NHL Wrap: Crosby gives Pens SO win over Jets

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Sidney Crosby scored the shootout winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in a penalty-filled game Thursday night.

Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored in the shootout, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped shots by Andrew Ladd and Evander Kane to secure a sixth consecutive win for the Penguins. Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets to open the shootout.

Brandon Sutter had a goal and two assists, while Steve Downie and Simon Despres added goals for Pittsburgh in regulation. Fleury finished with 34 saves through overtime.

Ladd, Jacob Trouba and Kane scored for the Jets, who now have points in seven straight games. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 32 shots for Winnipeg.

The teams combined for 102 penalty minutes and three fights, but no power-play goals (see full recap).

Streaking Bruins beat Oilers
BOSTON -- Dougie Hamilton had a goal and two assists during a third-period flurry that sent the streaking Boston Bruins to a 5-2 win over the skidding Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

The Bruins scored three times in a span of 2:34 to erase a 2-1 deficit on the way to their fourth straight victory. Boston won its 13th in a row against the Oilers, who have not beaten the Bruins since Oct. 17, 2000.

Tuukka Rask finished with 24 saves for Boston, which also got goals from Loui Eriksson, Carl Soderberg, Reilly Smith and Milan Lucic.

Ben Scrivens made 27 saves for Edmonton, which lost its fourth consecutive game.

Boyd Gordon scored in the first period and Mark Arcobello deposited a rebound 1:44 into the third to give the Oilers a 2-1 lead (see full recap).

Tanguay, Avs edge Leafs in SO
DENVER -- Alex Tanguay scored in regulation and had the decisive goal in the shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Matt Duchene also scored in regulation and the shootout for the Avalanche, which ended a three-game skid.

Colorado lost a late lead but made up for it in the shootout. All three shooters scored, starting with Nathan MacKinnon.

Reto Berra had 33 saves through overtime in his first start in six games.

Tyler Bozak scored in regulation and had Toronto's only goal in the shootout. Phil Kessel and Richard Panik also scored for the Maple Leafs, who got a scare when teammate Daniel Winnik hit his head on the ice 45 seconds of the game (see full recap).

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