NHL - News - Sunday, January 24, 2016

NY Rangers @ Ottawa 0-3
Mike Hoffman helped set up Bobby Ryan to open the scoring with 20 seconds left in the second period and scored his team-leading 22nd goal at 2:40 of the third period when the Senators ended a two-game losing streak. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a short-handed goal into the empty net at 17:38 of the third period. Ryan opened the scoring at 19:40 of the second period when he finished off an odd man break by battling in the New York crease for a loose puck to make it 1-0. Ryan carried the puck into the Rangers zone and deep into the corner to the right of Lundqvist. He passed it back to Hoffman in the circle who relayed it to Jared Cowen at the left point. Cowen's hard shot went off the right post and Ryan outworked Kevin Klein to knock in the loose puck in the Rangers crease. With Anderson out of position early in the second period, Kevin Hayes was alone at the edge of the crease and fanned on a chance to put the puck in the empty net. That wound up being the Rangers best scoring chance of the game.
Calgary @ Carolina 2-5
Kris Versteeg scored at even strength in the second period and on a power play in the third, giving him 10 goals on the season and 30 points. He is within striking distance of a 50-point season, a plateau he reached with the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers. Carolina struck quickly for the first goal of the game. Rask curled away from a defender at the blue line, cut towards the slot and beat Ramo with a wrist shot at 2:26. His 12th goal of the season surpassed his total as a rookie in 2014-15. Lindholm made it 2-0 on a penalty shot after being hauled down by Kris Russell on a breakaway. Lindholm came in slowly and sent a wrist shot past Ramo's blocker at 17:27. The Hurricanes extended the lead to 3-0 at 3:50 of the second period when Eric Staal fed a pass across the slot to Versteeg. Staal took a long pass through the neutral zone from Ron Hainsey to start the play. Hudler shoveled a backhand shot past Lack at 11:15 of the second period. Mark Giordano's pass from the boards deflected off Justin Faulk's skate at the top of the crease before Hudler took a swipe at the loose puck. Colborne made it 3-2 at 5:01 of the third period when he took a pass from Markus Granlund on the rush and scored over the glove. From there, Lack played a key role in preventing the Flames from tying the game. He denied Sean Monahan on a redirect and stopped a tough one-timer from Mikael Backland in the right circle. Versteeg restored Carolina's two-goal lead on the power play at 11:13 when he stuffed a shot under Hiller's glove in a scramble at the crease. Nordstrom made it 5-2 when he gathered a loose puck in the slot and turned to his forehand to beat Hiller at 11:45. Nordstrom, who did not have a goal in 38 games with the Blackhawks last season, has scored in back-to-back games. He credited Jordan Staal and Andrej Nestrasil, his linemates for the past two months.
Pittsburgh @ Washington - Postponed
The game between the Penguins and Capitals at Verizon Center scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 24, NHL Game No. 720, was postponed due to the severe snowstorm impacting the Washington, D.C., area. A makeup date will be announced as soon as it can be confirmed.