The NHL report /Scores and fast facts
N. Y. Rangers 5, N. Y. Islanders 4: A hard and clean hit by Ryan Callahan on Islanders forward Trent Hunter forced open a door at the scorer’s table and changed the momentum in favor of the Rangers, who scored four third-period goals.
Montreal 5, Florida 2: Maxim Lapierre scored the final three goals of the game for the Canadiens, who won their NHL-best 3,000th regular-season game.
San Jose 3, Dallas 1: Evgeni Nabokov stopped 28 shots to win his 20th game of the season for the Sharks, who signed Claude Lemieux to a two-way contract after the 43- year-old spent the past month in the AHL.
Calgary 2, Minnesota 1: Miikka Kiprusoff made 22 saves for his NHL-best 21st win as the Flames improved to 5-0-3 in their last eight.
Colorado 5, Nashville 1: Cody McLeod had his first two-goal game for the Avalanche, who will be without Paul Stastny (surgery, right forearm) for six to eight weeks.
Columbus 2, Los Angeles 0: Steve Mason turned aside 24 shots to record his second straight shutout for the Blue Jackets.
Around the rinks
N. Y. Rangers: Prospect Alexei Cherepanov, who suffered from a heart condition, also took performance-enhancing drugs for several months before he died during a Russian league game in October, investigators said. Winter Classic: The forecast for Thursday’s event at Chicago’s Wrigley Field calls for clouds and temperatures in the low 30s.
AHL: Worcester 3, Portland 2: Marc- Andre Gragnani had a goal and an assist as the Pirates lost their sixth straight road game.
Compiled from News and wire service reports.
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