Florida @ Philadelphia 1-4 - The Flyers took a 1-0 lead on Couturier's goal at 3:53 of the first period, then Del Zotto doubled the lead when he pinched down the weak side, took a pass through the slot from Brayden Schenn and beat Luongo on a sharp angle. The goal was only one part of Del Zotto's strong game. He had three shots on goal, two hits, four blocked shots and played a game-high 23:18. That includes 3:33 with Philadelphia shorthanded, second on the Flyers to defense partner Nick Schultz. After Del Zotto scored, Bellemare made it 3-0 at 2:50 of the second after a strong forecheck by Bellemare and linemate Zac Rinaldo caused a turnover in the Florida end. The Panthers got back some momentum on Bjugstad's first goal of the season, a power-play goal at 11:50 of the second that came when he drove to the net to bang in the rebound of a Kevin Hayes shot. Any momentum the Panthers gained was wiped away 39 seconds later when Voracek finished a 2-on-1 break with Claude Giroux to give the Flyers a 4-1 lead at 12:29 of the second. Though Voracek has drawn much of the attention offensively for the Flyers, it was contributions from the third line of Couturier, Schenn and Matt Read that helped. Schenn had two assists, including the shot that led to Couturier's goal to open the game. It's the third straight game that line has been together, and Flyers coach Craig Berube said the hope is playing Schenn with Couturier and Read can jump-start them offensively.
Minnesota @ Ottawa 0-3 - The line of Mike Hoffman, Curtis Lazar and Mark Stone was put together by Senators coach Paul MacLean against the Blackhawks on Oct. 30. With Hoffman's two goals against the Wild, the line has been in on at least a goal a game in the four since then. Hoffman's second goal, put the Senators up 3-0, 2:06 into the third period. The Ottawa power play, which was held without a shot on back-to-back penalties to Minnesota in the first period, opened the scoring at 2:23 of the second. The goal by Clarke MacArthur came with Minnesota's Marco Scandella serving an instigator penalty following a fight with Ottawa's Mark Borowiecki, who was back in the lineup after missing three games because of injury. Scandella approached Borowiecki after the defenseman hit Wild forward Jason Pominville at the Minnesota blue line. The goal came after the Senators were held without a shot on the power play for 5:26. The back-to-back power plays in the first period came when Minnesota defenseman Christian Folin was penalized for delay of game at 6:45 and the Wild were assessed a bench minor for too many men on the ice at 9:11.
Hoffman scored a soft goal to put the Senators ahead 2-0 2:24 after MacArthur's. Hoffman's shot from the right-wing circle found its way through Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom, playing in his third game of the season. The Wild were without leading scorer Zach Parise. Coach Mike Yeo said Parise is out with a concussion and will not play the next two games.
Calgary @ Tampa Bay 2-5 - Cedric Paquette's second goal gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead at 1:01 of the second period. He redirected a slap shot from Vladislav Namestnikov past Flames goalie Jonas Hiller. Boyle pushed the Lightning lead to 3-1 on a shorthanded goal at 4:02 of the second when he intercepted a pass off the stick of Flames defenseman Kris Russell for a breakaway opportunity. Boyle's first shot was stopped by Hiller, but he sent the rebound underneath the goalie's pads for his fourth goal. The Flames got back to within a goal 20 seconds after Boyle scored when Sean Monahan scored on the power play for his fifth goal. Giordano's slap shot was stopped by Ben Bishop, but the Lightning goaltender failed to control the loose puck and moved away from the net to cover it. Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau beat Bishop to the puck and passed it to Monahan, who scored with the clean look. Johnson scored 40 seconds into the third period to give Tampa Bay a 4-2 lead. He one-timed forward Nikita Kucherov's pass from behind the net into the top-right corner above Hiller's stick. Filppula scored an empty-net goal at 17:50. Paquette scored his first NHL goal at 9:55 of the first period when he shook off a check from Flames forward Brandon Bollig, skated into an open area in front of the net and sent a wrist shot past Hiller. Jiri Hudler scored a first-period goal for the Flames; T.J. Brodie and Giordano had the assists. Hiller made 28 saves on 32 shots.
