Fredrik Sjostrom scored twice and Martin Hanzal had a goal and three assists to lead the Phoenix Coyotes over the New Jersey Devils 4-1 in the NHL on Saturday.
Goalie Mikael Tellqvist, a backup since the arrival of Ilya Bryzgalov, made 30 saves in his first start for Phoenix since Nov. 12. He lost the shutout when Zach Parise scored a short-handed goal with six minutes remaining.
Radim Vrbata also scored for the Coyotes, who are 2-1 at the midpoint of a season-high six-game road trip.
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The loss ended the Devils' five-game winning streak at home and was only their third loss in the last 13 games.
Stars 4, Sharks 2
At San Jose, California, Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow each had a goal and an assist for Dallas, which has won five straight games in San Jose.
Antti Miettinen scored the go-ahead goal and Steve Ott added an empty-netter for Dallas.
Marty Turco made 16 saves in his 17th win against San Jose.
Sabres 3, Blackhawks 1
At Buffalo, New York, Thomas Vanek had a goal and assist, and Ryan Miller made 26 saves to spoil Patrick Kane's homecoming and help lift Buffalo over Chicago.
Drew Stafford and Jason Pominville also scored.
The game was Kane's first in his hometown. The No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft grew up near the Sabres' downtown arena, and had about 500 family and friends in attendance.
Red Wings 5, Panthers 2
At Detroit, Dan Cleary and Brian Rafalski scored in a 1:04 span early in the third period to break a tie, and Valtteri Filppula converted one of Detroit's two penalty shots in a victory over Florida.
Rafalski added an assist, Pavel Datsyuk also had a goal and an assist, and Johan Franzen had a goal for the NHL-leading Red Wings, 3-for-6 on the power play.
Henrik Zetterberg had two assists, and Chris Osgood made 33 saves.
Senators 7, Thrashers 3
At Ottawa, Dany Heatley scored twice, and Antoine Vermette had a goal and two assists in Ottawa's win over Atlanta.
In other games it was:
* Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1
* Bruins 2, Blue Jackets 0
* Penguins 3, Islanders 2
* Capitals 3, Lightning 2
* Hurricanes 6, Flyers 5, SO
* Avalanche 3, Predators 1
* Wild 2, Kings 1
* Oilers 2, Canucks 1, SO
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