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Updated Monday, February 8, 2010 10:54 am TWN, AP

Sharks down Predators, maintain West lead

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The San Jose Sharks maintained their lead atop the NHL's Western Conference with a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.

Dany Heatley scored his second power-play goal of the game 11:57 into the third period for what proved the winner. A pass through the crease found Heatley for an easy tap-in and his 32nd goal of the season.

Brad Staubitz and Rob Blake also scored for San Jose, and Evgeni Nabokov made 35 saves.

J.P. Dumont scored twice for the Predators, and Joel Ward added another.

Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 In St. Louis, Chicago ended its season-worst run of three straight losses by edging St. Louis.

Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, while Patrick Sharp also scored for the Central Division-leading Blackhawks.

St. Louis' goal came from Alex Steen.

Kings 4, Red Wings 3 In Los Angeles, the hosts came from three goals down to beat Detroit and set a franchise record with nine straight wins.

Michal Handzus scored the winner with 2:21 to play, after he, plus Alexander Frolov and Ryan Smyth had netted in the second period to erase the deficit.

The Kings' previous record of eight straight wins was set in 1972-73 and 1991-92.

Handzus also had an assist, giving him six points in the past two games.

Henrik Zetterberg scored twice for Detroit, and Valtteri Filppula added a goal.

Stars 4, Coyotes 0 In Dallas, the home team snapped road-weary Phoenix's season-best winning streak at six.

Marty Turco made 34 shots for his 39th career shutout, while rookie Jamie Benn had his first two-goal game.

James Neal scored his team-high 23rd goal, Loui Eriksson scored short-handed for his 22nd goal of the season for the Stars.

Canadiens 5, Penguins 3 In Montreal, the hosts made three wins on the trot by downing Pittsburgh.

Brian Gionta had two goals and an assist, and Jaroslav Halak made 18 saves for the Canadiens.

Montreal also got goals from Tomas Plekanec, Scott Gomez and Mathieu Darche.

The Penguins goals came from Pascal Dupuis, Bill Guerin and Evgeni Malkin.

Rangers 3, Devils 1 In New York, Henrik Lundqvist made 41 saves to help New York defeat New Jersey.

Ryan Callahan, Marian Gaborik and Chris Drury scored second-period goals for the Rangers.

Dainius Zubrus scored for New Jersey.

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	Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Pavel Kubina (77) checks Florida Panthers left wing Rostislav Olesz (85), of the Czech Republic, as he gets rid of the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Feb. 6 in Atlanta. Atlanta won 4-2. (AP) More Photos (2)


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