Wings Claim 60th Victory To Tie Record

NHL

The Detroit Red Wings became the second team in NHL history to win 60 games in a season on Wednesday night, matching the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.

The Red Wings have two games remaining in which to break the record. They play Friday at home against Chicago and finish Sunday at Dallas.

But the Red Wings (60-13-7) can’t surpass the point total of the great Canadiens team. Montreal finished 60-8-12 that season, for 132 points.

Winnipeg 1 0 1 - 2

Detroit 2 2 1 - 5

First period-1, Winnipeg, Stapleton 10 (Olczyk, Korolev), 9:44. 2, Detroit, McCarty 15 (Yzerman, Errey), 12:44. 3, Detroit, Maltby 3 (Brown, Fedorov), 13:34.

Second period-4, Detroit, Primeau 25 (Draper, Ciccarelli), 3:58. 5, Detroit, Ciccarelli 22 (Yzerman, Lidstrom), 15:36 (pp).

Third period-6, Winnipeg, Eastwood 14 (Nummenin, Maciver), 14:15 (pp). 7, Detroit, Brown 12 (Kozlov, Lidstrom), 19:09 (en).

Shots on goal-Winnipeg 4-6-4-14. Detroit 11-11-11-33.Power-play opp.-Winnipeg 1 of 6; Detroit 1 of 7. Goalies-Winnipeg, Khabibulin 25-19-3 (32 shots-28 saves). Detroit, Osgood 37-6-5 (14-12).A-19,983 (19,875).

Capitals 4, Rangers 1

New York

Jim Carey continued his brilliant work in goal as Washington beat New York and clinched a playoff berth for the 14th straight season.

Washington 2 0 2 - 4

N.Y. Rangers 0 0 1 - 1

First period-1, Washington, Hunter 12 (Cote), :43. 2, Washington, Poapst 1 (Hunter), 14:40.

Second period-None.

Third period-3, Washington, Hunter 13 (Gonchar, Pivonka), 6:57 (pp). 4, Washington, Brunette 3 (Eagles, Cote), 14:45. 5, New York, Kovalev 24 (Kurri, Leetch), 18:11 (pp).

Shots on goal-Washington 15-11-7-33. New York 5-15-7-27.Power-play opp.-Washington 1 of 6; New York 1 of 4.Goalies-Washington, Carey 35-22-9 (27 shots-26 saves). New York, Richter 24-12-3 (33-29).A-18,200 (18,200).

Islanders 6, Penguins 2

Pittsburgh

Zigmund Palffy and Todd Bertuzzi each scored twice as New York shocked Pittsburgh.

N.Y. Islanders 3 0 3 - 6

Pittsburgh 0 1 1 - 2

First period-1, New York, Luongo 2 (Green, Johnson), 2:31 (pp). 2, New York, Palffy 42 (McInnis, Green), 3:05 (pp). 3, New York, Bertuzzi 16 (Conacher, Taylor), 18:34.

Second period-4, Pittsburgh, Miller 26 (Tamer, Lemieux), 3:46.

Third period-5, New York, McCabe 7 (Bertuzzi, Johnson), 1:24. 6, Pittsburgh, Lemieux 67 (Jagr, Nedved), 2:34 (pp). 7, New York, Palffy 43, 7:18 (sh). 8, New York, Bertuzzi 17 (McInnis, Andersson), 10:52.

Shots on goal-New York 12-11-10-33. Pittsburgh 8-6-11-25.Power-play opp.-New York 2 of 8; Pittsburgh 1 of 5.Goalies-New York, Soderstrom 11-22-6 (25 shots-23 saves). Pittsburgh, Wregget 20-13-2 (33-27).A-17,181 (17,181).

Sabres 5, Senators 2

Buffalo, N.Y.

Jason Dawe scored two goals and set up another as Buffalo snapped a six-game home losing streak by defeating Ottawa.

Ottawa 0 2 0 - 2

Buffalo 0 3 2 - 5

First period-None.

Second period-1, Buffalo, Jackson 5 (McKee, Pecka), 3:11. 2, Ottawa, Demitra 7 (Yashin), 6:34. 3, Buffalo, LaFontaine 38 (Dawe, Wilson), 8:16. 4, Buffalo, May 15 (Plante, Astley), 10:58. 5, Ottawa, Yashin 15 (Duchesne, Hill), 12:17 (pp).

Third period-6, Buffalo, Dawe 24 (Plante), 1:35 (sh). 7, Buffalo, Dawe 25 (Burridge, LaFontaine), 13:38 (pp).

Shots on goal-Ottawa 10-12-12-34. Buffalo 11-14-10-35.Power-play opp.-Ottawa 1 of 7; Buffalo 1 of 3.Goalies-Ottawa, Rhodes 9-21-4 (35 shots-30 saves). Buffalo, Trefilov 6-8-1 (34-32).A-15,111 (16,230).

Flyers 5, Devils 1

East Rutherford, N.J.

John LeClair scored his 49th and 50th goals as Philadelphia moved closer to a second straight Atlantic Division title.

Philadelphia 1 3 1 - 5

New Jersey 0 1 0 - 1

First period-1, Philadelphia Druce 11 (LeClair, Therien), 15:55.

