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Paul Coffey became the first NHL defenseman with 1,000 career assists and the Red Wings spoiled Bob Probert’s return to Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena with a 3-1 win Wednesday night over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Coffey, whose drop pass set up a goal by Igor Larianov late in the first period, joined Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Marcel Dionne as the only players with 1,000 assists.

Coffey already was the career leader among defensemen in goals and points.

Probert, one of the NHL’s top goons during his years with the Red Wings, was making his first appearance in Detroit since the team released him following the 1993-94 season. The Blackhawks signed him as a free agent.

Chicago 1 0 0 - 1

Detroit 1 2 0 - 3

First period-1, Chicago, Murphy 10 (Roenick), 19:03. 2, Detroit, Larionov 8 (Coffey, Kozlov), 19:29.

Second period-3, Detroit, Taylor 2 (Brown, Draper), 3:27. 4, Detroit, Primeau 7 (Fedorov, Konstantinov), 13:12.

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Chicago 10-4-5-19. Detroit 8-18-2-28.Power-play opp.-Chicago 0 of 2; Detroit 0 of 3.Goalies-Chicago, Belfour 9-8-4 (28 shots-25 saves). Detroit, Osgood 13-3-1 (19-18).A-19,983 (19,875).

Rangers 4, Bruins 2 New York

Mike Richter’s sharp goaltending and a little luck kept New York’s home unbeaten streak alive at 14 as the Rangers beat Boston.

Richter made 31 saves, including four key stops during a Bruins’ power play late in the second period, to help the Rangers extend their home-ice streak to 12-0-2.

Boston 0 1 1 - 2

N.Y. Rangers 2 1 1 - 4

First period-1, New York, Messier 20, :58. 2, New York, Ferraro 14 (Robitaille, Sundstrom), 19:22.

Second period-3, Boston, Donato 8 (Leach), 2:36. 4, New York, Kypreos 2 (Ferraro, Kocur), 7:13.

Third period-5, Boston, Bourque 12 (McEachern, Stumpel), 10:06. 6, New York, Matteau 3 (Samuelsson), 19:25 (en).

Shots on goal-Boston 12-14-7-33. New York 9-9-4-22.Power-play opp.-Boston 0 of 3; New York 0 of 1.Goalies-Boston, Billington 3-8-0 (21 shots-18 saves). New York, Richter 14-7-3 (33-31).A-18,200 (18,200).

Lightning 3, Whalers 2 Hartford, Conn.

Michel Petit scored unassisted with 28 seconds remaining to give Tampa Bay a win against Hartford.

Petit’s first goal of the year came on a slap shot from the right point that went through the legs of goaltender Sean Burke.

Tampa Bay 0 1 2 - 3

Hartford 0 2 0 - 2

First period-None.

Second period-1, Tampa Bay, Bradley 6 (Petit), 2:25. 2, Hartford, Sanderson 9 (Kron, Burt), 11:29. 3, Hartford, Sanderson 10 (Kron, Cassels), 15:15.

Third period-4, Tampa Bay, Klima 12 (Houlder, Cross), 18:26. 5, Tampa Bay, Petit 1, 19:32.

Shots on goal-Tampa Bay 5-15-10-30. Hartford 7-9-6-22.Power-play opp.-Tampa Bay 0 of 4; Hartford 0 of 7.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Reese 5-3-0 (22 shots-20 saves). Hartford, Burke 8-11-1 (30-27).A-7,547 (15,635).

Sabres 4, Avalanche 3 Buffalo, N.Y.

Randy Burridge scored a power-play goal with 8:30 left as Buffalo beat Colorado after wasting a three-goal lead.

Burridge picked up a loose puck in front of the crease and put it over Patrick Roy’s glove, staving off an Avalanche comeback.

Colorado 0 2 1 - 3

Buffalo 3 0 1 - 4

First period-1, Buffalo, LaFontaine 10 (Ward, Khmylev), 1:10. 2, Buffalo, Ward 1, 7:30. 3, Buffalo, LaFontaine 11 (Galley, Khmylev), 8:18 (pp).

Second period-4, Colorado, Wolanin 6, 3:27. 5, Colorado, Young 8 (Sakic, Forsberg), 11:07 (pp).

Third period-6, Colorado, Lemieux 16 (Kamensky, Forsberg), 1:12. 7, Buffalo, Burridge 11 (Zhitnik), 11:30 (pp).

Shots on goal-Colorado 9-17-5-31. Buffalo 12-9-13-34.Power-play opp.-Colorado 1 of 4; Buffalo 2 of 7.Goalies-Colorado, Roy 13-11-1 (34 shots-30 saves). Buffalo, Hasek 11-11-3 (31-28).A-10,851 (16,230).

Flames 8, Stars 4 Dallas

German Titov had two goals and two assists and Theoren Fleury added one goal and four assists as Calgary sent Dallas to its fifth consecutive loss.

Mike Sullivan and Fleury scored short-handed goals, and Titov, Steve Chiasson and Phil Housley scored on the power play for the Flames, 4-2-2 in their last eight games.

Calgary 1 5 2 - 8

Dallas 0 3 1 - 4

First period-1, Calgary, Titov (Housley, Fleury), 11:06 (pp).

