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NEW YORK – Henrik Lundqvist stopped all five shots in the shootout and Chris Drury scored the only goal in the tiebreaker to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rookie Steve Mason made 24 saves to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders, their sixth loss in a row.

OTTAWA – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis left Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators after being accidentally cut in the face by a linesman’s skate.

BOSTON – Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist to extend his points streak to 15 games – the best in the NHL this season – and Michael Ryder scored two goals Saturday night to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.

MONTREAL – Michael Nylander scored the winner with 2:32 to play in regulation and Simeon Varlamov made 32 saves to win his NHL debut as the streaking Washington Capitals downed the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night.

NEWARK, N.J. – Thomas Vanek scored his NHL-leading 23rd and 24th goal to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Chris Chelios took the ice for the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night for the first time this season – his 25th in the NHL.

LOS ANGELES – Erik Ersberg made 33 saves, Anze Kopitar and Michal Handzus scored on power plays, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Minnesota Wild their fourth straight loss with a 3-1 win on Saturday.

NEW YORK – Phoenix Coyotes tough guy Brian McGrattan has voluntarily entered the substance abuse program administered jointly by the NHL and the players’ association, the league and union announced Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Knuble and the Philadelphia Flyers are enjoying playing hockey again.Knuble scored twice and the Flyers won their fourth straight game with a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

CALGARY – Stephen Weiss scored the game winner in a shootout to lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.

DENVER – Dustin Byfuglien assured a happy homecoming for coach Joel Quenneville when his second goal gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

DALLAS – Marty Turco made 37 saves, rookies Tom Wandell and Fabian Brunnstrom scored goals and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night in their first meeting since last season’s Western Conference finals.

ATLANTA – Phil Kessel had a goal and two assists to extend his NHL-best points streak to 14 games, and the Boston Bruins scored four times on their first five shots in a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ian White broke a tie with 7:56 left in the third period, and Vesa Toskala made 24 saves in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

TORONTO – Mark McCutcheon and Darcy Campbell scored second-period goals to lead the Lake Erie Monsters to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Marlies in American Hockey League action Friday night.

NEWARK, N.J. – Patrik Elias scored with 8:31 left to rescue the New Jersey Devils, who squandered a four-goal lead yet managed to finally beat the New York Rangers, 8-5 on Friday night.

WASHINGTON – Inspired by the return of Sergei Fedorov and Mike Green – or perhaps by the presence of a six-foot-seven website producer sitting on the bench as an emergency backup goalie – the Washington Capitals maintained their home-ice dominance Friday night with a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Vancouver Canuck goaltender Roberto Luongo has experienced soreness in his injured groin and did not join his teammates on a trip to Edmonton for Saturday night’s NHL game against the Oilers.

The first couple months of the NHL season has given goalies everywhere a reason to dream.While they may still face the longest odds at reaching hockey’s highest level, a number of less-established goalies have already made an impact in the NHL this year.