TORONTO (AP) ¡ª Patrick Marleau celebrated a milestone on Hall
of Fame night.Marleau had his 600th NHL assist
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the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Friday
night.Nazem Kadri, Connor Brown, Andreas Johnsson, Morgan Rielly and Tyler Ennis
also scored, and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves. Toronto improved to 11-5-0
with its third straight victory.Marleau was involved in Kadri¡¯s goal, becoming
the 88th NHL player to reach the 600 assist milestone. The only other active
player with 600 assists is San Jose¡¯s Joe Thornton with 1,032.¡°It¡¯s always nice
when a milestone like that comes with a win,¡± Marleau said. ¡°The guys played
great tonight so it was fun.¡±Asked if he remembered assist No. 1 of his career
Marleau smiled and said: ¡°Kind of.¡±¡°I think (Andrei) Nazarov scored
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Playing the sixth game on a seven-game trip, the Devils have won just two of
their last 10 games. They are 1-5 on the trip and have been outscored 29-15.The
game was part of the lead up to the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremonies
Monday night.Entering the Hall are former New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur,
Martin St. Louis, Alexander Yakushev and Jayna Hefford in the players¡¯ category,
and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Willie O¡¯Ree, the first black player in
the NHL, in the builders category.¡°It¡¯s a club like no other
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Fame.The inductees were honored prior to the game as the Leafs and Devils
starters watched from chairs on the ice.¡°It¡¯s definitely cool,¡± Andersen said.
¡°It¡¯s one of the great things about playing in the hockey capital of the world,
probably, you get to see these things. You get a lot of legends of the game
through these doors here. That¡¯s extra special.¡±NOTES: Devils second-line winger
Jesper Bratt returned to action from a broken jaw suffered Oct. 4 in Sweden.
Fourth-liner Stefan Noesen (lower body) also came off New Jersey¡¯s injured
reserve.UP NEXTDevils: At Winnipeg on Sunday night.Maple Leafs: At Boston on
Saturday night. WASHINGTON (AP) ¡ª Remembering recent failures when it comes to
extending winning streaks and fearing the defending Stanley Cup champions turned
out to be a perfect recipe for the Dallas Stars.Dallas started fast with two
goals 10 seconds apart and finished strong in a 4-3 overtime victory over the
Washington Capitals on Saturday night, giving the Stars their first three-game
winning streak of the season. Jason Dickinson scored 3:17 into overtime to keep
Dallas rolling under first-year coach Jim Montgomery.¡°There¡¯s a lot of belief
right now,¡± Montgomery said. ¡°I don¡¯t see any complacency in our group. I just
see a determination and a focus that I haven¡¯t seen before. That¡¯s the exciting
part.¡±The excitement is building for the Stars, who are starting to develop some
consistency. Jason Spezza scored on a breakaway and Tyler Pitlick forced a
turnover for an unassisted goal 10 seconds later as Dallas jumped out to a 2-0
lead that showed players they could hang with the Capitals.¡°When you come in
here, there¡¯s a little bit of fear of knowing that they can run you out of the
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Spezza said. ¡°You can¡¯t take these guys lightly, and I thought we learned a
lesson from some of the other games we played on the road.¡±In the process, the
Stars also learned about rebounding from mistakes and moving forward after
blowing a lead. Goaltender Ben Bishop allowed soft goals from sharp angles to
Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dallas¡¯ defensive structure was lacking
and yet it was able to get to overtime.Playing 3-on-3 in OT, Dallas outshot
Washington 6-1. Capitals goalie Braden Holtby stopped Tyler Seguin on a penalty
shot 59 seconds in, but Dickinson beat him on a deflection for his third of the
season.¡°We¡¯ll take it,¡± said Bishop, who stopped 29 shots. ¡°They¡¯re not always
going to be Picassos. Sometimes you¡¯re going to have to grind. Last game we had
to hold on at the end. This one we had to find a way to come back and get that
one in overtime. Finding different ways to win
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just as long as you get it.¡±It also was a struggle for the Capitals, who turned
the puck over on all three Stars goals in regulation and still had a chance
after Kuznetsov tied it on the power play with 12:03 remaining in the third
period. Brett Connolly also scored for Washington, but ill-timed turnovers in
the wrong places led to a second consecutive defeat.¡°Every team comes fast like
that,¡± said Holtby, who gave the puck away to Pitlick for his goal. ¡°It¡¯s not a
surprise. You just have to be prepared for it and have a plan and execute. A
couple plays, we didn¡¯t do that.¡±While the Capitals continue to search for the
kind of 60-minute effort that defined their playoff run last spring, the Stars
are feeling good in the middle of a long Eastern Conference road trip.
Montgomery set the goal of three wins in six games
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returning home.¡°Everyone¡¯s contributing,¡± Montgomery said. ¡°You¡¯re together and
it¡¯s a good feeling and everyone is enjoying being around each other.¡±NOTES:
Holtby finished with 32 saves plus his stop on Seguin on the penalty shot in
overtime. ¡ Captain Jamie Benn also scored for Dallas, his sixth goal of the
season. ¡ Capitals D Brooks Orpik missed his second consecutive game with a
lower-body injury. He did not practice all week. ¡ Stars D Marc Methot and F
Alexander Radulov were out with lower-body injuries. Montgomery said Radulov
returned to Dallas for treatment and will miss the final two games of the trip.
¡ Montgomery said D Connor Carrick (foot) should be able to get back into skates
soon.UP NEXTStars: At Boston on Monday in the fifth stop on their six-game
trip.Capitals: Continue a five-game homestand against Connor McDavid and the
Edmonton Oilers on Monday.