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Nightly recap - October 16

We won’t be able to cover the two latest games, but there’s plenty of hockey to go around with 12 games on the docket tonight. Let’s take a look at a busy night in the NHL.

Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 1

Read all about Brent Johnson and Sidney Crosby’s strong night here.

Montreal 4, Ottawa 3

Carey Price had been playing out of his mind while his team let him down a bit for most of the games this season, but in this one his teammates helped him get over a weak performance (three goals allowed on 19 shots). The Canadiens came back from a 3-1 deficit created mainly by Milan Michalek’s two goals to win this in regulation 4-3. Tomas Plekanec assisted on the tying goal before scoring the winner.

Florida 6, Tampa Bay 0

Read all about Tomas Vokoun’s second straight shutout here. Beyond that, the Panthers shut down the previously undefeated Lightning while getting two goals and one assist from David Booth, one goal and two assists for Rostislav Olesz and an impressive four assists from much-derided defenseman Bryan McCabe.

Boston 4, New Jersey 1

Tim Thomas is now 2-0 and has only allowed one goal so far this season, which came via Dainius Zubrus to start off the scoring. After that, the Bruins rattled off four second period goals with Jordan Caron scoring his first NHL tally to start things off. Is it time to worry a bit in New Jersey?

NY Islanders 5, Colorado 2

It’s not every day that hard-hitting defenseman scores two goals and one assist, but that’s exactly what occurred in this one. This win pulls the Islanders into a tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins to lead the Atlantic Division and the Isles played one less game so far this season.

Columbus 3, Minnesota 2

The Wild responded with two second period goals after being booed off the ice following a two-shot first period, but they weren’t able to beat the Blue Jackets in this one. R.J. Umberger won this one with a shorthanded goal in the third period.

Washington 3, Nashville 2 (OT)

The Predators carried a 2-0 lead into the third period of this game, but the Capitals rallied to earn their fourth win of the season (all with Michal Neuvirth in net). Both injury-prompted goalies Neuvirth and Anders Linback produced 30+ saves in this one. Brooks Laich earned the number one star nod by assisting on the tying goal and then scoring the OT winner by tipping in an Alex Ovechkin slapper.

Chicago 4, Buffalo 3

Marty Turco earned his first win as a Blackhawk the hard way. He helped Chicago win the game despite being badly out-shot (41-21), while Patrick Sharp scored two goals - including the GWG - to help the Blackhawks beat the hard luck Sabres. This marks the second game they’ve lost by one goal to the Blackhawks this season, but at least this time they can blame Patrick Lalime.

Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 (SO)

Sometimes to be a good team, you also have to get a little luck. The Stars were pretty lucky to win this one, as Kari Lehtonen needed to make 41 saves to keep Dallas in this game. The Brad Richards-James Neal-Loui Eriksson combination might be the best line in this young season, as the trio factored into the Stars’ two goals.

Detroit 2, Phoenix 1 (OT)

Going 1 for 8 on the PP isn’t too great, but when that goal wins you a game, it’s hard to complain. Niklas Kronwall scored the game-winner on the man advantage in overtime with only 16 seconds left in the extra frame. The Red Wings were on the PP for four minutes of that overtime period, so if they let this slip away, they would’ve been kicking themselves quite a bit.

Expect word on the Edmonton-Calgary and Atlanta-San Jose games tomorrow morning.