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Red Wings 9, Kings 4

Detroit

Vyacheslav Kozlov had two goals and three assists Tuesday night as Detroit ran its home winning streak to 13 games with a 9-4 victory over Los Angeles.

The five points equaled a career high for Kozlov, who had three goals and two assists Jan. 6, 1994 at San Jose.

Los Angeles 1 2 1 - 4

Detroit 1 3 5 - 9

First period-1, Los Angeles, Perreault 18 (Kurri, Stevens), 1:04. 2 Detroit, Primeau 15 (Yzerman, Larionov), 13:23 (pp). Second period-3, Detroit, Kozlov 27 (McCarty, Johnson), 2:08. 4, Los Angeles, Kurri 13 (Stevens), 3:45. 5, Detroit, Kozlov 28 (Larionov, Bergevin), 7:15. 6, Los Angeles, McSorley 10 (Todd, Sydor), 8:34. 7, Detroit, Johnson 16 (Dandenault, Coffey), 9:57. Third period-8, Detroit, Fedorov 24 (McCarthy, Yzerman), :35. 9, Detroit, Primeau 16 (Coffey, Kozlov), 1:13. 10, Detroit, Coffey 6 (Larionov, Kozlov), 9:16. 11, Los Angeles, Druce 9 (Todd, Potomski), 10:33. 12, Detroit, Fetisov 3 (Kozlov, Larionov), 13:48. 13, Detroit, Johnson 17 (Errey, Dandenault), 18:40.

Shots on goal-Los Angeles 7-3-11-21. Detroit 15-10-16-41.Power-play opp.-Los Angeles 0 of 2; Detroit 1 of 3.Goalies-Los Angeles, Hrudey 5-8-6 (41 shots-32 saves). Detroit, Vernon 11-5-1 (21-17).A-19,983 (19,875).

Canucks 5, Jets 4

Vancouver, British Columbia

Martin Gelinas and Russ Courtnall scored spectacular third-period goals to give Vancouver a victory over Winnipeg.

Winnipeg 3 1 0 - 4

Vancouver 1 2 2 - 5

First period-1, Vancouver, Linden 24 (Babych, Mogilny), 1:37 (pp). 2, Winnipeg, Turcotte 13 (Darrin Shannon, Numminen), 4:35. 3, Winnipeg, Doan 6 (Kilger, Tkachuk), 17:49. 4, Winnipeg, Drake 7 (Zhamnov, Maciver), 18:59. Second period-5, Winnipeg, Tkachuk 34 (Korolev, Zhamnov), 3:24. 6, Vancouver, Courtnall 14 (Dowd), 5:40 (sh). 7, Vancouver, Odjick 3 (Mogilny, Ronning), 13:19. Third period-8, Vancouver, Gelinas 22 (Courtnall, Linden), 11:23. 9, Vancouver, Courtnall 15 (Gelinas, Linden), 14:02.

Shots on goal-Winnipeg 9-12-2-23. Vancouver 7-12-13-32.Power-play opp.-Winnipeg 0 of 6; Vancouver 1 of 5.Goalies-Winnipeg, Khabibulin 15-9-1 (32 shots-27 saves). Vancouver, Hirsch 11-8-6 (23-19).A-16,355 (18,422).

Capitals 3, Flames 2

Landover, Md.

Kelly Miller and Joe Juneau scored in the opening 3:12 as Washington stretched its unbeaten streak to six games by defeating Calgary.

Calgary 1 0 1 - 2

Washington 2 1 0 - 3

First period-1, Washington, Miller 4 (Konowalchuk, Reekie) :35. 2, Calgary, Torgajev 2 (Kruse, Housley), 2:59. 3, Washington, Juneau 10 (Peake, Klee) 3:12. Second period-4, Washington, Pivonka 10 (Jones), 17:37. Third period-5, Calgary, Fleury 29 (Housley, Roberts), 9:13 (pp).

Shots on goal-Calgary 6-6-12-24. Washington 12-13-4-29.Power-play opp.-Calgary 1 of 5; Washington 0 of 1.Goalies-Calgary, Kidd 11-17-8 (29 shots-26 saves). Washington, Carey 24-15-6 (24-22).A-9,272 (18,132)

Blues 3, Lightning 2

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Brett Hull scored his 32nd goal of the season as St. Louis connected three times in the first 7 minutes and held on for a victory over slumping Tampa Bay.

It was the fourth consecutive home loss for Tampa Bay (22-24-8), which has dropped three in a row overall and is endangering its place in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Blues goaltender Grant Fuhr made his 56th consecutive start.

St. Louis 3 0 0 - 3

Tampa Bay 1 1 0 - 2

First period-1, St Louis, Hull 32, 1:19. 2, St Louis, Noonan 10 (Matteau, Kravchuk), 3:21. 3, St Louis, Pearson 1 (Johnson), 6:58. 4, Tampa Bay, Weimer 4 (Petit, Hamrlik), 11:40 (pp). Second period-5, Tampa Bay, Bradley 13 (Klima, Puppa), 1:55 (pp). Third period-None.

Shots on goal-St. Louis 15-11-13-39. Tampa Bay 7-9-4-20.Power-play opp.-St. Louis 0 of 3; Tampa Bay 2 of 4.Goalies-St. Louis, Fuhr 23-20-10 (20 shots-18 saves). Tampa Bay, Puppa 16-11-5 (39-36).A-14,656 (28,000).