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Pascal Dupuis - Helps Capitals Improve To 5 - Vokoun Stops 20 Shots

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WASHINGTON Tomas Vokoun blanked his former team with a 20-save performance, and Washington beat Florida 3-0 on Tuesday to improve to 5-0, the best start in franchise history.

Marcus Johansson, Alexander Semin and Jason Chimera scored for the Capitals, who led 1-0 heading into the third period.

Washington and Detroit are the only NHL teams to win all their games thus far. The Capitals' four-game winning streak at home to start the season is also a club record.

Vokoun was rarely tested, but he couldn't afford a slip-up in a tightly played defensive struggle. It was the 45th NHL shutout for the 35-year-old goalie, who played the previous four seasons with Florida. He left for the Capitals after failing to reach a contract agreement with the Panthers over the summer.

Penguins 4, Wild 2

At St. Paul, Minn., Pascal Dupuis had a short-handed goal and an assist, James Neal scored for the sixth time this season and the depleted Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild.

Chris Kunitz and Jordan Staal also got goals and Matt Cooke had two assists for the Penguins, who were winless in their previous three games. They have already played eight times in the first 13 days of the season, improving to 4-2-2.

Sabres 3, Canadiens 1

At Montreal, Thomas Vanek scored just before the end of the second period and Ryan Miller made 40 saves to lead Buffalo over Montreal.

Hurricanes 4, Bruins 1

At Boston, Cam Ward stopped 33 shots, and Carolina defenseman Joni Pitkanen had a goal and two assists to lead the Hurricanes to their second win over the Boston Bruins in a week.

Tuomo Ruutu, Anthony Stewart and Eric Staal had the other goals for Carolina, which also beat the defending Stanley Cup champions 3-2 at home last Wednesday.

Rangers 4, Canucks 0

At Vancouver, British Columbia, Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves, and New York broke open a scoreless game with four goals in the third period to beat Vancouver for its first victory of the season.

Kings 5, Blues 0

At Los Angeles, Simon Gagne had two goals and an assist in his home debut with the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for his 15th shutout in Los Angeles' victory over St. Louis.

Blackhawks 5, Coyotes 2

At Glendale, Ariz., Dave Bolland scored one third-period goal and had an assist on the other to help Chicago pull away to a victory over Phoenix.

Flames 2, Oilers 1

At Calgary, Alberta, Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Tanguay scored late in the third period, and Calgary rallied for a victory over Edmonton.

Flyers 7, Senators 2

At Ottawa, Philadelphia rookie Matt Read had a goal and two assists in the opening 20 minutes and the Flyers built a four-goal lead and went on to beat the Senators.

Stars 3, Blue Jackets 2

At Columbus, Ohio, Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist and Dallas hung on for its fourth straight win.

Steve Ott and Michael Ryder also scored for the Stars who seemed in complete control until Kris Russell pulled Columbus within one with just under three minutes remaining.

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