NHL roundup
Stars put bite on Sharks, 5-2 DALLAS (AP) – Mike Ribeiro and Jere Lehtinen each scored two goals, Darryl Sydor added three assists and Marty Turco made 17 saves to help the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks, 5-2, on Sunday.
After consecutive shutouts, the Sharks ended their team-record scoreless streak at 190 minutes, 22 seconds on Mark Bell’s power-play deflection at 1:52 of the third period.
Stu Barnes added a goal and Lehtinen’s empty-netter with 1:35 left was his second of the game to help the Stars improve to 9-3-1 in their last 13 games, including a 6-1-1 run at home. Dallas has 72 points, one behind second-place San Jose in the Pacific Division.
Rangers 2, Blackhawks 1
NEW YORK – Martin Straka and Marcel Hossa scored 10 minutes apart in the first period and New York beat Chicago without Brendan Shanahan.
The 38-year-old forward was released from the hospital just hours before the game after spending the night under observation for a concussion. Shanahan was knocked unconscious Saturday during a 5-3 home loss to Philadelphia after colliding with Flyers forward Mike Knuble. It is unknown how long Shanahan will be sidelined, but he won’t play for at least a week.
Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots.
Blues 5, Wild 3
ST. LOUIS – Rookie David Backes scored twice and Jay McClement had a goal and an assist to help St. Louis win its third straight.
After Marian Gaborik tied the score at 2 with 1.8 seconds left in the opening period, St. Louis pulled away with three goals in the second.
Manny Legace made 33 saves for the Blues.
Adam Hall and Pavol Demitra also scored for the Wild, who had won eight of their previous 10 road games.
Canadiens 3, Jackets 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Michael Ryder and Saku Koivu each had a goal and an assist as Montreal snapped a season-worst six-game losing streak.
Francis Bouillon also scored for the Canadiens.
, who moved into a tie with Toronto for the eighth playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.
Rookie Jaroslav Halak was vying to become the fourth Montreal goalie to register a shutout in his first NHL start until Columbus scored twice in a 3:03 span late in the third period on goals by Nikolai Zherdev and Gilbert Brule.
The Blue Jackets have lost six of their last eight games.