Lindros Suffers Eighth Concussion

The New York Rangers have a lot more to worry about than a loss to the Washington Capitals.

Eric Lindros was sidelined by another concussion Wednesday night, and Washington held on for a 2-1 win at New York thanks to Olaf Kolzig’s 32 saves.

“He’s a big player to be out of the lineup,” Ranger captain Mark Messier said.

“He’s an important part of our team.”

Jeff Halpern and Trent Whitfield scored as Washington ended a three-game losing streak and won for the first time in seven road games (1-4-1-1). Kolzig made 19 saves in the third period.

Lindros, plagued by seven previous concussions during his career, took a hard hit along the boards from Capital defenseman Jason Doig in the second period and was knocked to the ice.

San Jose 4, Calgary 1 -- Patrick Marleau scored two goals on assists by Marco Sturm, leading the Sharks at San Jose. Evgeni Nabokov made 18 saves for the Sharks, who got their 18th victory in 20 home games.

Dallas 5, Ottawa 3 -- Sergei Zubov scored the tiebreaking goal from center ice with 3:07 left and the Stars rallied from two goals down in the third period at Dallas.

Philadelphia 3, Florida 3 -- Kristian Huselius scored with 8:55 left in the third period, giving the Panthers a tie with the Flyers at Sunrise, Fla.