Ward, Hurricanes Shut Down Crosby

Cam Ward stuffed Sidney Crosby in a shootout to complete a stellar outing in his first NHL start, and Cory Stillman’s goal in the tiebreaker was enough to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night at Raleigh, N.C.

With the Hurricanes ahead in the shootout after Stillman scored in the first round, Crosby was Pittsburgh’s last chance.

Crosby skated in and shot low, but Ward made the save. Mario Lemieux and Ziggy Palffy had failed to beat him in the first two rounds.

The Penguins tied it with 1:24 left in regulation when Crosby fed a cross-ice pass to Palffy, who backhanded the puck past Ward to make it 2-2.

Ward, 21, finished with 28 saves in replacing the injured Martin Gerber (hip).

Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 -- Roberto Luongo made 27 saves for his second straight shutout and Juraj Kolnik broke up a scoreless game with 2:27 left at Sunrise, Fla.

Calgary 3, Columbus 1 -- Jarome Iginla set up Daymond Langkow’s go-ahead goal early in the third period at Columbus, Ohio. Iginla streaked down the right wing, deked defenseman Francois Beauchemin and then moved in on goaltender Marc Denis. Denis blocked Iginla’s shot but Langkow tapped in the rebound at the 4:44 mark.

Philadelphia 5, New Jersey 2 -- Jon Sim put the Flyers ahead 3-2 only 39 seconds into the third period at Philadelphia. He took a pass from behind the net from Mike Richards and lifted a slap shot past goaltender Martin Brodeur.

Buffalo 4, Boston 1 -- Ryan Miller made 35 saves to help lift the Sabres at Buffalo, N.Y. The Bruins, who lost their opener against Montreal on Wednesday, are 0-2 for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.

Atlanta 7, Washington 3 -- The Thrashers, shut out in a season-opening loss to Florida, scored their first four goals at Washington on power plays.

Chicago 6, San Jose 3 -- The Blackhawks scored three power-play goals -- including two five-on-three conversions -- in seven chances at Chicago.