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PITTSBURGH -- Eric Staals third-period goal proved to be the game-winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Thursday night.Staal had two assists, giving him 51 points in 50 career games against Pittsburgh. Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Wild, who won for the fourth time in six games. Jared Spurgeon added an empty-net goal.Minnesota defeated the Penguins for the first time in five meetings.Devan Dubnyk, who made 39 saves, allowed fewer than three goals for the eighth straight game, which includes a streak of three consecutive shutouts.Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist scored on the power play for Pittsburgh, which lost in regulation for the first time in eight games. It was Pittsburghs first regulation home loss this season.Crosby has nine goals and 11 points in eight games since returning from a concussion that sidelined him for the first six games of the season.Pittsburgh allowed a season-high 43 shots.SHARKS 4, PANTHERS 2SUNRISE, Fla. -- Tommy Wingels scored the go-ahead goal at 8:53 of the third period to lift San Jose over Florida.Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns also scored for the Sharks. Martin Jones made 22 saves.Jason Demers scored his first two goals of the season, both in the first period, for the Panthers. James Reimer stopped 25 shots, and Jaromir Jagr had an assist.PREDATORS 3, BLUES 1NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Calle Jarnkrok scored twice to lead Nashville over St. Louis.James Neal also scored and Pekka Rinne made 23 saves for the Predators, who have won two straight.Jaden Schwartz had the lone goal and Carter Hutton made 25 saves for the Blues.RED WINGS 3, CANUCKS 1DETROIT -- Jimmy Howard stopped 36 shots and Detroit defeated Vancouver.Dylan Larkin, Brendan Smith and Steve Ott scored for Detroit. Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg, matched against Canucks captain and fellow Swede Henrik Sedin most of the game, had two assists.Daniel Sedin scored for Vancouver, which is 1-9-1 in its last 11 games. Ryan Miller made 24 saves.LIGHTNING 4, ISLANDERS 1TAMPA, Fla. -- Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves and Tampa Bay beat New York.Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson and Brian Boyle also scored for the Lightning, who have outscored the Islanders 10-2 in winning the first two games of the season series.The Islanders got a goal from Andrew Ladd.New York goalie Jaroslav Halak was replaced by Thomas Greiss 2:50 into the second period.Stamkos has 111 power-play goals with Tampa Bay, one shy of Vincent Lecavaliers team record. Victor Hedman got his 188th career assist to become the franchise leader for defensemen.CANADIENS 4, KINGS 1MONTREAL -- Carey Price made 24 saves and Montreal beat Los Angeles to stay perfect in nine home games this season.Paul Byron, Daniel Carr, Phillip Danault and Alex Galchenyuk, into an empty net, scored for Montreal (12-1-1), which has won three straight.Tyler Toffoli scored for the Kings (7-7-0), and Peter Budaj made 19 saves against his former team.Toffoli ended Prices shutout bid at 11:57 of the third period on the power play, just minutes after the Canadiens goalie robbed Anze Kopitar while sprawled on the ice.Price is 19-2-0 in his last 21 starts dating to last season.DUCKS 4, HURRICANES 2RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jakob Silfverberg scored two second-period goals and added two assists as Anaheim beat Carolina.Ryan Kesler also had two goals for the Ducks, including an empty-netter with 26 seconds left. Jonathan Bernier stopped 28 shots.Teuvo Teravainen and Victor Rask scored for the Hurricares, last in the Eastern Conference. Cam Ward made 23 saves.Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf had a late assist to pass Teemu Selanne as the franchise leader with 532.Anaheims Andrew Cogliano played in his 718th straight game, the longest streak among active players, and had two assists.BRUINS 5, BLUE JACKETS 2BOSTON -- David Backes, David Krejci and Austin Czarnik all had two points apiece for Boston against Columbus.The Bruins won for the fifth time in seven games and have scored 11 goals in two wins over Columbus this season.The Blue Jackets lost in regulation for the second time in 10 games.Torey Krug, Matt Beleskey, Czarnik and Tim Schaller scored four of five straight Boston goals in a span of 9:55 during the first period to give the Bruins a 4-1 lead. Backes added his third of the season at 11:51 of the second.Tuukka Rask made 15 saves while improving to 8-1.Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky lost for the first time in five starts and is 0-4-2 against Boston. He was pulled in favor of Curtis McElhinney after giving up four goals on nine shots.Nick Foligno and Sam Gagner scored for the Blue Jackets. Gagner got an unassisted goal after Bruins defenseman Colin Miller mistakenly knocked the puck into his own net at 8:40 of the third.STARS 4, FLAMES 2CALGARY, Alberta -- Jamie Benn snapped a nine-game scoring drought with two goals, including the game-winner on a third-period power play, and Dallas beat Calgary to snap a five-game losing streak.Lauri Korpikoski and Antoine Roussel, with an empty-netter, also scored for Dallas (5-6-3). The Stars are 1-1-1 with two stops to go on a five-game trip.Kari Lehtonen made 29 saves to improve to 2-4-2.Johnny Gaudreau scored both goals for the Flames (5-9-1), who have lost five of six and are 2-5-0 at home.JETS 3, COYOTES 2GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler and Andrew Copp scored to help Winnipeg beat Arizona.The Jets won for the third time in four games and have earned at least a point in four of five.Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck, making his fourth straight start, had 23 saves. The top line of Ehlers, rookie Patrik Laine and center Mark Scheifele combined for three points.Radim Vrbata had a goal for the Coyotes, and Tobias Rieder scored with 1.2 seconds to play. Fake Jordan . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. Fake Sneakers .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. https://www.fakeshoes.net/ . Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. Collaros also started Torontos 23-20 regular-season finale loss to Montreal — Ray didnt dress because the Argos had already clinched first in the East Division — but was one of three quarterbacks to play that day. Fake Shoes From China . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Fake Yeezy . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Even Nick Saban sometimes has to deliver an I told you so to his team, along with a few other choice words.No. 1 Alabamas slow-starting 31-3 victory over FCS team Chattanooga on Saturday night was one of those times.Jalen Hurts passed for three touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards, but the Crimson Tide (11-0) spotted the Mocs (8-3) the games first three points and didnt really shake them until late in the third quarter. The defense had a more Bama-like performance, and hasnt given up a touchdown in 13 quarters.Sabans halftime message after a week of trying to get his players to take Chattanooga seriously: I said, `Do you believe me now?Id been telling them all week, Saban said. The rest wed better bleep out.Hurts was 15 of 21 for 136 yards a week after torching Mississippi State for 347 yards. He had a 47-yard TD pass to Calvin Ridley and added two 1-yarders to Gehrig Dieter, including one in the final minutes that made the score look a little closer to what most expected. Hurts set Alabamas single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback.Damien Harris rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown and Ridley gained 94 yards on seven catches.Alabama wide receiver ArDarius Stewart did not play in the game, and Saban indicated he was held out because sometimes we have players that have a violation of our standard of behavior.It was a milestone win for Saban, whose 41-5 record as the No. 1 team gives him the most of any coach. He had been tied with Ohio States Woody Hayes (40-4-1) and Florida States Bobby Bowden (40-5).This one came after a string of more impressive performances against Southeastern Conference opponents.I worried about it all week long, Saban said. When youre playing conference games every week and youre playing big games every week, its really hard to get guys not to have a letdown.Chattanoogas first-quarter field goal put Alabama behind for the first time since Kentuckky scored the first three points on Oct.dddddddddddd 1. The Mocs trailed just 14-3 until deep into the third quarter before Harris raced 25 yards for a touchdown.Alejandro Bennifield completed 16 of 21 passes for 106 yards for the Mocs, who sacked Hurts three times.I remember playing them here in 2013 and barely recording a first down, Chattanooga coach Russ Huesman said. They have got a really good football team, and they probably slept walked coming into this game. I am not trying to think that they were all jacked up to play Chattanooga, but our guys were pretty excited to play, and I am awful proud of them.Alabama wasnt exactly pushing the Mocs around early. Chattanooga stopped two runs from the 1-yard line in the second quarter before Hurts rolled right on fourth down and hit Dieter in the end zone for a 14-3 lead.That was set up by a muffed punt at the 9.I guess we just underestimated them, Ridley said.THE TAKEAWAYChattanooga: Was almost even in total yards with Alabama midway through the third quarter. Didnt allow a sack to a defense that came in with the most in the nation.Alabama: It was probably the least impressive performance of the season, considering what `Bama is expected to do to FCS teams. Left tackle Cam Robinson and backup Korren Kirven, who started at right guard, both left late with shoulder injuries. Saban expects them to be able to play in the Iron Bowl.POLL IMPLICATIONSChattanooga: Came in ranked No. 11 in the FCS coaches poll and shouldnt be judged much for this one.Alabama: Still a lock to be No. 1 in the AP poll and playoff rankings, especially with teams behind Tide struggling.UP NEXTChattanooga: Finished the regular season and awaits its playoff fate.Alabama: Hosts Auburn in the Iron Bowl seeking a third straight win over its in-state rival. ' ' '