NHL Report / Scores and fast facts
Detroit 4, Chicago 0: Ty Conklin made 36 saves for his seventh NHL shutout, and Johan Franzen scored twice to help the Red Wings snap the Blackhawks’ team-record, nine-game winning streak. Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 35 shots for Chicago in the start of a home-and-home series that will conclude Thursday outside at Wrigley Field.
Boston 5, Pittsburgh 2: The streaking Bruins ran their longest winning streak in nearly 26 years to nine games. Dennis Wideman had a goal and two assists for Eastern Conference- leading Boston.
Toronto 4, Atlanta 3 (OT): Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph made 29 saves to earn his first win of the season and the 450th victory of his NHL career.
Montreal 2, Tampa Bay 1 (SO): Maxim Lapierre scored the winning shootout goal for the Canadiens. New Jersey 4, St. Louis 3: Zach Parise scored twice and the Devils earned their fifth win in seven games.
Philadelphia 3, Vancouver 2: Jeff Carter had a goal and assist but Flyers lost Simon Gagne to an upper-body injury just 15 seconds into the game. Mats Sundin practiced for the first time with the Canucks on Tuesday after signing as a free agent before Christmas. Meanwhile, the Canucks got goalie Jason LaBarbera from the Kings for a seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft.
Ottawa 3, Edmonton 2: Brian Lee’s power-play goal in the third period game the Senators their first road victory since Oct. 30. They have just 10 road points this season.
Compiled from News and wire service reports.
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