By Canadian Press

Shesterkin flawless again for Rangers, who beat division rival Hurricanes 1-0

Mar 12, 2024 | 9:41 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout, and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in a matchup of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday night.

Adam Fox scored late in the first period, and that goal held up through Carolina using an extra skater for the final two minutes.

Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots, but the Hurricanes’ three-game winning streak ended in their final regular-season meeting with the Rangers, who have a six-point lead with 17 games remaining. New York won the season series 2-1.

The Hurricanes were shut out for the second time this season. Shesterkin blanked St. Louis on 26 shots Saturday and now has three shutouts this season.

SABRES 7, RED WINGS 3

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Newly acquired defenseman Bowen Byram scored twice and Zach Benson had a goal and two assists as Buffalo handed Detroit its sixth straight loss.

The Sabres vaulted ahead of idle New Jersey into 11th place in the Eastern Conference, and within five points of Detroit, which began the day holding the eighth and final playoff spot.

Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka, Connor Clifton and Jeff Skinner also scored. The Sabres led 4-1 through the first 15:29 and 7-2 after two periods. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 21 shots for Buffalo.

Lucas Raymond, Jake Walman and Ben Chiarot scored for the Red Wings.

WILD 4, COYOTES 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals and assisted on another, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves as Minnesota beat Arizona.

Kaprizov scored an empty-netter with 2:32 to play, firing the puck the length of the ice to seal the win. Ryan Hartman and Marcus Foligno also scored for Minnesota, which has won four of five.

Nick Bjugstad scored for the Coyotes, who have lost four of five.

FLYERS 3, SHARKS 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist, and Philadelphia beat San Jose.

Joel Farabee also scored for Philadelphia, which was without suspended head coach John Tortorella. The Flyers moved four points ahead of the New York Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Filip Zadina scored two power-play goals on assists from Luke Kunin for San Jose, which has lost 10 of 11. Magnus Chrona finished with 39 saves.

SENATORS 2, PENGUINS 1, OT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson scored 3:13 into overtime, and Ottawa beat Pittsburgh to stop a seven-game winless streak.

Michael Bunting scored the tying goal with 23 seconds left in regulation for the Penguins, who have lost seven of eight.

Jake Sanderson broke a scoreless tie 11 minutes into the third period. Batherson’s winner was his 23rd goal of the season.

Joonas Korpisalo made 34 saves for Ottawa. Tristan Jarry stopped 37 shots for the Penguins, who had been outscored 15-1 in their previous three games.

CANADIENS 3, BLUE JACKETS 0

MONTREAL (AP) — Cayden Primeau made 41 saves for his second career shutout as Montreal beat Columbus.

Brendan Gallagher, Jurai Slafkovsky and Joshua Roy scored for the Canadiens, with all the goals coming in the first 5:48 — and the last one leading to Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins getting pulled.

Merzlikins stopped one of four shots. Daniil Tarasov took over in net for Columbus and made 19 saves.

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