NEW YORK, 14 November 2003 — Petr Nedved and Vladimir Malakhov both had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Rangers past the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 in National Hockey League play on Wednesday.
The Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak against 18-year-old goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who appeared in his 11th NHL game. By doing so the Penguins now have to guarantee the first year of his contract. New York peppered Fleury with 42 shots as the Penguins lost their fourth straight game on a five-game road trip.
The Rangers lost Eric Lindros with an eye injury in the first period while the Penguins played most of the game without leading scorer Rico Fata, who also left in the first period with a knee injury. Mark Messier, Tom Poti, Anson Carter and Martin Rucinsky scored the other Ranger goals.
Devils 2 Sabres 2
In Rochester, Maxim Afinogenov scored with just over seven minutes left to give the Buffalo Sabres a 2-2 tie with the New Jersey Devils. Chris Taylor scored the other Buffalo goal, while Martin Biron made 33 saves in goal. Jamie Langenbrunner had a goal and an assist for the Devils, while Jeff Friesen scored the other New Jersey goal.
The Devils are unbeaten in seven games (5-0-2).
Capitals 7 Hurricanes 1
In Washington, Robert Lang scored three goals and added an assist as the Captials romped over the Carolina Hurricanes 7-1.
Dainius Zubrus scored a pair of goals for the Capitals, while Robert Willsie and Alexander Semin scored the other Washington goals. Ryan Bayda scored the lone goal for Carolina.
Flames 6 Blackhawks 2
In Chicago, rookie Matthew Lombardi scored three goals to lead the Calgary Flames past the Blackhawks 6-2.
Dean McAmmond added a pair of goals for the Flames, while Chris Clark also scored. Brett McLean and Steve McCarthy scored for the Hawks, who have lost three straight games following a three-game winning streak.
Red Wings 6 Stars 2
In Dallas, Steve Yzerman and Pavel Datsyuk both scored twice to lead the Detroit Red Wings past the Dallas Stars 6-2. Steve Thomas scored his first goal of the season in his Detroit debut, while Mathieu Schneider scored the other Wings goal.
Bill Guerin and Brendan Morrow scored the goals for the Stars.
Mighty Ducks 5 Maple Leafs 1
In Anaheim, Andy McDonald and Sergei Fedorov both scored twice as the Mighty Ducks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1.
Petr Sykora scored the other goal for the Ducks, who scored four unanswered goals in the second and third periods. Mikael Renberg scored the lone Toronto goal, as the Leafs had their four-game unbeaten streak snapped.
Flyers Fedoruk Out Indefinitely After Facial Surgery
Philadelphia Flyers left wing Todd Fedoruk will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery Wednesday to repair a broken left cheekbone.
Fedoruk was injured while fighting defenseman Eric Cairns in Tuesday’s 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders.
Team physician Guy Lanzi performed the nearly two-hour procedure at Cooper University Hospital, inserting titanium plates and screws.
“Todd had a fracture of his left cheekbone which involved the bones around the eye socket, the orbital bones, the cheekbone and the upper jaw,” Lanzi explained. “His bones were placed back into normal anatomic alignment through an incision in his left eyebrow.” Fedoruk leads the Flyers with 59 penalty minutes in 14 games, adding one assist.
Hall of Fame Announcer Pettit Dies
In Milwaukee, hockey Hall of Fame member Lloyd Pettit, who broadcast games for the Chicago Blackhawks and was an owner in the American Hockey League, has died at the age of 76.
The announcement of Pettit’s death was made by the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, a team Pettit and his wife Jane Bradley Pettite owned for many years.
Pettit started his career as an analyst on Blackhawks’ television broadcasts in 1961, and handled play-by-play from 1963 to 1975. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.
