RESULTS, SCHEDULE

* Phoenix 4, at New Jersey 1: Mikael Tellqvist, a backup since the arrival of Ilya Bryzgalov, made 30 saves in his first start for the Coyotes since Nov. 12.

* Dallas 4, at San Jose 2: Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who have won five straight games in San Jose.

* at Buffalo 3, Chicago 1: Ryan Miller made 26 saves to spoil Patrick Kane’s homecoming. Kane, the No. 1 overall draft pick, grew up about six miles from the Sabres’ downtown arena.

* at Detroit 5, Florida 2: Dan Cleary and Brian Rafalski scored in a 1:04 span early in the third to break a tie, and Valtteri Filppula converted one of the Red Wings’ two penalty shots.

* at Ottawa 7, Atlanta 3: Dany Heatley scored twice, and Antoine Vermette had a goal and two assists for the Senators, who played their first home game in two weeks.

* at Montreal 4, Toronto 1: Saku Koivu scored twice and Carey Price made 28 saves to lead the Canadiens, who had lost six straight at home (0-4-2).

* at Boston 2, Columbus 0: Jeremy Reich scored his first NHL goal and Alex Auld stopped 32 shots for his first shutout with the Bruins.

* Pittsburgh 3, New York Islanders 2: Tyler Kennedy scored the winning goal and added two assists for the Penguins, who ended a two-game losing streak.

* Washington 3, at Tampa Bay 2: Brian Pothier scored a power-play goal in the third period for the Capitals.

* Carolina 6, at Philadelphia 5 (SO): Rod Brind’Amour banked a shootout shot in off the crossbar to lift the Hurricanes.

* at Colorado 3, Nashville 1: The Avalanche recorded a season-low 16 shots, including only five in the first period when it allowed 17 but no goals.

* at Edmonton 2, Vancouver 1 (SO): Fernando Pisani scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the Oilers, who earned its third straight post-regulation win.

* Minnesota 2, at Kings 1: Josh Harding made 35 saves and Brian Rolston scored during a five-on-three power play for the Wild.