RESULTS, SCHEDULE

* at Columbus 4, Chicago 2: Rick Nash, Sergei Fedorov and Jason Chimera each had a goal and an assist, and the Blue Jackets ended a four-game skid. The Blackhawks had won three games in a row and five of six.

* New York Rangers 4, at New Jersey 2: Jaromir Jagr and Brandon Dubinsky scored second-period goals against Martin Brodeur, spoiling the Devils’ goalie’s second chance at 500 wins. Brodeur is second to Patrick Roy, who retired with 551.

* at Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 1: Vincent Lecavalier had three goals and two assists to set a team record with his sixth consecutive multipoint game. The Lightning scored five goals in the second period.

* San Jose 4, at Dallas 3 (SO): Rookie Devin Setoguchi and Patrick Marleau connected in a shootout after scoring goals in regulation. The Stars had rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to send the game to overtime before losing their fourth home game in a row.

* Edmonton 1, at Vancouver 0 (SO): Ales Hemsky scored in a shootout and Mathieu Garon made 29 saves through overtime and three in the shootout. The Oilers have won consecutive games for only the second time this season.

From the Associated Press

*--* TODAY’S SCHEDULE *--*

*--* DUCKS at KINGS, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m. San Jose at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m. *--*

*--* FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE *--*

*--* Atlanta at Carolina, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Columbus at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Vancouver, 7 p.m. *--*