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Associated Press Published on Wednesday, Nov. 05, 2008 1:44AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 9:08PM EDT
Islanders 2, Rangers 1
Nate Thompson scored a short-handed goal to break a scoreless deadlock in the third period, and goalie Joey MacDonald held on after a barrage of shots in the New York Islanders' 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
Just 4:42 after Thompson scored, during a different Rangers power play, Richard Park also netted a short-handed tally — the Islanders' league-leading sixth — to make it 2-0. The Islanders got out of a frustrated Madison Square Garden with their best win of the season despite being outshot 36-19.
Thompson's goal was his first NHL point and it gave the Islanders a two-game winning streak following six straight losses (0-5-1), and moved them out of last-place in the league standings (4-7-1).
Markus Naslund wrecked MacDonald's bid for his first NHL shutout when he scored with 1:41 left.
Sharks 3, Wild 1
San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan won another game against a former employer when Jamie McGinn and Ryan Clowe scored within 2:14 of each other in the third period in San Jose's victory over Minnesota.
Mike Grier also scored for the Sharks, who remained unbeaten at home in seven games and own the best record in the NHL at 11-2.
Krystofer Kolanos scored for the Wild, who lost their eighth straight to the Sharks.
McLellan coached the Wild's AHL team in Houston to the Calder Cup championship in 2003 before joining the Detroit Red Wings, whom the Sharks beat last week at home.
Ducks 1, Kings 0 (OT)
Chris Pronger scored 40 seconds into overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 35 saves to lift the Ducks over the Kings.
Pronger drilled a 45-foot slap shot past Kings goalie Erik Ersberg just after a Ducks power play ended giving Anaheim the victory. It was Giguere's second shutout of the season and the 31st of his career.
With the win the Ducks have earned 15 of 16 standings points (6-0-1) in their last eight games.
Looking to end a four-game winless streak, the Kings opted to give back-up goalie Ersberg his first start of the season and the 26-year-old Swede responded with a 26-save effort that allowed Los Angeles to gain just its second standing points in its last five games (0-3-2).
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