The NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks suffered their first home loss in regulation time this season, as Winnipeg continued its new-coach revival with a 3-2 win on Tuesday.
Among the day’s other games, Toronto made it six-straight wins by defeating Colorado, and New Jersey routed high-flying St Louis.
Winnipeg’s Ondrej Pavelec made 40 saves while Evander Kane had a short-handed goal and an assist in his return from a four-game injury absence.
Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd also scored for the Jets, who have won four-straight games since coach Paul Maurice replaced Claude Noel.
Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino scored for the Ducks, who had not lost at home, even in overtime or shootouts, since Dec. 3.
Anaheim were just the fourth NHL team in 40 years to earn a point in their first 22 home games to start a season. The Ducks were the only NHL team that had not lost in regulation at home this season.
Toronto’s Phil Kessel scored twice and James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist as the Maple Leafs beat Colorado 5-2.
Nazem Kadri also scored for the Maple Leafs, whose six-straight wins is their longest streak in eight years and moved them up to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings.
Rookie Nathan MacKinnon scored both goals for the Avalanche.
New Jersey cruised past St Louis 7-1, with Mark Fayne and Ryan Carter laying the foundation by scoring 24 seconds apart early in the first period.
Jaromir Jagr, Ryane Clowe, Adam Henrique, Damien Brunner and Eric Gelinas added goals and the Devils set their season high, while also handing the Blues their heaviest defeat.
The game went ahead as scheduled despite a heavy snowstorm that held the crowd to an announced turnout of 2,000.
Alex Steen scored for the Blues.
Columbus’ R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to their franchise-record seventh-straight win, a 5-3 victory over Los Angeles.
Nathan Horton scored in his 600th NHL game, Artem Anisimov had a goal and an assist and Ryan Johansen also netted for Columbus. Horton, who missed the first 40 games of the season through injury, has boosted Columbus’ fortunes, with the Blue Jackets winning eight of their nine games since the big signing belatedly got on the ice.
Jeff Carter, Dwight King and Robyn Regehr had goals for the Kings, who have lost three in a row.
The all-New York clash ended in a 5-3 win for the Islanders over the Rangers, making it two-straight games in which they had rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Colin McDonald and defenseman Thomas Hickey scored in the second period to get the Islanders even and Thomas Vanek scored on a power play with 4 minutes 38 seconds left to put them ahead. Matt Martin scored a rare goal in the first, and Frans Nielsen added an empty-netter.
Rick Nash scored twice in the first period for his second-straight multi-goal game, and Chris Kreider added a goal for the Rangers, who had won their previous three.
The game between the Carolian Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Flyers was postponed.
CANUCKS 2, OILERS 1
Rookie Kellan Lain and Zack Kassian scored and Vancouver won their first game without suspended head coach John Tortorella in a victory over Edmonton.
The Canucks have won just three of their past 11 games. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for the win.
The Canucks were also without leading scoring Henrik Sedin, who missed his first game in close to a decade due to an injury.
The Canucks were also without Tortorella, who was suspended for 15 days by the NHL on Monday for an altercation during a game against the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Jordan Eberle scored for the Oilers, who have lost five in a row and 10 of their past 12.
PANTHERS 4, SABRES 3
Ed Jovanovski scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist in his 1,100th career game, sparking Florida over Buffalo.
Sean Bergenheim, Jesse Winchester and Nick Bjugstad also scored for Florida, who improved to 4-0-1 in their past five trips to Buffalo. Tom Gilbert set up two goals in helping the Panthers overcome a pair of one-goal first-period deficits and then hang on for the win.
Tim Thomas stopped 32 shots, including 15 shots in the final period to improve to 7-3-2 in his past 12 games.
Drew Stafford scored twice and Steve Ott also scored for the Sabres (13-28-7), who dropped to 0-2-2 in their past four.
SENATORS 2, CAPITALS 0
Kyle Turris and Jason Spezza scored, Craig Anderson made 34 saves and Ottawa beat Washington to hand the Alex Ovechkin-less Capitals their sixth-straight loss.
With NHL scoring leader Ovechkin sidelined with a lower-body injury, Washington generated few quality scoring chances, failing to convert on five power plays.
During their six-game skid, the Capitals have scored just seven goals. It was the third time Washington has been shut out this season, with all the games at home.
Ottawa improved to 7-1-2 in their past 10 games.
STARS 4, WILD 0
Erik Cole and Ray Whitney scored power-play goals, and Dallas stopped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Minnesota.
Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves as Dallas won for the second time in its past 11 games. It was his second shutout of the season and No. 24 for his career.
Jordie Benn scored on a penalty shot, beating Darcy Kuemper 11 minutes 22 seconds into the third period.
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