Second period-2, Philadelphia, Brind’Amour 25 (Hawerchuk, LeClair), 6:00. 3, Philadelphia, Druce 12 (Klatt, Dykhuis), 6:23. 4, Philadelphia, LeClair 49 (Otto, Dykhuis), 12:09. 5, New Jersey, McKay 11 (Holik, Housley), 14:01.

Third period-6, Philadelphia, LeClair 50 (Desjardins, Otto), 16:44 (pp).

Shots on goal-Philadelphia 6-11-4-21. New Jersey 7-13-15-35.Power-play opp.-Philadelphia 1 of 1; New Jersey 0 of 2.Goalies-Philadelphia, Hextall 30-13-7 (35 shots-34 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 33-29-12 (10-7), Schwab (6:23 second, 11-9).A-19,040 (19,040).

Avalanche 7, Mighty Ducks 3

Denver

Valeri Kamensky and Mike Keane each scored two goals, leading Colorado past Anaheim.

Anaheim 1 1 1 - 3

Colorado 1 3 3 - 7

First period-1, Colorado, Kamensky 37 (Forsberg, Lemieux), 8:25. 2, Anaheim, Kariya 47, 14:43 (sh).

Second period-3, Colorado, Yelle 12 (Keane, Lefebvre), 6:19 (sh). 4, Colorado, Kamensky 38 (Forsberg), 9:44. 5, Colorado, Ozolinsh 13 (Ricci, Simon), 13:22 (pp). 6, Anaheim, Dollas 8 (Kariya, Oksiuta), 19:46.

Third period-7, Anaheim, Kariya 48 (Semenov, Olausson), 4:19. 8, Colorado, Keane 9, 6:30. 9, Colorado, Keane 10 (Ozolinsh, Ricci), 12:04. 10, Colorado, Lemieux 39 (Forsberg), 17:20.

Shots on goal-Anaheim 8-5-9-22. Colorado 13-10-11-34.Power-play opp.-Anaheim 0 of 3; Colorado 1 of 4.Goalies-Anaheim, Hebert 26-23-5 (34 shots-27 saves). Colorado, Roy 34-23-2 (22-19).A-16,061 (16,061).

Lightning 2, Panthers 1

Miami

Brian Bradley had a goal and an assist to move Tampa Bay past Florida into the Eastern Conference’s eighth playoff spot.

Tampa Bay 1 0 1 - 2

Florida 1 0 0 - 1

First period-1, Florida, Barnes 18 (Mellanby, Svehla), 12:42 (pp). 2, Tampa Bay, Bradley 23 (Houlder, Petit), 18:28 (pp).

Second period-None.

Third period-3, Tampa Bay, Hamrlik 16 (Houlder, Bradley), 1:08 (pp).

Shots on goal-Tampa Bay 7-11-4-22. Florida 11-8-7-26.Power-play opp.-Tampa Bay 2 of 5; Florida 1 of 8.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Puppa 28-16-9 (26 shots-25 saves). Florida, Vanbiesbrouck 25-20-7 (22-20).A-14,703 (14,503).

Stars 4, Oilers 2

Edmonton, Alberta

Dallas received goals from unlikely sources as Richard Matvichuk scored twice, Derian Hatcher and Mike Kennedy once each in a victory over Edmonton.

Dallas 1 2 1 - 4

Edmonton 2 0 0 - 2

First period-1, Dallas, Matvichuk 5 (Nieuwendyk, Modano), 7:15. 2, Edmonton, Marchant 19 (Roberts, Slegr), 11:36. 3, Edmonton, Mironov 7 (Arnott, Weight), 18:57 (pp).

Second period-4, Dallas, D.Hatcher 8 (Gilchrist, Bassen), 9:34. 5, Dallas, Kennedy 7 (Hogue, Modano), 19:55.

Third period-6, Dallas, Matvichuk 6, 19:02 (en).

Shots on goal-Dallas 6-11-7-24. Edmonton 13-7-12-32.Power-play opp.-Dallas 0 of 5; Edmonton 1 of 7.Goalies-Dallas, Wakaluk 9-15-5 (32 shots-30 saves). Edmonton, Joseph 15-15-2 (23-20).A-11,671 (16,230).

Kings 6, Sharks 2

Inglewood, Calif.

Dimitri Khristich struck for two goals and an assist as Los Angeles scored five second-period goals on its way to an easy victory over San Jose.

San Jose 1 0 1 - 2

Los Angeles 0 5 1 - 6

First Period-1, San Jose, Caloun 8 (Turcotte, Pederson), 9:18.

Second Period-2, Los Angeles, Todd 16, :33. 3, Los Angeles, Vopat 1 (Johnson, Laperriere), 1:47. 4, Los Angeles, Khristich 24 (Yachmenev, Tsyplakov), 5:34 (pp). 5, Los Angeles, Tsyplakov 5 (Yachmenev, Khristich), 5:51. 6, Los Angeles, Khristich 25, 13:13.

Third Period-7, San Jose, Whitney 17 (Nolan), 3:44. 8, Los Angeles, Johnson 13 (Perreault, Modry), 6:37.

Shots on goal-San Jose 13-4-11-28. Los Angeles 5-23-8-36.

Goalies-San Jose, Irbe, Sarjeant. Los Angeles, Hrudey. A-12,862 (16,005).