Pittsburgh’s Pascal Dupuis converted in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Penguins their fourth straight win, defeating the Dallas Stars 4-3 in the NHL on Wednesday.
Dupuis fired past Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen and Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury denied Michael Ryder’s attempt to clinch the extra point.
James Neal and Chris Kunitz also scored in the shootout for Pittsburgh, which moved within seven points of Eastern Conference leader New York. Craig Adams and Kunitz scored in regulation.
Ryder Loui Eriksson and Jamie Benn countered for Dallas, which missed a chance to shore up eighth place in the West standings and remained just a point ahead of Colorado and Los Angeles.
Blues 5, Oilers 2
In Edmonton, Alberta, Andy McDonald scored twice and Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and two assists as St Louis defeated Edmonton. St Louis moved into a tie with Detroit atop the Central Division with 87 points and a point behind Vancouver for the overall league lead.
Scott Nichol and Chris Stewart also scored for the Blues, who have won four straight on a six-game road trip.
Corey Potter and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers.
Blackhawks 5, Maple Leafs 4
In Chicago, Marian Hossa scored twice as struggling Chicago overcame an early two-goal deficit to edge Toronto and end a three-game losing skid.
Hossa’s goal late in the second period gave the Blackhawks their first lead at 4-3. He added an empty-net goal with 16 seconds left that turned out to be the game-winner after Toronto’s Mike Brown scored with four seconds remaining.
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, and rookies Marcus Kruger and Andrew Shaw also scored for Chicago, which is a lowly fourth in their division, but sixth in the overall West standings.
Tyler Bozak, Joffrey Lupul and Clarke MacArthur scored in the first period for the slumping Maple Leafs, who lost their sixth straight and remained four points off the last playoff-yielding spot in the East.
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‧ Sabres 2, Ducks 0
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