Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 8:37 remaining, and the Sharks rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Coyotes 3-2 Saturday night for their seventh straight win, as reported by the Associated Press.
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Blake Leads Sharks Over Capitals
Rob Blake recorded four assists, and San Jose improved to 17-3-1 with a 7-2 victory over the road-weary Capitals on Saturday night.
San Jose was coming off a four-day layoff.
"It's never the same when you have that many days off, but it's a lesson learned," Sharks' Coach Todd McLellan said. "This could be (like) a playoff series, where you have that many days between games."
Weekes Gets 100th Win, Devils Top Isles
Goalie Kevin Weekes made 25 saves for the Devils on Friday night to record the 100th victory of his NHL career.
New Jersey defeated the Islanders 5-2 on the strength of Weekes' goaltending and goals by David Clarkson and Travis Zajac within a 10-second period.
"It's always fun when you get a chance to play," said Weekes. "It's a privilege to play in the NHL and I've always had that attitude my entire career. This one was pretty special. Now I know what Marty feels like every day. He's always hitting some milestone."
Jersey Scores Twice In 62 Seconds, Beats Florida
The Devils scored two goals in a 62-second span on Thursday night to defeat the Panthers at the Prudential Center.
New Jersey defenseman Paul Martin started the spurt at 5:49 after taking a pass from David Clarkson and ripping a shot into the net.
A little more than a minute later, Brian Gionta and Patrik Elias worked a great give-and-go pass for a shot into an empty net.
Hossa Loses To Former Penguin Teammates
The Penguins might not miss Marian Hossa after all, according to an Associated Press report.
Jordan Staal had a hat trick in the third period and set up Ruslan Fedotenko?s winning goal with 1:11 in overtime, lifting the Penguins to a 7-6 comeback win over the Red Wings on Tuesday night.
Canes' Laviolette Becomes All-Time Winningest US-Born Coach
Peter Laviolette became the all-time winningest American-born coach on Friday after the Hurricanes rallied for a 2-1 win over the Senators, as reported by Yahoo.com.
The native of Norwood, Massachusetts, notched his 240th career victory to move past former Lightning coach John Tortorella.
Bruins' Wheeler Scores 3 Goals To Beat Maple Leafs
Blake Wheeler had his first three-goal game, hours after changing his uniform number, to help the Bruins beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday night, according to an Associated Press report.
Sharks Are Winning Almost Everywhere
Devin Setoguchi and Milan Michalek each scored two goals as the Sharks beat the Avalanche 5-3 Sunday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
The Sharks improved to 4-2 on the road to go along with their unblemished 6-0 mark at home.
Devils Beat Atlanta, But Lose Brodeur To Injury
Already missing key players Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik, the Devils suffered potentially the most devastating loss of all when Marty Brodeur injured his left elbow, as reported by the Associated Press.
The Brodeur situation overshadowed the Devils? 6-1 victory over the Thrashers on Saturday night.
Brodeur left the game after bruising his elbow in the second period.