5, Buffalo 1
Alex Tanguay recorded two goals and an assist while Jarome Iginla set up three tallies as visiting Colorado won for only the second time in eight games.
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Philadelphia 7, Toronto 4
Captain Claude Giroux scored two goals and set up two others while Jakub Voracek took over the NHL scoring lead by collecting four assists as visiting Philadelphia rallied from a pair of early deficits to cruise to victory.
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Montreal 4, Ottawa 1
Brendan Gallagher scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Carey Price finished with 24 saves as host Montreal defeated Ottawa for the fourth straight time.
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Washington 4, New Jersey 0
Captain Alex Ovechkin scored a highlight-reel goal to end his four-game drought and Braden Holtby posted his 13th career shutout as visiting Washington extended its point streak to eight contests (6-0-2).
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NY Islanders 3, Tampa Bay 1
Captain John Tavares and Anders Lee scored 12 seconds apart late in the third period as host New York rallied to extend its winning streak to four games.
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Pittsburgh 3, Florida 1
Nick Spaling scored one goal and set up another while Marc-Andre Fleury made a season-high 45 saves to lift host Pittsburgh to its third consecutive victory.
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NY Rangers 3, Carolina 2
Mats Zuccarello scored the lone goal of the shootout in the first round as visiting New York skated to its fifth straight victory by claiming the opener of the home-and-home series.
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Columbus 3, Chicago 2
Defenseman Jack Johnson scored the decisive goal in the ninth round of the shootout as host Columbus ended its 13-game losing streak (0-10-3) against Chicago.
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Nashville 6, Minnesota 5
Defenseman Mattias Ekholm walked out from behind the net and beat Niklas Backstrom to the stick side from the slot 1:45 into overtime as visiting Nashville outlasted Minnesota.
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Vancouver 3, Calgary 2
Defenseman Chris Tanev celebrated his 25th birthday by scoring 18 seconds into overtime as host Vancouver defeated Calgary for the ninth straight time and snapped its five-game winless streak (0-4-1).
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San Jose 3, St. Louis 2
Defenseman Brent Burns beat Jake Allen with a one-timer from above the slot during a power play 4:22 into overtime as San Jose rallied to complete a perfect five-game homestand.
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