Pavel Datsyuk scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and had an assist and the Red Wings beat Nashville 2-1 on Thursday night and moved back into a tie with the Predators atop the NHL.
The Red Wings, Predators and idle Buffalo all have 105 points, but Detroit has a game in hand on Nashville.
Detroit came into the game having already won the season series with five victories in the first seven games. The Red Wings finished off the series finale in style with their fourth straight victory against Nashville and 13 of 16 possible points.
Flames 4, Wild 2
At St. Paul, Minnesota, Jarome Iginla's first hat trick of the season lifted Calgary past Minnesota and brought the Flames closer to clinching the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Blues, 5, Oilers 2
At St. Louis, Doug Weight had a goal and an assist, Barret Jackman added three assists and St. Louis beat Edmonton to snap a three-game skid.
The Blues also got goals from Peter Sejna, Lee Stempniak, Jay McClement and Petr Cajanek, who scored an empty-netter.
Penguins 4, Bruins 2
At Boston, Sidney Crosby had three assists to bring his NHL-leading point total to 116, helping Pittsburgh to a victory over Boston that moved the Penguins into first place in the Atlantic Division.
Erik Christensen had two goals and an assist and Colby Armstrong and Evgeni Malkin added goals for the Penguins, who got 31 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury in winning their fourth straight and ninth out of 11.
Ducks 5, Blue Jackets 2
At Columbus, Ohio, Teemu Selanne scored a goal and assisted on three third-period power-play goals as Anaheim set a franchise record for road wins with 20.
Thrashers 3, Maple Leafs 2, OT
At Atlanta, Slava Kozlov scored two goals, including the winner on a power play with 46.4 seconds remaining in overtime, to help Atlanta end a three-game losing streak.
Canucks 4, Kings 2
At Los Angeles, Daniel Sedin scored two goals to help Vancouver stretch its lead atop the Northwest Division by beating Los Angeles.
Avalanche 4, Coyotes 3
At Glendale, Arizona, Milan Hejduk had a goal and an assist to help Colorado keep its fading playoff hopes alive with a victory over Phoenix.
Brett McLean, Wojtek Wolski and Brad Richardson also scored for the Avalanche, who won for the 11th time in 14 games to remain seven points behind Calgary for the Western Conference's final playoff spot.
Kevyn Adams scored his first goal with Phoenix and Steven Reinprecht and Nick Boynton also scored for the Coyotes, who have lost 13 of 15.
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