Hull Returns to Haunt Stars in Victory

Brett Hull scored another big goal in Dallas. Only this time it was for the Detroit Red Wings.

Hull had two goals in his first game back in Dallas, including the winner with 4:12 left in overtime, to lift the Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Stars on Wednesday night.

For Hull, beating Dallas in a Detroit uniform felt good, but not for reasons of payback.

“Of course it does, but not because of spite but because it’s a good feeling,” Hull said. “I’ve got so much respect for those guys over there, but it was nice to get the win.”

St. Louis 1, Colorado 0--Al MacInnis scored on the first shot of the game at Denver, and Brent Johnson posted his fifth career shutout.

Johnson stopped all 26 shots he faced, including back-to-back attempts by Joe Sakic with six minutes left.

Nashville 6, Minnesota 4--Cliff Ronning and Kimmo Timonen each scored two goals for the Predators at St. Paul, Minn.

Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 0--Brian Boucher made 27 saves at Philadelphia for his second consecutive shutout.

Florida 3, New York Rangers 1--Rookie Kristian Huselius scored his eighth and ninth goals to take over the league lead for goals by a rookie and lift the Panthers at New York.