Stars Win Clash of West Powers

Mike Modano pounded a shot into the top of the net in the first extra round of a shootout, giving the Dallas Stars a home 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in a game between the top two teams in the Western Conference.

Dallas goalie Marty Turco beat Detroit for the first time in 11 tries. After two superb periods, Turco had the penalty that led to the Red Wings’ lone goal early in the third period. Then, with Dallas leading 2-1 on the third round of the shootout, Turco appeared to have won the game by forcing Henrik Zetterberg to miss wide right but a replay led to his being called for throwing his stick at the puck.

Detroit goalie Manny Legace stopped Antti Miettinen on Dallas’ third chance, forcing an extra round. Turco then redeemed himself by popping Robert Lang’s shot over the goal and Modano followed with his blistering shot past Legace.

The Stars -- playing their third game in 3 1/2 days -- won their fourth straight, the last three in shootouts.

Dallas is a league-best 8-0 in shootouts and has 70 points. The Red Wings, who upped their West-best point total to 71, are 1-1 in shootouts.

Sergei Zubov and Jussi Jokinen also had shootout scores for Dallas. Jokinen is eight for eight in shootouts and Zubov five for eight.

Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 0 -- Fredrik Modin scored three goals and Sean Burke made 38 saves on the road for his 36th career shutout to help Tampa Bay win for the fifth time in six games.

Dan Boyle, Vaclav Prospal and Ryan Craig also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning.

The Atlantic Division-leading Flyers have lost seven of 10, including five of six at home.

New York Rangers 7, Pittsburgh 1 -- Jaromir Jagr shook off of a cold and had two third-period goals and an assist at home, helping the Rangers overcome rookie Sidney Crosby’s 25th goal.

The Rangers have won four of five. The Penguins lost for the 12th time in 13 games.

Carolina 4, Atlanta 1 -- Justin Williams and Erik Cole scored in the first period and Martin Gerber stopped 17 shots for Carolina.

Newly acquired Anton Babchuk had his first goal for the Hurricanes, who won their team-record ninth straight at home to increase their lead over Ottawa to four points in the chase for the NHL’s best record. They have won 13 of their last 14 games.

Montreal 4, Toronto 3 -- Saku Koivu scored a power-play goal at 1:04 of overtime to lift Montreal on the road and hand Toronto its eighth straight loss.

With Toronto’s Alexander Khavanov serving a penalty for holding, Koivu stuffed the puck past goalie Mikael Tellqvist.

New York Islanders 4, Boston 3 -- Alexei Zhitnik and Mark Parrish scored 20 seconds apart midway through the third period and the Islanders killed off a late two-man advantage in Boston.

The loss ended Boston’s season-best stretch at 5-0-2 and halted its three-game winning streak.

Vancouver 4, Colorado 3 -- Jarkko Ruutu beat David Aebischer in a shootout, and Vancouver goalie Alex Auld was flawless in the tiebreaker.

The Canucks won for the first time in four trips to Denver this season despite giving up two goals in the final 6 1/2 minutes of the third period.

Columbus 4, Nashville 3 -- David Vyborny scored the second of his two goals with 1:23 remaining to give the Blue Jackets a comeback victory at home.

Columbus, which rallied to win for the second night in a row, has won eight of its last 11 games.

Phoenix 6, San Jose 2 -- Mike Comrie scored twice and Mike Ricci added a power-play goal to help the Coyotes win their third straight at home.

The Coyotes are 4-0 this season against the Sharks, who lost their second in a row.