Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era
Wild edge 'Hawks in shootout
NHL ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Matt Cullen scored 90 seconds into the game and again in a shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over Chicago on Wednesday, handing the Blackhawks their first loss in seven games this season.
Cullen's snap shot in the third round slipped between Corey Crawford's legs, and Patrick Sharp then hit the crossbar for Chicago. The Blackhawks and San Jose were the only teams to start 6-0 this year. The Wild improved to 4-1 at home.
Goals by Andrew Shaw and Jonathan Toews early in the first period prompted the Wild to pull goalie Josh Harding for Niklas Backstrom.
Cal Clutterbuck also scored for the Wild, and Backstrom stopped all 28 shots he saw.
Senators 5, Canadiens 1: Daniel Alfredsson scored his first goal of the season and Jim O'Brien, Mika Zibanejad, Chris Phillips and Chris Neil also scored for Ottawa.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GPWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey53028129
N.Y. Islanders632172219
N.Y. Rangers633061617
Pittsburgh633061618
Philadelphia725041420
Northeast Division
GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Boston6501111912
Ottawa7511112413
Montreal642081815
Toronto633061820
Buffalo623151619
Southeast Division
GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Tampa Bay6510102915
Winnipeg632171818
Carolina523041418
Washington614131322
Florida615021024
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Chicago7601132416
St. Louis6510102413
Detroit632171517
Columbus724151322
Nashville612351018
Northwest Division
GPWLOTPtsGFGA
Minnesota742191919
Edmonton532061514
Vancouver622261619
Colorado523041013
Calgary412131115
Pacific Division
GPWLOTPtsGFGA
San Jose6600122610
Anaheim531171717
Dallas724151318
Los Angeles522151114
Phoenix624042120
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday's Games
Boston 2 New Jersey 1 (SO)
San Jose 3 Anaheim 2 (SO)
Toronto 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)
N.Y. Rangers 2 Philadelphia 1
Montreal 4 Winnipeg 3
Ottawa 3 Washington 2
N.Y. Islanders 4 Pittsburgh 1
Tampa Bay 5 Florida 2
Detroit 4 Dallas 1
Minnesota 3 Columbus 2
Wednesday's Games
Minnesota 3 Chicago 2 (SO)
Ottawa 5 Montreal 1
Edmonton at Phoenix (n)
Colorado at Vancouver (n)
Thursday's Games
Buffalo at Boston 7 p.m.
Washington at Toronto 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Florida 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary 9 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Wild 3, Blackhawks 2
Chicago2000--2
Minnesota1100--3
Minnesota won shootout 2-1
First Period--1, Minnesota, Cullen 1 (Setoguchi, Granlund), 1:30. 2, Chicago, Shaw 1 (Bickell, Kane), 5:14. 3, Chicago, Toews 4 (Hossa), 6:45.
Second Period--4, Minnesota, Clutterbuck 1 (Gilbert), :59.
Third Period--None.
Overtime--None.
Shootout--Chicago 1 (Toews G, Kane NG, Sharp NG), Minnesota 2 (Parise G, Koivu NG, Cullen G).
Shots on Goal--Chicago 7-8-11-6--32. Minnesota 15-4-2-4--25.
Power-play opportunities--Chicago 0 of 2; Minnesota 0 of 4.
Goalies--Chicago, Crawford 5-0-1 (25 shots-23 saves). Minnesota, Harding (4-2), Backstrom 3-1-1 (6:46 first, 28-28).
Referees--Tom Kowal, Brian Pochmara. Linesmen--John Grandt, Don Henderson.
Senators 5, Canadiens 1
Montreal100--1
Ottawa131--5
First Period--1, Montreal, Plekanec 4 (Markov, Diaz), 5:31 (pp). 2, Ottawa, O'Brien 3 (Karlsson, Condra), 7:53.
Second Period--3, Ottawa, Alfredsson 1 (Wiercioch, Turris), 7:27 (pp). 4, Ottawa, Zibanejad 1 (Greening, Benoit), 9:25 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Phillips 2 (Smith, Greening), 11:02.
Third Period--6, Ottawa, Neil 2 (Benoit, Smith), 14:46.
Shots on Goal--Montreal 9-10-13--32. Ottawa 11-11-5--27.
Power-play opportunities--Montreal 1 of 6; Ottawa 2 of 5.
Goalies--Montreal, Budaj 0-1-0 (27 shots-22 saves). Ottawa, Anderson 5-0-1 (32-31).
Referees--Steve Kozari, Ian Walsh. Linesmen--Matt MacPherson, Andy McElman.
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