Guerin Nets His Third Hat Trick of Season

Bill Guerin took the pressure off Dallas Stars’ backup goaltender Ron Tugnutt with yet another hat trick.

Guerin had his third three-goal game of the season and Tugnutt stopped 15 shots in a rare start as the Stars stretched their home unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 4-2 victory Wednesday over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Tugnutt was playing in his first game since Jan. 2, giving ironman Marty Turco only his fourth game off this season.

Guerin reached the 30-goal mark for the fourth time and Dallas improved to 8-0-4 in its last 12 home games.

Vancouver 5, Colorado 5 -- Marek Malik and Mattias Ohlund scored third-period goals to rally the Canucks to a tie at Denver.

Joe Sakic had three goals and an assist for the Avalanche, and Alex Tanguay had two goals and three assists to tie his career high for points in a game.

Tampa Bay 5, Chicago 3 -- At Chicago, Brad Richards had a goal and two assists and the Lightning picked up a sixth consecutive victory.

Klye Calder, the Blackhawks’ leading goal scorer with 21, broke his left leg when a Lightning player fell on him with seconds remaining in the game. He will sit out the rest of the season.

Detroit 2, Calgary 1 -- Manny Legace made 28 saves to lift the Red Wings at Detroit.

Philadelphia 5, Nashville 2 -- Kim Johnsson had two goals and an assist, leading the Flyers at Philadelphia.

Buffalo 4, Ottawa 3 -- At Buffalo, Miroslav Satan scored with 7:45 left, helping the Sabres end a four-game losing streak.

New Jersey 5, Florida 2 -- Patrik Elias scored two second-period goals, and Scott Gomez had a goal and four assists in the Devils’ victory at Sunrise, Fla.

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San Jose 4, Montreal 3 -- Vincent Damphousse had a goal and two assists in the Sharks’ franchise-record eighth consecutive home victory.