Johnny Oduya and the Chicago Blackhawks took full advantage of a
handful of late chances – and New York mistakes.

Mike Ribeiro scored twice and the surging Dallas Stars took the
Pacific Division lead by beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on
Tuesday.

The Phoenix Coyotes are making come-from-behind victories a habit. Just two days after erasing a three-goal deficit to beat the Kings 5-4 in a shootout at home, Ray Whitney scored the only goal of the shootout as the Coyotes fought back from two goals down to defeat the Calgary Flames 4-3 Thursday night.

Michael Ryder scored on a deflection with 5:02 left in
regulation as the Dallas Stars rallied with three goals late in the
game to defeat Chicago 3-1 on Thursday night, ending the
Blackhawks’ four-game winning streak.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots to tie Tom Barrasso’s
franchise record for career shutouts and carry the Pittsburgh
Penguins past the New York Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Jaromir Jagr scored at 4:16 of overtime to lift the Philadelphia
Flyers to a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.

Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Tuesday night to widen the gap between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn scored 1:14 apart in the second
period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the
Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Dany Heatley, Kyle Brodziak and Cal Clutterbuck scored
third-period goals, Josh Harding made 23 saves and the Minnesota
Wild won their fifth straight with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville
Predators on Wednesday night.

Tuukka Rask made 30 saves through overtime and then stopped
Columbus’ Antoine Vermette in the shootout as the Boston Bruins
beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday night for their seventh
straight win.

Erik Christensen scored one of New York’s three first-period
goals, and the Rangers overcame a 1-for-9 effort on the power play
to hang on for a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on
Saturday night.

Derek Roy scored on Buffalo’s sixth shootout attempt to give the
Sabres a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

Claude Giroux and Jaromir Jagr scored during a five-goal first
period, helping the Philadelphia Flyers rout the Columbus Blue
Jackets 9-2 on Saturday night.

Ryan Smyth is happy to be home.