Stars Win Another Shootout

Jussi Jokinen and Sergei Zubov scored shootout goals on backhanders to lift the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night at Denver. The Stars are 7-0 in shootouts.

“I’ve used the same move and the same shot on all my shootouts,” said Jokinen, who is seven for seven in shootouts. “So why change up on something that is working?”

Stu Barnes tied the score with 1:59 left in regulation against Colorado rookie goalie Peter Budaj.

Marty Turco made 37 saves. He stopped Joe Sakic and Alex Tanguay in the shootout, and gave up a goal to Marek Svatos. Turco had stopped all nine previous shots in shootouts before Svatos scored.

Phoenix 5, St. Louis 3 -- Oleg Saprykin scored two goals in the third period, and the Coyotes rallied to win at St. Louis.

The Blues are 0-10-2 in the second game of back-to-back contests. Dallas beat the Blues, 4-3, in a shootout Wednesday night.

Chicago 2, Calgary 0 -- Rookie goalie Adam Munro stopped 26 shots at Chicago to earn his first NHL shutout.

Chicago has won only four of its last 19 games overall and three of its last 14 at home.

Minnesota 5, Nashville 1 -- Alexander Daigle and Stephane Veilleux each had a goal and an assist to lead the streaking Wild at St. Paul, Minn. Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Marian Gaborik and Todd White also scored for Minnesota, which won its franchise-best fifth game in a row.

Tampa Bay 1, New Jersey 0 -- Ruslan Fedotenko scored with 2:38 left in overtime at Tampa, Fla., spoiling another stellar outing by Devil goalie Martin Brodeur. The loss was only the second in 12 games for the Devils, who began the game as the NHL’s hottest team with Brodeur having posted four shutouts during a stretch that has propelled the club into postseason contention.

Ottawa 3, Montreal 0 -- Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and an assist at Ottawa, and Dominik Hasek recorded his fifth shutout. The Canadiens tied a franchise record by being held to 12 shots.

Zdeno Chara also scored for Ottawa, which outshot Montreal, 33-6, through the first two periods and 40-12 overall.

New York Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 -- Alexei Yashin had a goal and recorded his 400th assist and backup Wade Dubielewicz stopped all three Penguin skaters in the shootout at Uniondale, N.Y.

Boston 3, Washington 2 -- Marco Sturm scored in the third period to lift the Bruins at Boston. The Bruins won their third straight game and reached the .500 mark for the first time since Nov. 12.

Carolina 5, Atlanta 1 -- The Hurricanes, who lead the NHL with 74 points, routed the Thrashers at Atlanta for their 12th win in 13 games.

Buffalo 8, Toronto 4 -- Thomas Vanek scored twice at Toronto, and the Sabres handed the Maple Leafs their seventh straight loss.

Detroit 2, Vancouver 1 -- Brendan Shanahan’s power-play goal with seven minutes left gave the Red Wings the win at Detroit.

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The Edmonton Oilers made two trades, acquiring Jaroslav Spacek from the Chicago Blackhawks for left wing Tony Salmelainen and getting Dick Tarnstrom from Pittsburgh for forward Jani Rita and defenseman Cory Criss.... Peter Forsberg will sit out at least two games because of a slight tear in his left groin, a recurring injury that sidelined the Philadelphia Flyer center for two games last week.