Crosby scores Penguins' game-winner in SO

Last update: October 31, 2009 - 12:31 AM

Crosby scores Penguins' game-winner in SO

• PITTSBURGH 4, COLUMBUS 3 (SO): Pittsburgh scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation to tie it and Sidney Crosby had the only goal in the shootout to lead the Penguins to a victory over the Blue Jackets on Friday night. Brent Johnson stopped 29 shots before the shootout then stymied Antoine Vermette, Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius in the tiebreaker. The Penguins improved to 6-0-0 on the road, the franchise's best start ever away from home. Ruslan Fedotenko and former Gopher Alex Goligoski scored late goals in a 39-second span to tie the score. Nash had two goals for the Blue Jackets, who lost their third in a row.

• SAN JOSE 3, COLORADO 1: Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves, and Ryane Clowe and Jamie McGinn scored their first goals of the season to help the Sharks beat the Western Conference-leading Avalanche at home.

• ANAHEIM 7, VANCOUVER 2: Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan each scored two goals and assisted on one as the host Ducks surged back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Canucks.

• FLORIDA 6, DALLAS 5 (SO): Steven Reinprecht had a natural hat trick in a 5:11 span of the first period, and Rostislav Olesz scored in the second round of a shootout to give the visiting Panthers a victory over the Stars.

• CHICAGO 3, MONTREAL 2: Patrick Sharp scored with 4:10 remaining in the third period as the Blackhawks beat the Canadiens in Chicago.

• N.Y. ISLANDERS 4, WASHINGTON 3 (OT): Mark Streit scored 53 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Islanders a victory over the Capitals.

• BUFFALO 3, TORONTO 2 (OT): Tim Connolly scored a power-play goal 1:04 into overtime, and Ryan Miller made 33 saves for the host Sabres.

NOTES

• Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula is out for six to eight weeks after breaking his right wrist. Filppula was injured Thursday night in a loss in Edmonton.

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