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NHL: Dallas Stars shine to secure victory over Blackhawks

Stu Barnes scored a go-ahead, short-handed goal with 6:04 left in the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Wednesday.

Barnes' shot from just inside the right point deflected in off Nikolai Khabibulin's outstretched right pad. Dallas won its second straight after ending a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 home win over Minnesota on Monday.

Dallas' Loui Eriksson scored a power-play goal in the first period, and Brenden Morrow added an empty-net goal with 17.5 seconds left.

Robert Lang had the lone goal on a power play for an injury-depleted Chicago, which is 0-5-2 in its last seven games.

The struggling Blackhawks played without seven regulars: defensemen Brent Sopel (broken finger) and James Wisniewski (knee); and forwards Jonathan Toews (knee), Jason Williams (groin), Kevyn Adams (knee), Dave Bolland (broken finger) and Ben Eager (concussion).

Capitals 2, Avalanche 1

At Washington, Donald Brashear and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves as Washington beat Colorado.

The game was scoreless until Brashear scored 2:51 into the third period. Matt Bradley skated from behind the net and directed a pass to Brooks Laich, whose shot from the left circle was tipped past Jose Theodore by Brashear.

With 3:59 left, Steckel tapped the puck past an out-of-position Theodore, who made 21 saves, for a 2-0 lead.

The Avalanche, who were in danger of being shut out for the second straight game for the first time since Nov. 2001, scored just 38 seconds later on Marek Svatos' breakaway.

Ducks 5, Maple Leafs 0

At Anaheim, California, Jean-Sebastien Giguere earned his 27th career shutout and Todd Bertuzzi and Corey Perry each had a goal and two assists as Anaheim beat Toronto to notch its season-high fifth straight home victory.

Giguere made 28 saves, handing the Maple Leafs their first shutout loss.

Doug Weight and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals in the third period, and Brandon Bochenski recorded his first goal in his third game with the defending Stanley Cup champions after joining them in a trade from Boston on Jan. 2.

Vesa Toskala made 19 saves for Toronto after missing the previous six games because of a groin injury.
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