NHL Results - Tue, Nov 25, 2014

Winnipeg @ Columbus 4-2 - The Jets scored nine seconds into the game on a goal by Bryan Little, then decided the outcome with goals 31 seconds apart by Evander Kane and Andrew Ladd for a 3-1 lead in the second period. Evander Kane scored his fourth goal of the season, into an empty net, on the power play with 18 seconds for the Jets, who ended a two-game losing streak. Columbus got a goal each from Jordan Leopold and Johansen, whose score with 10:13 remaining drew the Blue Jackets within 3-2. The Blue Jackets nearly tied the score two minutes later when a carom off the end boards came out front to Artem Anisimov at the right post, but he was unable to push the puck across the goal line. Blue Jackets right wing Cam Atkinson hit the crossbar with 2:08 left, the third time Columbus hit the post. Columbus kept pressing for the tying goal but a too many men on the ice penalty when the Blue Jackets pulled goalie Sergei Bobrovsky led to Kane's goal. Jacob Trouba got his second assist. The game changed in its favor during a two-man advantage for Columbus when Blue Jackets forward Scott Hartnell was called for goalie interference. Winnipeg killed the remainder of the 5-on-4, the play went to 4-on-4 briefly, and shortly thereafter, while the Jets had the man-advantage, Dustin Byfuglien put a perfect centering pass at the goal mouth for the easy redirect by Kane at 16:25. Winnipeg went ahead 3-1 at 16:56 during a delayed penalty with a shot by Ladd from the left circle that Bobrovsky could not see because of the bodies in front of him. Blake Wheeler got his second assist of the game on the eighth goal for Ladd. Little's goal was one second slower than the Jets' record. Columbus tied it at 3:42 on Leopold's power play-goal.
Los Angeles @ Nashville 3-4 SO - Craig Smith gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 6:24 of the first period when he converted on a breakaway attempt. Smith got behind the defense and took a pass from Colin Wilson to enter the zone and beat Jones for his seventh goal of the season. Los Angeles tied the game 1-1 at 11:32 of the first period. Justin Williams' shot deflected off the skate of Jamie McBain and past Rinne. The goal was McBain's first of the season; Williams picked up his sixth point in five games with an assist. Marian Gaborik gave Los Angeles a 2-1 lead 1:01 into the second period. Jeff Carter flipped a puck into the zone ahead of Gaborik on a lead pass and he was able to catch up to it and shoot it past Rinne for his fourth goal. Nystrom laid a big hit on Los Angeles defenseman Brayden McNabb in the second period that seemed to turn the momentum in Nashville's favor. Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis tied the game 2-2 at 17:36 of the second period on a one-timer from the point. Nystrom gave the Predators a 3-2 lead 52 seconds later when he deflected a shot by Taylor Beck. It capped an effective period by Nystrom. Drew Doughty tied the game for Los Angeles 38 seconds into the third period when he went coast-to-coast and fired a quick wrist shot past Rinne. Doughty was able to maneuver around Nashville defenseman Anton Volchenkov and use him as a screen.
Colorado @ Phoenix 4-3 OT - Colorado rebounded from a rough first period to win, when Daniel Briere scored 3:16 into overtime. Colorado trailed 3-0 at 10:53 of the first period after rookie forward Tobias Rieder beat goalie Reto Berra with a knuckling slap shot. But backup goalie Calvin Pickard stopped all 25 Coyotes shots he faced after relieving Berra, and the Avalanche used two goals from Gabriel Landeskog and one from Matt Duchene 4:05 into the third period to force overtime. Then Martin Hanzal deflected Briere's pass across the slot for Zach Redmond past goalie Mike Smith for the game-winner. Rieder and Antoine Vermette also scored in the first period, when the Coyotes beat Berra three times on eight shots. Landeskog got the rally started for Colorado, scoring for the first time in 12 games. He scored again early in the third period to kick the comeback into gear. The Coyotes scored 3:36 into the first period when Vermette won a spot in the Colorado crease and deflected Stone's shot from inside the point down and past Berra. Vermette's sixth goal put him one behind Coyotes leaders Mikkel Boedker and Shane Doan. Stone scored from long distance at 10:20. Colorado defenseman Nick Holden tried to glove Stone's shot out of the air, but the puck instead deflected off his glove and past a helpless Berra. It took 33 seconds for Phoenix to strike again. Rieder raced into the Colorado zone with a turnover and put a fluttering puck by Berra, who was pulled immediately after the goal. Pickard shut down the Coyotes the rest of the way, and the Avalanche kept coming. Smith stopped Erik Johnson's shot in the slot, but Landeskog settled the rebound at his feet, moved the puck to the backhand and roofed a shot past Smith and under the crossbar at 5:49. Smith made a huge save late in the second when a Keith Yandle turnover sent Colorado's Marc-Andre Cliché in alone shorthanded, making a pad stop on the Avalanche forward to preserve the Coyotes' two-goal cushion. But that lead didn't survive the third period. Colorado cut the lead in half at 1:36. From behind the net, Jarome Iginla set up Nathan MacKinnon for a shot from the left circle. Smith stopped it, but Landeskog pounced on the rebound and put it between Smith's pads for his second goal of the game. Colorado got a fortunate bounce that allowed them to tie the game 2:29 after Landeskog's goal. Lauri Korpikoski deflected Duchene's attempted centering pass from behind the net, but the puck fluttered up in the air and over Smith's glove at 4:05, and the Avalanche had come all the way back.
