Red Wings beat Wild in rout
Henrik Zetterberg got his second career hat trick and Dominik Hasek stopped 19 shots for his 77th career shutout to lift the Red Wings to a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night in Detroit.
Thrashers 4, Rangers 2: At Atlanta, Slava Kozlov’s slap shot with about 5 minutes left in the game lifted the Thrashers to a win over New York.
Avalanche 2, Flyers 1: At Denver, Jose Theodore made 28 saves to lead Colorado to victory over Philadelphia.
Devils 3, Capitals 2: At Newark, N.J., Vitaly Vishnevski and Dainius Zubrus scored 4:15 apart in the first period and New Jersey beat Washington.
Ducks 5, Blackhawks 3: At Chicago, Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and two assists to lift Anaheim over the Blackhawks.
Panthers 3, Islanders 0: At Sunrise, Fla., Stephen Weiss and Nathan Horton scored power-play goals as Florida beat New York.
Senators 4, Stars 2: At Dallas, Christoph Schubert and Antoine Vermette scored first-period goals and Ottawa beat the Stars.
Sharks 1, Coyotes 0: At Glendale, Ariz., Evgeni Nabokov shut out Phoenix as San Jose beat the Coyotes.
Blues 4, Oilers 3: At Edmonton, Alberta, Brad Boyes scored two goals as St. Louis defeated the Oilers.
Around the league
Predators Holdings LLC announced it has completed its $193 million purchase of the Nashville Predators from Craig Leipold, ending months of uncertainty over the team’s future. … Predators forward David Legwand has signed a six-year, $27 million contract extension through the 2014-15 season. … The Vancouver Canucks have denied that former coach Marc Crawford called for retaliation against Steve Moore during a 2004 game against Colorado. Moore sustained a broken neck and a concussion after an attack by Todd Bertuzzi and has not played hockey since. The Canucks were angry with Moore for delivering a questionable hit.