Penguins - minus Crosby, Malkin - hold off Hurricanes
<p>Pittsburgh's Jordan Staal, left, and his brother, Carolina's Eric Staal (12) battle in the corner during the third period Saturday at Pittsburgh.</p>
Dustin Jeffrey, Mark Letestu and Pascal Dupuis scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their first win without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Playing a second straight game with their dynamic scoring duo, the Penguins limited Carolina's chances until Sergei Samsonov and Eric Staal scored over the final 4:25 to make things interesting.
Crosby missed his eighth consecutive game due to a concussion, and Malkin has sat out two because of a sore left knee and a sinus infection.
The Penguins' 2-0 loss at New Jersey on Thursday was the first game they played without Crosby and Malkin since Malkin entered the NHL in 2006.
Rangers 3, Thrashers 2, SO: Mats Zuccarello scored in a shootout, Brian Boyle's goal forced overtime with 5:19 left in regulation, and New York rallied at Atlanta.
Blue Jackets 5, Blues 2: Andrew Murray, Rick Nash and Fedor Tyutin each scored in the third period, and Columbus scored five unanswered goals to win at St. Louis.
Ducks 4, Canadiens 3, SO: Bobby Ryan scored in the shootout, Jonas Hiller stopped all three Montreal shooters and visiting Anaheim beat the Canadiens.
Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 1: Alex Ovechkin had his first three-goal game of the season to lead Washington at Toronto.
Sharks 4, Wild 3: Devin Setoguchi scored a pair of goals in the second period to help host San Jose match a season high with its fourth straight win, a victory over Minnesota.
Flames 4, Canucks 3, SO: Alex Tanguay scored the deciding goal in the third round of the shootout and Calgary won at Vancouver.
Kings 4, Coyotes 3: At Glendale, Ariz., Justin Williams scored his 18th goal to start an opening flurry and Jarret Stoll added a goal with a sprawling shot in the third period to lift Los Angeles past Phoenix.
Bruins 6, Avalanche 2: At Denver, Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand each scored twice, Tim Thomas stopped 32 shots and Boston took advantage of two goals going in off skates of Colorado defensemen.
Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 1: Tomas Kopecky scored twice and Corey Crawford made 36 saves, lifting Chicago at Detroit.
Devils 3, Flyers 1: Patrik Elias scored two goals and Henrik Tallinder scored one to lead New Jersey at Philadelphia.