New Jersey @ Vancouver 0-2 - The Canucks didn't get down after an emotional pregame ceremony to honor former coach, general manager and president Pat Quinn, who died Sunday at 71. The tribute had the opposite effect. After a moment of silence and stirring rendition of "Danny Boy" over a video celebrating Quinn's life, Vancouver came out flying on the way to a 2-0 win. The Canucks fired the first 10 shots, took the lead early in the second period on a backdoor tap-in by Alexandre Burrows and finally put the game away when Shawn Matthias got a lucky breakaway bounce with 5:23 left to play. If not for the early play of former Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider, who finished with 34 saves for the Devils, it could have been over a lot sooner. It was Schneider's second visit to Rogers Arena since being traded to the Devils at the 2013 NHL Draft, and the Canucks welcomed him back with a flurry of activity. He was forced to make a couple point-blank stops off Nick Bonino during a scramble 1:20 into the game that set the tone for a first period that saw Vancouver outshoot New Jersey 17-6. The Devils didn't get their first shot on goal until 8:34, but Schneider kept it scoreless until early in the second period. Bieksa corralled a clearing attempt by Devils defenseman Marek Zidlicky at the right point and fired a slap pass backdoor to Burrows, who beat Zidlicky to the edge of the crease for an easy tap-in. Burrows rang another shot off the post on a 2-on-1 in the third period. Miller wasn't busy but made a couple good saves late to preserve his shutout. His best save came after New Jersey appeared to get life when Vancouver defenseman Luca Sbisa landed a big hit on 42-year-old forward Jaromir Jagr, who had been the Devils' best skater, with about eight minutes left in the game. Former Canucks forward Steve Bernier had a great chance to tie the game alone in the slot with seven minutes left, but he fired the puck off Miller's left pad. Matthias added the insurance goal 90 seconds later. Sent in alone after a Zidlicky turnover, Schneider stopped his backhand deke, but the rebound went in off Zidlicky's skate as he tried to stop. Bieksa blasted one off Schneider's mask early.
Calgary @ Anaheim 2-3 - Calgary erased 2-0 deficits in two of their previous three games, but fell short against the Sucks, who were down to five defensemen in the third period because Francois Beauchemin left the game with an upper-body injury. Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau did not have an update. TJ Brodie almost singlehandedly got Calgary back in it when he scored at 11:02 of third and hit a post with four minutes left, and Jiri Hudler made it 3-2 with 25.4 seconds to go. Anaheim might have deflated Calgary in the second period when they killed three penalties and took a 3-0 lead on goals by Perry and Palmieri. Palmieri went into the corner with Flames defenseman Deryk Engelland, spun toward the net and slipped a backhand through Hiller at 19:44. Perry got his stick on kick pass by Matt Beleskey in the slot, shortly after Anaheim killed Mat Clark's tripping penalty. Perry's team-leading 12th goal at 5:04 of the second was his first since a case of mumps. Anaheim otherwise took it to Calgary physically, highlighted by Beauchemin's hip check on Markus Granlund. The scoring started on a fluky bounce when Beleskey's centering pass to Perry hit defenseman Kris Russell's skate and went into the net at 4:37 of the first. It was Beleskey's 10th goal, one shy of his career high from 2009-10.