Jake Allen stopped 32 shots for his fifth shutout, while Vladimir Tarasenko and Robby Fabbri both scored third-period goals as the St Louis Blues cooled off the Boston Bruins with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday night.
It was only the second regulation loss in 16 games for Boston (11-2-3). St Louis posted their fifth win in seven games.
The Bruins had won six of their past eight at home.
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Boston goalie Tuukka Rask made 27 saves, but lost in regulation for the first time in 11 starts after going 8-0-2.
STARS 4, BLACKHAWKS 0
In Dallas, Texas, Patrick Sharp had a goal and an assist in his first regular-season game against his former team, leading the Stars to a victory against Chicago.
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Sharp scored 11 seconds into the third period to give the Stars a 2-0 lead in what had been a game with few chances between the highest-scoring teams in the Western Conference.
Jason Spezza and Colton Sceviour also scored for Dallas. Antti Niemi stopped 20 shots for his third shutout this season.
It was the first of five meetings between the NHL-leading Stars and the defending Stanley Cup champions.
SHARKS 5, KINGS 3
In Los Angeles, Joe Pavelski scored the tying and go-ahead goals 92 seconds apart in the third period, while defenseman Brent Burns had two goals and an assist to help San Jose beat the Kings.
Joe Thornton added a goal and two assists, while Martin Jones made 33 saves against his former team as the second-place Sharks reduced the Kings’ lead in the Pacific Division to eight points. San Jose lead the NHL with 13 road wins (13-6-2).
Tyler Toffoli had two goals for the Kings, both set up by Tanner Pearson, and Trevor Lewis also scored. Jonathan Quick stopped 17 shots.
RANGERS 3, DUCKS 2, OT
In New York, Mats Zuccarello scored a power-play goal at 2 minutes 37 seconds of overtime as the slumping Rangers beat the Anaheim Ducks for their fourth win in 15 games.
Derrick Brassard had two goals and an assist as the Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak. Henrik Lundqvist made 17 saves.
Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks, who lost their second in as many nights and for the fourth time in five games. John Gibson stopped 19 shots.
CANUCKS 2, LIGHTNING 1
In Tampa, Florida, Daniel Sedin scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, while Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves as the road-weary Vancouver Canucks downed Tampa Bay.
Sven Baertschi also scored for the Canucks, who finished their road trip 2-3-1. Vancouver, who had one power play, allowed just one goal on 10 shorthanded opportunities.
The Lightning got a goal from Jonathan Marchessault.
Canucks captain Henrik Sedin contributed an assist after he missed two games with a lower body injury.
DEVILS 4, RED WINGS 3
In Detroit, Michigan, Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist, while Cory Schneider made 25 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Red Wings.
Jordin Tootoo, David Schlemko and Sergey Kalinin also scored for the Devils. They had goals on three straight shots midway through the first period, ending Jimmy Howard’s night, and the Red Wings never caught up.
PANTHERS 2, SENATORS 1
In Sunrise, Florida, Aleksander Barkov scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the streaking Panthers over Ottawa.
Brandon Pirri also scored a shootout goal for Florida. Roberto Luongo stopped both Ottawa attempts to give the Panthers their fifth straight win. Florida have won 11 of their past 14.
Corban Knight scored in regulation for the Panthers, while Luongo made 15 saves. Right winger Jaromir Jagr had an assist.
Mark Stone scored for Ottawa, and Craig Anderson stopped 39 shots. The Senators have lost five of their past seven games.
In other NHL action, it was:
‧ Coyotes 3, Maple Leafs 2
‧ Flames 4, Jets 1
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