Predators back atop standings

Shea Weber scored two goals and Tomas Vokoun stopped 22 shots and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks, 5-0, on Wednesday in Tennessee.

The Predators moved back on top of the NHL standings with 81 points, one ahead of idle Buffalo and Detroit. San Jose (73 points) remained a point behind the Ducks in the Pacific Division.

Vokoun posted his fourth shutout this season and 20th of his career.

Detroit 3, Dallas 1 -- Henrik Zetterberg scored the go-ahead goal with 4:36 left, after setting up the tying score four minutes earlier, and the visiting Red Wings scored three times in the third period.

Chris Osgood, playing with a broken index finger, made 17 saves for Detroit, which won for the seventh time in nine games.

Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 4 -- Evgeni Malkin tied the game late in the third period, then teamed with Erik Christensen to score in the shootout as the host Penguins beat the Blackhawks.

Pittsburgh gained at least a point for the 14th consecutive game. The Penguins are 12-0-2 in that stretch.

New Jersey 5, Montreal 2 -- Brian Rafalski scored twice on a two-man advantage and the Devils had three power-play goals to hand the visiting Canadiens their season-high fifth straight loss.

Ottawa 4, Florida 0 -- Martin Gerber made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season and 10 players had points for the host Senators.

St. Louis 4, Columbus 2 -- Rookie David Backes had his first two-goal game in the NHL, leading the visiting Blues past the Blue Jackets.

Vancouver 3, Minnesota 2 -- Sami Salo’s goal 4:20 into overtime lifted the Canucks over the host Wild. Vancouver, 15-3-3 since Christmas, also got goals from Daniel Sedin and Markus Naslund to move into a first-place tie with the Calgary Flames in the Northwest Division.

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The Phoenix Coyotes agreed to a five-year contract with captain Shane Doan, who joined the franchise when it still was in Winnipeg. The deal will be worth between $22 million and $23 million.