Canucks Stop Red Wing Streaks

Talk about rude guests.

The Vancouver Canucks’ Cliff Ronning came into Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena Saturday night and wreaked havoc. With two flicks of his stick, Ronning beat his hosts, smashed some streaks and ruined a potentially momentous occasion.

Ronning scored two goals in a 2:55 span late in the third period to enable the Canucks to beat Detroit, 3-2.

The Red Wings had won 12 in a row at home, six straight overall and were looking for their club record-tying 47th win of the season. It was only the third time Detroit has lost at home all year.

Steve Yzerman scored both goals for the Red Wings.

OTHER GAMES

Brent Gilchrist scored twice and Andy Moog stopped 27 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-1, at Dallas to extend the Stars’ unbeaten streak to five games (3-0-2). Toronto is heading in the opposite direction, having lost seven in a row. . . . Rookie Steve Sullivan, recalled from the minors earlier Saturday, contributed immediately at Kanata, Canada, supplying a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Ottawa Senators, 4-1. . . . Geoff Sanderson scored three goals and Brendan Shanahan added two goals at Hartford, where the Whalers blasted their way out of a four-game winless streak with a 7-1 victory over the Florida Panthers. It was the fifth hat trick of Sanderson’s career. Panther goalie John Vanbiesbrouck yielded all seven goals on 27 shots. . . . Jim Carey continued to stump his hometown team, stopping 28 shots at Boston for his fifth shutout to lead the Washington Capitals past the Boston Bruins, 2-0. Carey, of nearby Weymouth, Mass., improved his record against the Bruins to 4-1 with the ninth shutout of his career.