NHL: Chicago takes points lead

Antti Niemi made 28 saves for his sixth shutout and the Chicago Blackhawks took over the points lead in the Western Conference by ending the visiting Phoenix Coyotes' nine-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night.

Bruins 4, Thrashers 0: David Krejci scored a goal and assisted on another as Boston blanked host Atlanta.

Devils 6, Blue Jackets 3: At Newark, N.J., Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each scored twice to lead New Jersey over Columbus.

Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 1: David Booth had the first two-goal game of an injury-marred season and Florida cooled off host Toronto.

Senators 2, Flyers 0: Brian Elliott earned his second shutout in two days to lead host Ottawa over Philadelphia.

Lightning 3, Hurricanes 2, OT: At Tampa, Fla., Martin St. Louis scored his second goal of the game 29 seconds into overtime and Tampa Bay stopped a five-game losing streak with a win over Carolina.

Sharks 4, Wild 1: At St. Paul, Minn., Evgeni Nabokov stopped 18 shots as San Jose beat Minnesota to snap a six-game losing streak.

Stars 3, Predators 1: Loui Eriksson and Matt Niskanen scored goals 30 seconds apart early in the third period as visiting Dallas snapped Nashville's six-game winning streak.

Flames 3, Ducks 1: Rene Bourque scored the winning goal on a breakaway late in the second period to lead Calgary over visiting Anaheim.

Oilers 3, Canucks 2: Tom Gilbert had a goal and an assist and host Edmonton beat Vancouver.