Sharks 0 at Ducks 1
Jonas Hiller earned his second straight shutout with 37 saves, Bobby Ryan scored in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks handed the San Jose Sharks their fourth straight loss, 1-0 Sunday night.
Hiller thwarted three power plays en route to his fourth shutout of the season, the 10th of his career and first against San Jose.
Antti Niemi finished with 27 saves for San Jose.
Stars 4 at Wild 0
Jamie Benn scored twice, backup goalie Andrew Raycroft notched his second shutout of the season with 26 saves and the Dallas Stars matched a franchise record with their seventh straight road victory.
Trevor Daley and James Neal also scored for the Stars, who last won seven games in a row away from Dallas in the 2001-02 season.
The Stars, who welcomed Jamie Langenbrunner back to the lineup after a trade this week that returned him to his original team after nearly nine years with New Jersey, are 13-7-1 on the road.
Islanders 0 at Blackhawks 5
Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane scored in Chicago’s four-goal second period, leading the Blackhawks to a victory over the road-weary Islanders.
Hossa also had two assists and Patrick Sharp, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Kane each finished with a goal and an assist as Chicago had its biggest offensive output since a 7-5 loss at Colorado on Dec. 13. Corey Crawford made 29 saves in his first shutout since March 5, 2008, against Anaheim.
Thrashers 3 at Hurricanes 4 OT
Erik Cole scored 2:09 into overtime to lift Carolina over Atlanta.
Tuomo Ruutu, Zac Dalpe and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Hurricanes, who are 5-0-2 in their last seven games as they chase Montreal for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Joe Corvo also had two assists, and Justin Peters won his second straight start. Bryan Little scored twice and Niclas Bergfors added the Thrashers’ other goal as Atlanta rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a point. Ondrej Pavelec made 30 saves.
Lightning 3 at Devils 6
Jason Arnott scored a lucky go-ahead goal in a five-goal third period and Martin Brodeur made 33 saves to lead the struggling Devils to a victory.
David Clarkson scored twice and Dainius Zubrus, Patrik Elias and Nick Palmieri added a late insurance goals as the Devils won for only the third time in 18 games. Teddy Purcell, Ryan Malone and Dominic Moore tallied for the Southeast Division-leading Lightning.