Crosby sparks Pens past Sabres
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 6 months AGO
Sore nose and all, Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to help the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Friday night.
It was Crosby's third four-point game in a season in which concussion troubles have limited him to 18 games. And it came after he was held without a point in his past two outings and a day after his nose was bloodied by a puck in a 5-3 loss at the New York Islanders.
Jets 4, Hurricanes 3, OT: At Raleigh, N.C., Andrew Ladd scored 16 seconds into overtime and Winnipeg beat Carolina.
Rangers 4, Canadiens 1: Michael Del Zotto had two goals in the third period as New York beat visiting Montreal.
Blue Jackets 4, Panthers 1: Defenseman Nikita Nikitin scored twice and had an assist, R.J. Umberger also had two goals, and Columbus beat visiting Florida.
Predators 4, Red Wings 1: Pekka Rinne made 26 saves to help Nashville win at Detroit.
Canucks 5, Stars 2: Henrik Sedin had three assists and Vancouver beat visiting Dallas.
Avalanche 4, Flames 1: Semyon Varlamov made 38 saves and Colorado won at Calgary.
Kings 4, Oilers 1: Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist and Los Angeles won at Edmonton.