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Panthers perfect at home, but lose key center Barkov

Tue, Nov 16, 2021
NHL News (AP)

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots and the Florida Panthers overcame the loss of center Aleksander Barkov to remain unbeaten at home with a 6-1 rout of the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Jonathan Huberdeau, Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad and Frank Vatrano all scored goals. Ryan Lomberg recorded his first goal of the season and Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist.

Ilya Sorokin allowed four goals on 17 shots in the first period for the Islanders and was replaced before the second by Semyon Varlamov, who finished with 17 saves. Kyle Palmieri scored the goal for the Islanders, who ended a 13-game trip.

Barkov collided knee-on-knee with Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield with 18:13 left in the second period. Barkov remained on the ice for several minutes before leaving and not putting weight on his left knee. He did not return to the game with what was officially called a lower-body injury.

Mayfield was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Matt Martin and Palmieri also received game misconduct penalties.

SABRES 2, PENGUINS 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dustin Tokarski stopped a career-high 45 shots as Buffalo beat Pittsburgh.

His previous high was 44 saves on April 1. He turned aside 19 shots in the third period alone, when outshot the Sabres 20-3. Tokarski has stopped 78 of the last 81 shots he's faced.

Buffalo saw second-period goals from Kyle Okposo and Colin Miller for its second win in three games.

Jake Guentzel for Pittsburgh, which lost its third straight game and eight of its last 10. Tristan Jarry made 17 saves for the Penguins,

MAPLE LEAFS 3, PREDATORS 0

TORONTO (AP) - Jack Campbell made 24 saves to register his third shutout of the season and Toronto defeated Nashville.

Auston Matthews, David Kampf and Mitch Marner scored for Toronto, which has won nine of its last 10 games. Matthews and Kampf both added assists.

Juuse Saros stopped 31 shots as Nashville lost in regulation for just the second time in its last 11 contests.

It was Campbell's seventh career shutout and his 100th regular-season NHL game.

Toronto honored Dion Phaneuf before puck drop after the former captain announced his retirement earlier Tuesday.

RANGERS 3, CANADIENS 2

NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Kreider had another goal, Kaapo Kakko scored for the second straight game, and New York beat Montreal for their fourth straight win.

Julien Gauthier also scored and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves to help the Rangers beat the Canadiens for the fourth time in five meetings. New York also won at Montreal on Oct. 16, spoiling the Canadiens' home opener.

Christian Dvorak and Josh Anderson scored for Montreal, which fell to 1-7-1 on the road. Cayden Primeau had 31 saves in his first start of the season.