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NHL: Red Wings beat Stars to soar 20 points clear

Dustin Penner of the Edmonton Oilers, left, prepares to shoot and score against St. Louis Blues goalie Hannu Toivonen during the third period of their NHL game in St. Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday. PHOTO: AP

Detroit beat Dallas 4-1 on Wednesday in a matchup of the top two teams in the NHL Western Conference.

Dan Cleary had a goal and an assist for the NHL-leading Red Wings.

Detroit are now 20 points clear in the Central Division, while the Stars remain a point clear atop the Pacific Division.

DUCKS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1

In Anaheim, California, Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf each had a goal and an assist for Anaheim as they beat Columbus.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 26 saves. The only puck that eluded him was Andrew Murray's first NHL goal at 15 minutes, 59 seconds of the first period.

Pronger, who beat the Blue Jackets with an overtime goal earlier this month, gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead with just 14.7 seconds left in the second period.

DEVILS 3, PANTHERS 2

In Newark, New Jersey, Jamie Langenbrunner and Noah Clarke scored first-period goals to spark New Jersey to victory over Florida.

The Atlantic Division-leading Devils won for the fourth time in five games. The Devils posted their ninth win in the past 10 at home and cooled off one of the NHL's hottest road teams.

THRASHERS 5, HURRICANES 4, OT

In Raleigh, North Carolina, Marian Hossa scored a power-play goal off a feed from Ilya Kovalchuk with 31.5 seconds left in overtime to help Atlanta beat Carolina.

Kovalchuk finished with a goal and three assists for the Thrashers, who earned a much-needed victory and pulled within three points of the Southeast Division leaders the Hurricanes.

With the loss, the Carolina Hurricanes continued their slide, which started last month and has carried on into the new year.

OILERS 3, BLUES 2, OT

In St. Louis, Missouri, Dustin Penner scored his second goal of the game with 17.8 seconds to play in overtime and Edmonton snapped a six-game losing streak.

Penner scored a power-play goal off a rebound from a Jarret Stoll shot, beating Blues goalie Hannu Toivonen with a wraparound and condemning the Blues to a fourth straight home loss.

COYOTES 5, AVALANCHE 2

In Denver, Colorado, Steven Reinprecht scored three goals to lift Phoenix over the Avalanche.

Shane Doan scored the game winner with 3 minutes, 11 seconds remaining.

It was the Coyotes' second win over Colorado in three days. The Avalanche have now dropped four straight, including three at home.

FLAMES 4, RANGERS 3

In Calgary, Alberta, Jarome Iginla scored two goals to lead Calgary over New York.

Iginla has notched 16 goals in the last 15 games, giving him 29 for the season. He is on pace to eclipse his career high of 52 goals.
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