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Luongo stops Red Wings, 4-1

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From the Associated Press

Roberto Luongo made 14 of his 32 saves in the third period and the host Vancouver Canucks beat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-1, Saturday night.

The Canucks remained one point ahead of Minnesota atop the Northwest Division.

In other games:

Paul Stastny extended his NHL rookie record by scoring in his 20th consecutive game, helping Colorado beat Phoenix, 6-3, at Glendale, Ariz. ... Brian Rolston scored the tiebreaking goal at 4:47 of the third period to lift Minnesota over host Calgary, 4-2, giving the Wild its sixth consecutive win.... The host Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars, 3-2, spoiling Mike Modano’s record-setting night in which he became the highest-scoring American-born player with 503 career goals.... Eric Brewer scored 2:04 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues beat host Edmonton, 3-2, extending the Oilers’ losing streak to 10 games.... Peter Schaefer scored the winning goal to help host Ottawa beat Philadelphia, 3-2, and move ahead of Pittsburgh into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.... Saku Koivu and Andrei Kostitsyn scored in a shootout, leading Montreal over visiting Toronto, 3-2....Carolina scored four goals on its first 12 shots against Martin Brodeur to beat New Jersey, 7-2, at East Rutherford, N.J. ... The host New York Rangers blew the game open with a six-goal second period on the way to a 7-0 victory over Boston.... Olli Jokinen scored two third-period goals to lift host Florida over the New York Islanders, 8-5.

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