NHL ROUNDUP : Sabres’ Hasek Kicks In Goal, Stops Panthers in Overtime, 2-1

Yuri Khmylev had an assist and scored the game-winning goal 54 seconds into overtime as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers, 2-1, Tuesday night at Miami.

Although Buffalo goaltender Dominik Hasek inadvertently kicked the Panthers’ lone goal into his own net, he also made 32 saves.

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New Jersey 4, Ottawa 2--Defenseman Tom Albelin scored two goals and Tom Chorske got the game-winner with 8:02 remaining in the third period at East Rutherford, N.J.

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Hartford 6, NY Islanders 4--Whaler forward Steven Rice had two goals and an assist as the Whalers scored five consecutive power-play goals to defeat the Islanders at Hartford, Conn.

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Vancouver 3, Winnipeg 3-- Trevor Linden scored at 7:52 of the third period as the Canucks rallied to tie the Jets at Winnipeg.

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Edmonton 6, St. Louis 5--Doug Weight scored his second goal of the season and had two assists as the Oilers won at Edmonton.

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NHL Notes

Kent Nilsson, 38, has ended his comeback try with the Edmonton Oilers after being out of the league since 1987. Mats Lindgren, a 20-year-old prospect from Sweden, is due to arrive Friday to begin play with the Oilers.