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St. Louis • Joe Pavelski scored the first of three straight goals by San Jose, and Antti Niemi stopped 20 shots to lead the Sharks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.
San Jose completed a season sweep of the Blues, winning all three games by a combined 16-7. St. Louis has lost two in a row after winning eight of 11.
Matt Irwin, Brent Burns and Marty Havlat added goals for the Sharks, who led 3-0 after 22 minutes. Niemi improved to 18-6-6.
Kevin Shattenkirk and Jay Bouwmeester scored second-period goals for the Blues.
The Sharks jumped to a 2-0 first-period lead on goals by Pavelski and Irwin in a span of 2:56. Both came from close range on rebounds of missed shots that caromed off the end boards.
Pavelski scored his 13th after a miss by Havlat, and Irwin jumped on a misfire from Justin Braun for his first of the season.
The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 34 23 9 2 48 94 70
Montreal 36 21 12 3 45 91 76
Tampa Bay 34 20 11 3 43 93 82
Detroit 36 15 12 9 39 91 99
Toronto 36 17 16 3 37 99 105
Ottawa 35 14 15 6 34 99 113
Florida 35 13 17 5 31 81 110
Buffalo 34 8 23 3 19 59 98
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 35 24 10 1 49 108 75
Washington 34 18 13 3 39 107 102
Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94
Philadelphia 34 15 15 4 34 81 93
N.Y. Rangers 34 16 17 1 33 76 91
New Jersey 34 13 15 6 32 78 85
Columbus 34 14 16 4 32 87 95
N.Y. Islanders 35 9 19 7 25 85 121
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 37 25 7 5 55 138 102
St. Louis 33 22 7 4 48 114 80
Colorado 33 22 10 1 45 96 78
Minnesota 36 20 11 5 45 84 83
Dallas 33 16 12 5 37 95 101
Nashville 34 16 15 3 35 78 95
Winnipeg 36 15 16 5 35 95 106
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 36 24 7 5 53 116 91
San Jose 34 21 7 6 48 112 84
Los Angeles 34 22 8 4 48 94 68
Vancouver 36 20 10 6 46 100 86
Phoenix 33 18 10 5 41 105 103
Calgary 34 13 16 5 31 86 108
Edmonton 35 11 21 3 25 93 120
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO
Minnesota 3, Vancouver 2, SO
Boston 2, Calgary 0
Buffalo 4, Winnipeg 2
Florida 3, Toronto 1
Montreal 3, Phoenix 1
Anaheim 5, Detroit 2
Philadelphia 5, Washington 2
San Jose 4, St. Louis 2
Chicago 3, Nashville 1
Dallas 3, Colorado 2
Edmonton at Los Angeles, late
Wednesday's Games
Ottawa at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.