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Center Nathan MacKinnon and left winger Alex Tanguay scored during a shootout to propel the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
MacKinnon tied the score at 3-3 midway through the third period on a power-play, his fifth goal the season, to help the send the game into overtime.
Tanguay and center Matt Duchene also scored for the Avalanche in regulation. Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves.
Right winger Kevin Hayes, center Derek Stepan and defenseman Dan Girardi scored for the Rangers, who received 25 saves from goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.
l Right winger Blake Wheeler scored two goals as Winnipeg bounced back from a miserable outing last time out by defeating Carolina at PNC Arena.
Michel Frolik added an empty-net goal with 1:30 remaining as the Jets returned to winning ways following their 3-0 defeat against Montreal on Tuesday.
Center Elias Lindholm scored on a second-period power-play for Carolina, which had a six-game points streak snapped.
l San Jose Sharks edged Tampa Bay thanks in large part to goaltender Antti Niemi’s 32 saves at Amalie Arena.
Center Joe Thornton and winger Tyler Kennedy scored second-period goals that proved enough for San Jose.
Tampa Bay pulled goalie Ben Bishop, who made 37 saves in the game, in the final minute but could not get the tying goal after center Steven Stamkos scored in the third period to bring his team within striking distance.
l Left winger Max Pacioretty scored twice to lead Montreal to an easy win over Boston at the Bell Centre. Goaltender Carey Price made 21 saves for Montreal, while Boston goalie Niklas Svedberg stopped 29 shots.
Right wingers Dale Weise and Jiri Sekac and center Lars Eller also scored for Montreal while defenseman Dougie Hamilton scored for Boston.