Recap Roundups
December 31, 2014
NY Islanders 5, Winnipeg 2
Frans Nielsen scored two goals and set up another while Ryan Strome recorded a career-high four-point performance as New York won the opener of its season-high seven-game road trip.
Tampa Bay 5, Buffalo 1
Ondrej Palat recorded a career-high four points with a goal and three assists as visiting Tampa Bay pulled away from Buffalo for its fourth consecutive victory.
NY Rangers 5, Florida 2
Captain Ryan McDonagh, Chris Kreider and Martin St. Louis each collected a goal and an assist as visiting New York skated to its ninth win in 10 games.
Toronto 4, Boston 3
Nazem Kadri scored the decisive goal in the fifth round of the shootout as visiting Toronto prevailed despite blowing a two-goal lead for the third straight game.
Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 1
Brandon Sutter burned his former team by scoring the go-ahead goal with 1:42 remaining in the third period as host Pittsburgh snapped its four-game skid (0-3-1).
Columbus 3, Minnesota 1
Kevin Connauton scored the tying goal and set up fellow defenseman David Savard's go-ahead tally as host Columbus matched the franchise record with its 10th victory of the month.
Detroit 3, New Jersey 1
Darren Helm scored a pair of goals as Detroit maintained its home domination of New Jersey.
San Jose 3, Anaheim 0
Joe Pavelski registered his fifth two-goal performance of the season and Antti Niemi posted his third shutout as visiting San Jose halted its three-game slide (0-2-1).
Dallas 6, Arizona 0
Captain Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin each recorded a goal and an assist while Kari Lehtonen registered his 30th career shutout to lift host Dallas to its third win in a row.
Colorado 4, Philadelphia 3
Ryan O’Reilly converted a backhanded cross-slot pass from defenseman Tyson Barrie 4:40 into overtime as Colorado rallied to defeat visiting Philadelphia.
Calgary 4, Edmonton 3
Rookie Josh Jooris returned from a three-game absence due to a wrist injury to score at 1:08 of overtime as host Calgary rallied to extend its winning streak to four games.