und and Vladimir Tarasenko each scored in the opening 14 minutes, Brian Elliott made 24 saves and St. Louis beat Columbus for its fourth straight victory.David Backes,Air Jordan 11 Black Red White, who also had an assist, added an empty-net goal. T.J. Oshie had two assists.Derick Brassard scored for the Blue Jackets, who couldn't overcome the early blitz. Steve Mason replaced Sergei Bobrovsky after the early goals and stopped all 14 shots he faced.MAPLE LEAFS 3, CAPITALS 2TORONTO (AP) — Nikolai Kulemin and Matt Frattin scored third-period goals to rally Toronto past struggling Washington for its first home win of the season.Kulemin tied it 2-all at 7:40 of the third, poking in a puck that squeezed through goalie Michal Neuvirth's legs following Michael Kostka's shot from the point. Frattin made it 3-2,Lebron 10 cork, capping a nice passing play with Nazem Kadri at 9:53 by tapping in the puck for his fourth goal — and sixth point — in four games.James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Maple Leafs (4-3-0),Nike Free 5.0 Red, who outshot Washington 40-22.Alex Ovechkin and Joel Ward had goals for the Capitals (1-5-1), winless on the road.PANTHERS 6, JETS 3SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Kovalev scored the go-ahead goal during Florida's five-goal outburst in the third period, helping the Panthers rally for a victory over Winnipeg.Kris Versteeg, Peter Mueller, Jonathan Huberdeau and Tomas Kopecky also scored in the final frame for the Panthers, who had four unanswered goals in the final 8:40 after falling behind 3-2. Brian Campbell also scored and Jose Theodore stopped 21 shots to help Florida snap a five-game losing streak with its first win since the season opener on Jan. 19.Tobias Enstrom, Olli Jokinen and Grant Clitsome scored as the Jets dropped their second in a row following a three-game win streak. Ondrej Pavelev had 28 saves for Winnipeg.AVALANCHE 6, FLAMES 3CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Paul Stastny scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period,Nike Free 5.0 Orange, to lead Colorado over Calgary.John Mitchell and P.A. Parenteau each had two goals and an assist for the Avalanche, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn both added a pair of assists.Jiri Hudler had two goals and an assist for the Flames,Nike Free 5.0, who hadn't played since beating Edmonton at home last Saturday. Alex Tanguay had the other goal for Calgary, while Matt Stajan added two assists.In his first start this season for the Avalanche, Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 25 saves to earn the win.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Instead of taking the crease as the Vancouver Canucks' new No. 1 goaltender, Cory Schneider will be back on the bench watching Roberto Luongo start a third straight game when the Chicago Blackhawks visit Friday night.If it was anyone else, Schneider might be really upset.But watching Luongo pitch his 61st career shutout against the Colorado Avalanche the night before – second among active goalies only to Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils – makes it easier to accept the decision, even if Schneider would admittedly prefer to be playing himself."When a guy is going g