Second period-2, Calgary, Sullivan 5 (Fleury), 1:39 (sh). 3, Dallas, Modano 12 (D.Hatcher, Adams), 5:19. 4, Calgary, Zalapski 3 (Lapointe, Fleury), 8:21. 5, Calgary, Titov 9 (Nylander), 9:45. 6, Dallas, Marshall 1 (Gilchrist, Carbonneau), 10:21. 7, Calgary, Chiasson 4 (Nylander, Titov), 12:07 (pp). 8, Clagary, Fleury 12 (Titov), 13:25 (sh). 9, Dallas, Gilchrist 6 (Ledyard, Carbonneau), 15:01.

Third period-10, Calgary, Housley 10 (Fleury), 10:26 (pp). 11, Dallas, Carbonneau 4 (D.Hatcher, Marshall), 13:31. 12, Calgary, Stern 7 (Chiasson, Lapointe), 16:05.

Shots on goal-Calgary 16-11-9-36. Dallas 3-13-15-31.Power-play opp.-Calgary 3 of 6; Dallas 0 of 8.Goalies-Calgary, Tabaracci 5-6-1 (31 shots-27 saves). Dallas, Moog 5-6-3 (24-19), Wakaluk (12:07 second, 12-9).A-15,184 (16,924).

Oilers 2, Canucks 2 Edmonton, Alberta

Rookie Brian Loney scored with 1 minute, 58 seconds left to give Vancouver a tie with Edmonton.

Edmonton appeared to be headed for its fourth consecutive win, but Loney’s low shot from the point slipped between the legs of goaltender Bill Ranford.

Vancouver 0 1 1 0 - 2

Edmonton 1 1 0 0 - 2

First period-1, Edmonton, Mironov 2 (Weight, Thornton), 16:48 (pp).

Second period-2, Edmonton, Oliver 11 (Arnott, Mironov), 1:25 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Mogilny 22 (Linden), 5:17 (pp).

Third period-4, Vancouver, Loney 1 (Linden, Courtnall), 18:58.

Overtime-None. Penalties-None.

Shots on goal-Vancouver 9-16-6-2-33. Edmonton 15-9-6-2-32.Power-play opp.-Vancouver 1 of 4; Edmonton 2 of 6.Goalies-Vancouver, Hirsch 2-3-2 (32 shots-30 saves). Edmonton, Ranford 10-13-5 (33-31).A-9,813 (16,230).

Kings 6, Senators 2 Inglewood, Calif.

Marty McSorley landed several punches and scored twice, including a short-handed goal for his 300th NHL career point, as Los Angeles defeated Ottawa. He was ejected for fighting.

McSorley sparked three-goal outbursts in the second and third periods to send Ottawa to its third straight loss.

Ottawa 0 0 2 - 2

Los Angeles 0 3 3 - 6

First period-None.

Second period-1, Los Angeles, McSorley 4, 5:50 (sh). 2, Los Angeles, Khristich 10 (Perreault), 11:34 (pp). 3, Los Angeles, Perreault 10 (Yachmenev, Boucher), 13:45 (pp).

Third period-4, Los Angeles, McSorley 5 (Lacroix, Shuchuk), 3:37. 5, Ottawa, Drury 4 (Daigle, Neckar), 6:26. 6, Los Angeles, Brown 1 (Sydor, Gretzky), 10:18. 7, Ottawa, Hill 7 (Bonk, Daigle), 11:13. 8, Los Angeles, Boucher 3 (Gretzky, Sydor), 14:02 (pp).

Shots on goal-Ottawa 9-10-14-33. Los Angeles 10-21-13-44.Power-play opp.-Ottawa 0 of 6; Los Angeles 3 of 5.Goalies-Ottawa, Bales 1-7-1 (44 shots-38 saves). Los Angeles, Hrudey 1-3-1 (33-30).A-11,221 (16,005).

Mighty Ducks 6, Penguins 3 Anaheim, Calif.

Anaheim ended Pittsburgh’s eight-game winning streak as Paul Kariya had two goals and two assists.

Joe Sacco and younger brother David also scored for the Ducks, who got another goal from Todd Krygier en route to their first win since Nov. 21 at Calgary.

Pittsburgh 1 0 2 - 3

Anaheim 3 1 2 - 6

First period-1, Pittsburgh, Smolinski 9 (Murray, Naslund), 8:25. 2, Anaheim, Krygier 7 (Kariya, Tverdovsky), 5:12. 3, Anaheim, Kariya 20 (D.Sacco), 17:40. 4, Anaheim, D.Sacco 1 (Krygier, Kariya), 18:12.

Second period-5, Anaheim, Kariya 21 (Krygier, Sillinger), 7:20 (pp).

Third period-6, Pittsburgh, Francis 15 (Lemieux, Sandstrom), 2:28 (pp). 7, Anaheim, J.Sacco 4 (Carnback, Sillinger), 6:33. 8, Pittsburgh, Lemieux 27 (Smolinski, Zubov), 15:22 (pp). 9, Anaheim, Valk 5 (Hicks, Shtalenkov), 19:03 (en).

Shots on goal-Pittsburgh 9-10-20-39. Anaheim 15-8-7-30.Power-play opp.-Pittsburgh 2 of 7; Anaheim 1 of 8.Goalies-Pittsburgh, Wregget 7-4-1 (29 shots-24 saves). Anaheim, Shtalenkov 3-6-2 (39-36).A-17,174 (17,174).