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Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999

Canucks hold off Devils, 4-3

Bertuzzi's highlight goal late in third period seals victory

Associated Press

   EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Todd Bertuzzi scored on a spectacular spinning backhander with 8:36 to play and the Vancouver Canucks added to New Jersey's home woes by just barely holding on to beat the Devils 4-3 Tuesday night.
   An apparent game-tying goal by Jason Arnott was scored a fraction of a second after the final buzzer. The green light came on and referee Stephen Walkom waved off the goal after consulting with replay officials.
   Dave Gagner, Brad May and Dave Scatchard also scored and Garth Snow had 38 saves in helping the Canucks break a four-game winless streak (0-3-1) and extend the Devils' winless streak at home to four games (0-3-1).
   Ken Daneyko, Scott Stevens and Bobby Holik scored for the Devils, with Holik's quick turnaround shot putting New Jersey ahead 3-2 at 35 seconds of the final period. The Devils have a league-best 18-7-1 road record, but are only 11-10-5 at home.
   CAPITALS 2, AT ISLANDERS 1: Olaf Kolzig stopped 21 shots and Adam Oates and Peter Bondra each scored as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders.
   Zigmund Palffy scored for the Islanders with 47.4 seconds left, but Kolzig stopped three shots during one flurry to preserve the win. Kolzig has allowed one goal in each of his last five games.
   Islanders goalie Tommy Salo lost his second straight game while making 23 saves.
   

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