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DETROIT -- The way the Detroit Red Wings have been playing, it was only a matter of time before Jimmy Howard ended up with a shutout. Howard made 22 saves, and Jakub Kindl and Cory Emmerton scored in the second period to lift the Red Wings over the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Thursday night. Detroit has gone five games without allowing a goal in the first or second period, and Howard blanked Edmonton in the third as well for his second shutout of the season. "I think were playing really well as a team right now. Were doing a lot of great things," Howard said. "When you work hard and you pay attention to detail, good things happen." Justin Abdelkaders empty-net goal put the game out of reach. Howard made 36 saves in a win Tuesday against Colorado, but coach Mike Babcock wasnt all that impressed with his teams overall performance that night. The Red Wings were sharper defensively against Edmonton and took control in the second period, when they outshot the Oilers 15-7. Detroit is 10-0-1 in its last 11 regular-season games against Edmonton. The Oilers are 0-3-1 in their last four games overall. After a scoreless first period -- a shot off the crossbar by Detroits Kyle Quincey was the only noteworthy moment -- the Red Wings looked a bit more energized in the second. Jordin Tootoo fought with Edmontons Mike Brown early in the period, and Kindl opened the scoring less than a minute later. Kindl was caught between two Oilers when he managed a shot that slipped through goalie Devan Dubnyk and trickled across the line for a 1-0 lead. The worst was still to come for Edmonton. "They dominated us for 10 minutes after that and then they got the 2-0 goal and the game was lost," Oilers coach Ralph Krueger said. "Theres no excuses for this one. You cannot stop playing for 10 minutes against the Detroit Red Wings and expect to get points." The Red Wings added their second goal after some sustained pressure when Emmerton took a pass from Drew Miller and beat Dubnyk high to the stick side from the slot. "I think I kind of got lost in the change and came in a little bit higher than they expected, but its nice to get that little bit of open space," Emmerton said. "You dont really get those open-ice chances too often, especially right in the slot." Howard had to make a couple of terrific saves against the Avalanche and came within 90 seconds of a shutout in that game. He wasnt tested as much by Edmonton, even after the Oilers pulled their goalie with more than 2 minutes remaining. Abdelkaders empty-netter was his first goal of the season. "Thats a pretty complete game for us. We didnt give up very much," Babcock said. "Obviously, in this last run weve had, weve played way better defensively. I think with the exception of our last game, we played real well." Detroit plays eight of its next 10 games on the road -- a tough stretch for a team thats still in a pretty muddled race for playoff position. "Were 5-1-1 in the last seven and it feels like we havent moved at all," Emmerton said. "One day were in fourth and the next day were in 10th, so every game is huge. Obviously, only Anaheim and Chicago are the only two teams who are really running away with it. So its going to be a grind right down for that kind of fourth spot right to eight." NOTES: Detroit had 28 shots on goal. ... The Red Wings scored more than two goals for the first time in five games, but theyve lost only once in regulation during that span. ... Edmontons Taylor Hall was called for high-sticking 56 seconds into the game -- and that was the only power play for either team. ... It was Howards 13th career shutout. wholesale jerseys free shipping . Barthel will play Kirsten Flipkens next after the Belgian beat Monica Niculescu of Romania 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. 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Kris Versteeg and Stephen Weiss both had two goals and two assists, defenceman Brian Campbell had four assists, and the Panthers beat the Lightning 7-4 on Monday night. Versteeg put the Panthers up 5-3 with his second power-play goal of the game, beating goalie Dwayne Roloson from the low right circle 25 seconds into the third period. Florida scored five goals in nine chances with the man advantage. "Were slowly picking away, and tonight it explodes," Florida coach Kevin Dineen said. "Wed love to take credit for all our schemes, but there was a lot of high-end talent out there. They werent the pretty plays. They were making real quality plays, and we were getting the puck at the net. That was the difference." The Panthers went ahead 6-4 when Weiss scored at 15:28 of the third. Jason Garrison added a late power-play goal. "We moved it around really well, good puck movement," Weiss said. "We were crisp and we shot the puck when we had opportunities, and they went in." Tomas Kopecky and Sean Bergenheim had the other goals for the Panthers, who also scored twice on the power play in a 3-2 shootout victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday. All four of Campbells assists came on the power play. "Its just one of those nights, I guess. Things are going good," Campbell said. "Thats not going to happen too often, so youll take it when you get it." Teddy Purcell, Victor Hedman, Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored for Tampa Bay, which played at home for the first time since its arena underwent around US$40 million in off-season improvements.dddddddddddd The Lightning had lost four in a row to finish a season-opening, five-game trip 1-2-2. "Obviously, were not happy," Stamkos said. "I wouldnt say were in a panic mode, but were worried. This isnt the start we wanted. Were taking way too many penalties." Tampa Bay dropped a seven-game series last season to Boston in the Eastern Conference final. Stamkos scored in-close on goalie Jose Theodore to get Tampa Bay within 5-4 at 10:53 of the third. "This one is done," Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher said. "Reality is we have to get better." Goals by Versteeg, on the power play, and Bergenheim during a short-handed breakaway gave Florida a 4-2 lead in the second. Lecavalier cut the Lightnings deficit to 4-3 with 3:39 remaining in the period. After Kopecky and Purcell traded power-play goals, Hedman gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead at the 14:00 of the first. Weiss tied it on another man-advantage goal with 2:48 remaining before intermission. Hedman snapped his 27-game goal drought, which dated to Feb. 17 against Detroit. Lightning defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron had three assists. He has six assists and eight points overall this season. NOTES: A pre-game moment of silence was held for two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who died Sunday after being involved in a fiery 15-car crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wheldon lived in nearby St. Petersburg. ... Arena improvements in Tampa included new seats and the installation of a pipe organ. ... Florida killed its first nine short-handed situations this season before Purcell scored in the first. ' ' '