Coyotes’ Streak Ended by Oilers After 14 Games

Mikhail Shtalenkov made 45 saves and Rem Murray scored midway through the third period to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton, ending the Coyotes’ 14-game unbeaten streak.

It was also the first time in 18 games that the Coyotes gave up more than two goals. The record of 19 games is held by the 1958-59 Montreal Canadiens.

The Coyotes hadn’t given up more than two goals since a 4-1 loss in their season opener Oct. 11 against the Ottawa Senators. The Coyotes’ 14-2-2 start had been the fastest in franchise history.

Dean McAmmond, Pat Falloon and Kelly Buchberger also scored for the Oilers, who improved their Northwest Division-leading record to 13-9-1.

Pat Stapleton, Dallas Drake and Keith Tkachuk scored for the Coyotes.

The Coyotes outshot the Oilers, 48-22, but Shtalenkov improved his record to 9-5-0 with a great night.

Colorado 4, Detroit 2--Rookie Chris Drury broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period as the Avalanche won at Denver, ending the Red Wings’ five-game winning streak.

Rene Corbet added a goal with 5:22 to play as the Avalanche also handed Red Wing goaltender Norm Maracle his first loss in eight starts.

Buffalo 2, Florida 1--Dixon Ward scored his team-leading 10th goal and Dominik Hasek continued his mastery at home with 27 saves for the Sabres at Buffalo, N.Y.

Ward, who leads the NHL in shooting percentage, scored the game-winning goal at 12:01 of the second period on a rebound of his own shot to beat Panther goaltender Kirk McLean. Ward has already equaled his goal total from last season.

Carolina 4, Montreal 1--Ray Sheppard and Keith Primeau scored 5 1/2 minutes apart and the Hurricanes extended their winning streak to four games at Greensboro, N.C.

Sheppard’s winner came with 4:19 left in the second period, while Primeau scored his team-leading 12th goal 1:09 into the third period--seconds after Carolina goalie Trevor Kidd had made several key saves.

The Southeast Division-leading Hurricanes have outscored opponents, 13-3, during their winning streak with Kidd in goal for three of the wins.

N.Y. Rangers 3, N.Y. Islanders 2--Mike Richter stopped 25 shots at Uniondale, N.Y., as the Rangers won their third in a row.

Mike Knuble, Petr Nedved and Wayne Gretzky scored for the Rangers, who ended a three-game losing streak at Nassau Coliseum.

Dallas 3, San Jose 0--Ed Belfour stopped 26 shots at San Jose for his second consecutive shutout.