Dominik Hasek made 22 saves for his first shutout since returning from his one-year retirement and Steve Yzerman scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 Friday night.
It was the 62nd shutout of Hasek's career and Detroit set a franchise record with its 15th consecutive home win. They had 14 straight during the 1964-1965 season.
Jason Woolley and Kris Draper got the Red Wings' other goals and Henrik Zetterberg had two assists for Detroit.
Devils 2, Penguins 1
In Pittsburgh, Brian Rafalski and Brian Gionta scored their first goals of the season as New Jersey's top line produced both goals. Mario Lemieux got the 1,698th point of his career by setting up Pittsburgh's goal and needs two points to become the sixth player in NHL history with 1,700 points.
The Devils were playing their first Atlantic Division game of the season after going 13-2-5 in division games last season.
Wild 4, Panthers 3
In Sunrise, Florida, Alexandre Daigle scored to cap a three-goal flurry by Minnesota in the second period and Wes Walz added a third-period goal.
Dwayne Roloson stopped 30 shots as the Wild got their first road win in three tries this season.
Sabres 5, Mighty Ducks 2
In Anaheim, California, Taylor Pyatt scored the tiebreaking goal with 11:56 remaining to cap his second consecutive two-goal game, and Daniel Briere had three assists as Buffalo rallied.
Joffrey Lupul scored his first NHL goal and Petr Sykora connected on a power play for the Ducks, who are 0-6-2 in their last eight games against Buffalo.
Blues 2, Flames 1
In Calgary, Alberta, Jeff Heerema scored 46 seconds into the third period and Chris Osgood made 25 saves for the Blues, including 15 in the third period.
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