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Tampa, Fla. • Nikita Kucherov snapped a second-period tie with his 20th goal and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning ended Chicago's franchise-record 12-game winning streak with a 2-1 win victory over the defending Stanley Cup champions on Thursday night.
The win was the seventh straight for the Lightning one shy of a team record and gave the defending Eastern Conference champs a split of the season series with Chicago, who won last year's Stanley Cup final against Tampa Bay in six games.
Ben Bishop had 17 saves as the Blackhawks were held to a season-low 18 shots. Corey Crawford stopped 31 shots to keep Chicago in the game, but it wasn't enough to extend a career-best nine-game winning streak.
Hurricanes 1, Maples Leafs 0, OT • In Toronto, Jordan Staal scored on a rebound in overtime and Eddie Lack stopped 31 shots for Carolina.
Penguins 4, Flyers 3 • In Pittsburgh, Phil Kessel scored twice and Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist as the Penguins ended a long losing streak to their cross-state rival.
Canucks 4, Bruins 2 • In Boston, Daniel Sedin became Vancouver's career leader in goals with 348, scoring twice in the third period.
Flames 4, Blue Jackets 2 • In Columbus, Ohio, rookie Sam Bennett scored twice and Johnny Gaudreau had the tiebreaking goal for Calgary.
Devils 6, Senators 3 • In Newark, N.J., Travis Zajac had a goal and three assists, Kyle Palmieri scored twice, and New Jersey scored five times in the first period to win.
Predators 4, Jets 1 • At Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ryan Johansen kept up his hot play since being traded with a goal and an assist to lead Nashville.
Stars 3, Oilers 2 • At Dallas, Jamie Benn scored his 27th goal, and Dallas beat Edmonton to end a season-high four-game losing streak.
Sharks 3, Coyotes 1 • In Glendale, Ariz., Tommy Wingels and Chris Tierney scored first-period goals, Martin Jones stopped 23 shots and San Jose beat Arizona.
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 46 26 15 5 57 121 105
Tampa Bay 47 26 17 4 56 127 112
Detroit 46 23 15 8 54 112 118
Boston 46 24 17 5 53 139 121
Montreal 47 23 20 4 50 129 122
Ottawa 47 22 19 6 50 132 147
Toronto 45 17 20 8 42 111 125
Buffalo 47 19 24 4 42 108 125
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 46 35 8 3 73 155 100
N.Y. Rangers 46 25 16 5 55 132 122
N.Y. Islanders 45 24 15 6 54 123 112
New Jersey 48 24 19 5 53 111 115
Pittsburgh 46 22 17 7 51 114 116
Carolina 48 21 19 8 50 112 129
Philadelphia 45 20 17 8 48 103 121
Columbus 48 17 27 4 38 121 156
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 50 32 14 4 68 145 113
Dallas 48 30 13 5 65 159 129
St. Louis 50 28 15 7 63 128 124
Minnesota 46 22 16 8 52 114 109
Colorado 48 24 21 3 51 133 131
Nashville 47 21 18 8 50 121 128
Winnipeg 47 21 23 3 45 120 135
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 45 29 13 3 61 121 101
San Jose 45 24 18 3 51 130 122
Vancouver 48 20 17 11 51 117 132
Arizona 46 22 19 5 49 124 138
Anaheim 45 20 18 7 47 91 106
Calgary 45 21 21 3 45 122 137
Edmonton 49 19 25 5 43 121 145
Thursday's games
Vancouver 4, Boston 2
New Jersey 6, Ottawa 3
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3
Calgary 4, Columbus 2
Carolina 1, Toronto 0, OT
Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 1
Nashville 4, Winnipeg 1
Dallas 3, Edmonton 2
San Jose 3, Arizona 1
Minnesota at Los Angeles, late