NHL : Williams’ goal guides Chicago past Dallas

Jason Williams scored twice, including the winning goal with 20.4 seconds remaining and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a nine-game losing streak in Dallas, beating the Stars 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Dallas center Mike Modano was initially awarded an assist on Sergei Zubov’s power-play goal in the third for his 1,232nd point, matching Phil Housley for the most points by an American-born NHL player. After the game, it was ruled Modano never touched the puck, and the assist was taken away from him.

Zubov’s second goal of the third period gave the Stars, which trailed 3-1 after two periods, a 4-3 lead with 9:43 left. Williams tied the game 2:42 earlier, then gave the Blackhawks their first win in Dallas since 2001.

Panthers 4, Hurricanes 2: At Sunrise, Fla., Richard Zednik scored the go-ahead goal and Florida scored four times late to beat Carolina.

Zednik’s goal came during a 5-on-3 power play on an assist from Olli Jokinen at 17:41.

Devils 6, Lightning 1: At Newark, N.J., Jay Pandolfo scored three goals to lead New Jersey to a win over Tampa Bay, giving the Devils their first victory at the Prudential Center.

Blue Jackets 4, Kings 1: Jason Chimera scored twice, Pascal Leclaire made 33 saves and Columbus beat host Los Angeles for its fourth straight victory.

Gilbert Brule scored his first goal of the season and Rick Nash scored into an empty net with 18 seconds left.

Notes

Predators owner Craig Leipold decided to give more time to the local investors trying to buy the NHL team and keep it in town. … Flyers defenseman Derian Hatcher will undergo surgery to repair cartilage damage in his right knee and will miss two to four weeks.