Ottawa winger Jody Hull opened the scoring 1:49 into the game off a behind-the-net feed from center Shaun Van Allen.
Predators 5, Blackhawks 0
In Chicago, rookie Darren Haydar scored twice in the first period as Nashville beat Chicago.
Haydar opened the scoring at 1:47 in the first when he put a rebound past Chicago goalie Jocelyn Thibault. Haydar then scored a power-play goal with two minutes remaining on a pass from Greg Johnson.
Stars 5, Rangers 3
In Dallas, Philippe Boucher had a goal and an assist to help Dallas overcome a three goal deficit and beat the New York Rangers.
Boucher, David Oliver and Rob Valicevic each scored in the final minute of the second period for the Stars after the Rangers built a 3-0 lead behind two goals by Alexei Kovalev.
Mighty Ducks 4, Sharks 2
In Anaheim, California, Vaclav Prospal scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period, and assisted on the tying goal by Rob Niedermayer, as Anaheim beat San Jose.
Petr Sykora also scored, Keith Carney added a short-handed empty-netter with 17 seconds left and Ilja Bryzgalov made 20 saves for the Mighty Ducks, who returned to the Pond for the first time since winning Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals.
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