The San Jose Sharks won in the fifth round of a shootout to beat Chicago in the NHL on Saturday and post a tenth consecutive victory over the Blackhawks.
Jeremy Roenick scored the winner in the fifth round of the shootout, after Evgeni Nabokov stopped four of Chicago's five attempts. The game was tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time.
Nabokov made 19 saves in regulation for the Sharks, who earned their fourth victory in five games to remain on the tail of Pacific Division leaders Dallas.
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Chicago are winless in four-straight games, leaving them last in the Central Division.
Canadiens 4, Islanders 1
In Montreal, the home team scored three times in the second period to beat New York.
Alex Kovalev had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who have won six of eight to close within three points of Northeast Division leaders Ottawa.
New York lost their fourth in a row to be adrift at the base of the Atlantic Division.
Devils 6, Kings 3
In Newark, New Jersey, the home team ended a three-game losing streak with victory over Los Angeles.
Light-scoring defenseman Colin White had a goal and an assist for the Devils, who got goals from six players and remain only a win off the top of the Atlantic Division.
The Kings were 5-1-1 in their previous seven road games despite having the worst record in the Western Conference.
Red Wings 3, Bruins 1
In Boston, dominant Detroit won their seventh-straight game with victory over Boston.
Pavel Datsyuk scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period for the Red Wings and Chris Osgood made 22 saves.
The Red Wings have won seven or more games for the third time this season, and are 17 points clear of the next-best team in the Western Conference.
The Bruins lost for just the second time in seven games.
Thrashers 2, Capitals 0
In Washington, a misfiring Atlanta moved to the top of the Southeast Division with victory over the Washington Capitals.
Atlanta, playing without leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk, mustered only 13 shots on goal and relied on Kari Lehtonen's 36 saves and third shutout of the season.
The Thrashers scored with 8:26 left and capped the win with 40 seconds remaining.
The loss ended Washington's five-game home winning streak.
Wild 4, Blue Jackets 1
In Columbus, Ohio, Marian Gaborik scored twice to lead Minnesota past Columbus.
Brian Rolston scored a goal in his fifth-straight game for the Wild, who pulled away from a 1-1 tie with three second-period goals in less than 6 minutes.
Gaborik had his sixth multigoal game of the season and lifted his season total to 28.
In other games, it was: Flyers 3, Ducks 0; Maple Leafs 4, Senators 2; Panthers 3, Lightning 2; Penguins 3, Hurricanes 1; Predators 3, Coyotes 2, OT; Avalanche 6, Blues 4; Stars 2, Flames 1.
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