Toronto @ Colorado 3-4 SO - Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay scored against goalie Jonathan Bernier in the shootout to give the Avalanche their first win after regulation in six attempts. Avalanche goalie Reto Berra made 33 saves through overtime. He gave up a goal to Tyler Bozak in the first round of the shootout before forcing James van Riemsdyk to shoot wide on the Maple Leafs’ second attempt. Tanguay scored to end the game in the top half of the third. The Maple Leafs played almost the entire game without forward Daniel Winnik, who sustained a head injury at 0:45 of the first period, and defenseman Jake Gardiner, who left at 7:58 of the opening period when he sustained a lower-body injury by blocking a shot. Winnik was taken off the ice on a stretcher following a collision with Avalanche defenseman Jan Hejda at center ice just outside the Colorado zone. Winnik, his helmet still on, landed on his head and lay on the ice for several minutes. Carlyle said Gardiner has a deep bone bruise. The Maple Leafs tied the game with 1:16 remaining in regulation, 10 seconds after Bernier went to the bench for an extra attacker, when Richard Panik took a shot that caromed into the net off Avalanche defenseman Nate Guenin's skate. The Avalanche had taken a 3-2 lead at 11:45 on a goal by Duchene, his first in seven games. Duchene's goal was hardly of the textbook variety. After getting a pass in the slot from Ryan O'Reilly, he changed his mind about taking a shot because a Maple Leafs defenseman was in his way and he wound up chipping the puck to the end boards. Duchene retrieved it, skated from behind the net and stuffed it by Bernier near the right post. The Avalanche tied the game 2-2 at 5:43 of the second period on a breakaway goal by Tanguay, who accepted a stretch pass from Zach Redmond, skated between two Maple Leafs defenders and beat Bernier for his team-leading fifth goal. The Maple Leafs had gone ahead one minute earlier on a power-play goal by Bozak with Redmond serving a slashing penalty. Van Riemsdyk passed to Bozak just outside the crease for a shot that eluded Berra to the stick side. Berra, making his fourth start of the season, stopped Phil Kessel on a breakaway at 10:14 of the second period and later made saves against Panik and van Riemsdyk on 2-on-1 rushes. Bernier, who made 31 saves, kept the game tied when he turned aside Tanguay right in front at 13:04 of the second after a Maple Leafs turnover.
Defenseman Nick Holden scored his first goal of the season 31 seconds into the game to give the Avalanche the early lead. He took a shot from the lower portion of the left circle after some work around the net by MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. The Maple Leafs tied the game on a goal by Kessel, his seventh, at 16:20. Cody Franson passed the puck in front, it deflected into the air, and Kessel batted it behind Berra.
NY Islanders @ Los Angeles 2-1 SO - Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo scored in the shootout to give the Islanders a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at Staples Center. Nielsen wristed a shot five-hole on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick after Okposo roofed a backhander for the only goals in the shootout. Johnson stopped Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter to outduel Quick. Quick helped the Kings survive a 12-5 shot disadvantage in the second period. In the third, he stopped Brock Nelson in the slot and Anders Lee on a rush, and in overtime he stopped Lubomir Visnovsky on a one-timer off a down-low feed from Thomas Hickey. But neither team could finish its chances or convert power plays. Nelson tied it 1-1 with his team-leading seventh goal at 16:32 of the first period with Mike Richards serving a tripping penalty. Nelson got open near the goal line, turned and threaded a shot between the right post and Quick, who did not completely cover the post. The Kings came out with jump and scored 3:49 into the game when Dwight King deflected Richards' pass from the corner and had the puck trickle into the net. That would be it for their scoring, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. The Kings won 33 of 55 faceoffs but also committed 16 giveaways. The Islanders got nearly six minutes of power-play time in the second period after Kings defenseman Brayden McNabb took a high-sticking double minor. But they managed two shots on goal during the four-minute advantage, though Visnovsky did hit the crossbar. Los Angeles right wing Justin Williams missed the game with an eye injury and had his consecutive games played streak end at 225, the longest among active Kings.
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