Vancouver @ Carolina 3-2 - The Canucks killed all 11:33 of the Carolina Hurricanes' power-play time, including a stretch of 5:33 consecutively, in a 3-2 win Sunday. Protecting the 3-2 lead in the second, Vancouver killed off a high-sticking double minor to Daniel Sedin and Brad Richardson's unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The long stretch included 27 seconds of a two-man advantage for Carolina, but the Canucks were solid throughout. Vancouver managed to clear the defensive zone 13 times. The power play cashed in quickly at the start of the game. Skating 5-on-3, Ryan Kesler struck 10 seconds into the man advantage at 3:24 with his 11th goal. Hurricanes defenseman Mike Komisarek had put the Hurricanes down two skaters when his clearing pass sailed over the glass behind the Vancouver goal. The Canucks extended the lead to 2-0 at 15:48 when Tom Sestito redirected a shot from the point by Jason Garrison, who earned an assist on each of the first two goals. The Hurricanes struck twice in the first minute of the second period. Jordan Staal jammed home a loose puck in the crease at 39 seconds and Nathan Gerbe beat Vancouver goalie Eddie Lack with a short-side goal 10 seconds later. Vancouver reclaimed the lead 27 seconds later when Kesler scored his second goal of the game. Chris Higgins carried the puck behind the net and shoveled it in front, where Kesler scored again, this time at the top of the crease. A short time later, the Vancouver penalty kill went to work. Dan Hamhuis led the Canucks with 7:23 of short-handed ice time and contributed three blocked shots.
Detroit @ Ottawa 4-2 - Daniel Alfredsson scored into an empty net with 1:03 left in the third period in his first game back in Ottawa, and Drew Miller scored twice in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-2 win against the Senators on Sunday at Canadian Tire Centre. Alfredsson, who left Ottawa during the summer after 17 seasons to sign a one-year contract with Detroit, was given a standing ovation by the capacity crowd of 20,011 prior to the game during the Senators' video tribute to their former captain. The 40-year-old Swede said he really appreciated the gesture by the Senators and their fans, and found it a bit of a challenge to express his feelings in that moment. Alfredsson walked into the arena with Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson prior to the game. The two Swedes shook hands and embraced before Alfredsson turned to go into Detroit's dressing room, while Karlsson continued down the hall to Ottawa's room. Chants of "Alfie! Alfie!" during the video tribute gave way to boos for Alfredsson by late in the second period, when he carried the puck down the right side into the Senators' zone. Clarke MacArthur and Mika Zibanejad scored, and Robin Lehner stopped 19 shots for the Senators, who won their past two games against Detroit, including a 4-2 win at Joe Louis Arena on Nov. 23. Alfredsson was booed again when his name was announced after he restored Detroit's two-goal lead, 18 seconds after Zibanejad drew Ottawa to within 3-2 at 18:39. The crowd's response was more ambiguous when Alfredsson took the first shot of the game, a wrister on Lehner 18 seconds into the opening period, as well as when his name was announced for his 14th assist of the season on Franzen's seventh goal at 8:22 of the second. He was in the neutral zone when he passed back to defenseman Jakub Kindl, who sent a cross-ice feed to Franzen at the Senators' blue line. Franzen, who had a five-goal game in Ottawa on Feb. 2, 2011, beat Lehner with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle for his ninth goal in eight games against the Senators. Miller made it 2-0 at 11:13 when he finished off a centering pass from Tomas Tatar. MacArthur drew Ottawa to within 2-1 with his eighth goal at 14:14. Miller restored Detroit's two-goal lead at 3-1 with his second goal of the game at 1:58 of the third.
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