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Calgary, Alberta • Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

With the game tied 3-3, Kane's unassisted goal at 9:12 came after goalie Jonas Hiller turned over the puck behind his net.

After straying out of the net, Hiller's attempted backhand pass to Dennis Wideman took a sharp carom off the end boards, allowing Kane to intercept it. After Kane tucked the puck through the skates of Sven Baertschi, he slipped a quick shot through Hiller's pads.

It was the seventh goal of the season for Kane, who has scored in three straight games. He had scored only four times in the first 16 games.

Adam Clendening scored his first in the NHL, and Daniel Carcillo and Brent Seabrook added goals for Chicago, who began a six-game road trip.

Paul Byron, Wideman and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary, which had won seven of nine.

Corey Crawford made 24 saves for the win. Hiller stopped 18 shots.

Capitals 3, Avalanche 2 • Alex Ovechkin scored late in the third period, Braden Holtby stopped 27 shots and Washington beat Colorado 3-2 on Thursday night in Denver.

Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist, Jason Chimera also scored and Ovechkin added an assist for the Capitals. Washington won the last two games of its three-game trip.

Stars 3, Coyotes 1 • John Klingberg, Cody Eakin and Jason Spezza all scored in the third period, rallying Dallas to a 3-1 victory over Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night at home.

Ales Hemsky had two assists as Dallas ended a seven-game home losing streak (0-5-2), winning for just the second time in 11 home games (2-5-4).

Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 2 • James van Riemsdyk scored two goals to lead Toronto to a much-needed 5-2 victory at home over Tampa Bay on Thursday night.

David Clarkson, Richard Panik and Roman Polak added goals for Toronto, which scored early in the first period and three times in the second to snap a three-game losing streak.

Canadiens 4, Blues 1 • Max Pacioretty scored twice, and Montreal beat St. Louis 4-1 on Thursday night in Montreal.

Dale Weise and Lars Eller also scored for Montreal, and Carey Price made 31 saves. -

NHL standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 21 15 5 1 31 59 52

Tampa Bay 21 13 6 2 28 75 59

Detroit 19 10 4 5 25 54 45

Boston 20 12 8 0 24 53 49

Ottawa 18 9 5 4 22 50 47

Toronto 20 10 8 2 22 63 62

Florida 16 6 5 5 17 35 42

Buffalo 20 5 13 2 12 34 69

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 17 13 3 1 27 64 35

N.Y. Islanders 18 12 6 0 24 59 52

Washington 19 9 7 3 21 55 52

N.Y. Rangers 19 8 7 4 20 52 58

New Jersey 19 8 9 2 18 47 56

Philadelphia 18 7 9 2 16 53 58

Carolina 18 6 9 3 15 43 55

Columbus 18 6 11 1 13 44 64

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 19 12 5 2 26 54 40

St. Louis 19 12 6 1 25 50 39

Chicago 19 11 7 1 23 55 39

Winnipeg 21 10 8 3 23 43 47

Minnesota 18 11 7 0 22 53 41

Dallas 20 7 9 4 18 56 68

Colorado 20 6 9 5 17 49 64

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 20 11 4 5 27 54 50

Vancouver 19 13 6 0 26 58 56

Calgary 21 12 7 2 26 66 57

Los Angeles 19 10 5 4 24 50 42

San Jose 21 10 9 2 22 57 57

Arizona 20 8 10 2 18 49 62

Edmonton 19 6 11 2 14 48 65

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.