Devils edge Kings
A review of Thursday's action in the National Hockey League.
Last Updated: 18/10/11 10:33am
The New Jersey Devils overcame the Los Angeles Kings as Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise scored shoot-out goals to give their side the 2-1 win in tonight's NHL action.
Patrick Elias had scored for the Devils before Simon Gagne levelled for the Kings. Devils goaltender Johan Hedberg made two simple saves in the shoot-out to allow his team-mates to wrap up the win.
Dennis Wideman's overtime strike earned the Washington Capitals a 3-2 win away to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Wideman smashed one past Brent Johnson on the powerplay 2.38 into the overtime period to maintain his side's 100% start to the season.
The Detroit Red Wings produced an efficient performance to beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0.
Jimmy Howard saved 25 attempts with Justin Abdelkader and Valtteri Filppula scoring the goals.
The Colorado Avalanche eased to a 7-1 win over the Ottawa Senators while the New York Islanders had two goals and two assists from John Tavares in a 5-1 destruction of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Minnesota Wild needed Devin Setoguchi's shoot-out winner to beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1.
The Calgary Flames left Montreal with a 4-1 win over the Canadiens in their pocket and the Nashville Predators went down 5-2 at home to the Phoenix Coyotes.
