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New York • Patrick Sharp scored twice, Jamie Benn and Patrick Eaves had a goal and two assists each and Dallas held on for a wild 7-6 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday.
Cody Eakin had a goal and an assist, Antoine Roussel and Adam Cracknell also scored and the Stars won for the third time in nine games (3-5-1). Radek Faksa and Lauri Korpikoski each had two assists.
The Rangers trailed 7-3 after two periods, then scored three times in a 4:15 span early in the third to pull within one.
Blue Jackets 4, Hurricanes 1 • Brandon Dubinsky ended a 17-game scoring drought with two goals, and Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist in Columbus' victory over Carolina.
Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 3 • Auston Matthews, Leo Komarov and Matt Martin each scored in a nine-minute span in the second period and Toronto rallied to beat Buffalo for their 10th win in 13 games.
Senators 6, Blues 4 • Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone each scored twice to lead Ottawa past St. Louis as the Senators won their fourth straight game at the Scottrade Center.
Devils 4, Wild 3 • Beau Bennett scored with 2:17 remaining to lift New Jersey over Minnesota. Cory Schneider made 32 saves.
Blackhawks 6, Avalanche 4 • Vinnie Hinostroza scored twice in the third period, including the go-ahead goal with 11:49 remaining, and Chicago rallied for a win over Colorado.
Flames 5, Panthers 2 • Mikael Backlund scored twice in a 13-second span in the second period to break a 2-all tie and Calgary beat Florida.
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 45 27 12 6 60 138 113
Boston 47 23 19 5 51 117 117
Ottawa 42 23 15 4 50 111 111
Toronto 42 21 13 8 50 132 123
Florida 46 20 18 8 48 108 127
Tampa Bay 45 21 20 4 46 125 133
Detroit 44 19 19 6 44 112 127
Buffalo 44 17 18 9 43 104 124
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Columbus 43 30 9 4 64 145 96
Washington 44 29 9 6 64 138 94
Pittsburgh 43 27 11 5 59 153 131
N.Y. Rangers 45 28 16 1 57 158 123
Philadelphia 46 22 18 6 50 132 148
Carolina 44 21 16 7 49 122 121
New Jersey 46 19 18 9 47 105 132
N.Y. Islanders 42 17 17 8 42 120 128
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 43 28 10 5 61 141 96
Chicago 47 28 14 5 61 132 120
St. Louis 45 23 17 5 51 128 135
Nashville 43 20 16 7 47 119 114
Dallas 46 19 19 8 46 126 144
Winnipeg 47 20 23 4 44 129 145
Colorado 42 13 28 1 27 86 143
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 46 24 13 9 57 123 116
Edmonton 46 24 15 7 55 131 122
San Jose 44 26 16 2 54 117 102
Calgary 47 24 20 3 51 124 127
Los Angeles 44 22 18 4 48 111 110
Vancouver 45 20 19 6 46 111 130
Arizona 43 13 24 6 32 91 137
Tuesday's games
Columbus 4, Carolina 1
Dallas 7, N.Y. Rangers 6
Toronto 4, Buffalo 3
Ottawa 6, St. Louis 4
New Jersey 4, Minnesota 3
Calgary 5, Florida 2
Chicago 6, Colorado 4
Nashville at Vancouver, late
Tampa Bay at Anaheim,late
Wednesday's games
Pittsburgh at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.
Arizona at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Florida at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.