Blackhawks 3, Avalanche 2 (SO): Patrick Sharp scored in the third shootout round last night, lifting Chicago to a victory over visiting Colorado — the third straight game between the teams decided in a tiebreaker.
It was the first time the teams didn't need to go to extended shootouts. Chicago won in nine rounds on Oct. 10 and Colorado won in eight last Friday.
Red Wings 9, Blue Jackets 1: Detroit scored four times early in the first period and Niklas Kronwall had two power-play goals and an assist to lift the visiting Red Wings past Columbus last night.
Capitals 5, Islanders 4 (SO):Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried Washington to a comeback victory over visiting New York.
Devils 3, Ducks 1: Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist while Martin Brodeur made 31 saves last night and New Jersey extended its winning streak to six games with a victory over visiting Anaheim.
Sabres 3, Oilers 1:Ryan Miller made 28 saves to lift Buffalo over visiting Edmonton last night.
Drew Stafford, Steve Montador and Jochen Hecht scored for the Sabres (10-4-1), who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Tim Connolly also added two assists in Buffalo's fourth straight win over Edmonton.
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