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[January 16, 2015]  Jan 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games:

Red Wings 3, Blues 2 (OT)

Center Pavel Datsyuk scored with just 2.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win at St Louis, snapping the Blues' five-game winning streak.

The goal came after the Blues had recovered from a 2-0 deficit entering the third period. Left winger Alexander Steen scored with 48 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game and send it to overtime.

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Bruins 3, Rangers 0

The sizzling Boston Bruins won their fifth game in a row when they dusted the New York Rangers 3-0.

Tuukka Rask turned aside 30 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Rangers suffered their second straight loss after winning 13-of-14.

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Wild 7, Sabres 0

The Minnesota Wild ended their season-worst six-game losing streak in emphatic fashion with a 7-0 blowout road win over the lowly Buffalo Sabres, who lost a franchise-record ninth in a row.

Seven different goal scorers contributed for the Wild (19-19-5), who had lost 12 of their previous 14 games.

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Canucks 4, Flyers 0

Goalie Ryan Miller posted his 29th career shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 on the road to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Flyers (17-21-7) were blanked for the second straight game. They rarely threatened to beat Miller, who did not face many tough shots in his fourth shutout this season.

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Senators 4, Canadiens 1

Center Mika Zibanejad scored after 69 seconds and the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1.

The loss ended Montreal's road winning streak at six games, their longest since 1982.

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Flames 4, Coyotes 1

The Calgary Flames scored three goals in the final period to beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on the road.

Right winger David Jones banged in the go-ahead goal and the Flames improved to 4-0 against Arizona this season.

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Avalanche 4, Panthers 2

The Colorado Avalanche scored the go-ahead goal with one second left on a power-play and added a late empty-netter to beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on the road.

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Lightning 3, Oilers 2

Left winger Ondrej Palat scored twice in the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. It was the Lightning's first win of the season when trailing after two periods.

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Jets 2, Stars 1

Right winger Michael Frolik and left winger Evander Kane each scored goals and goaltender Ondrej Pavelec stopped 46 shots for the Winnipeg Jets in a 2-1 road win against the Dallas Stars.

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Sharks 3, Maple Leafs 1

Wingers Tyler Kennedy and Patrick Marleau scored two quick goals in the first period and center Tommy Wingels added one in the third as the San Jose Sharks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1.

Defenseman Roman Polak scored Toronto's first goal in three games, ending a long scoring drought that had threatened to reach historic proportions. The last time Toronto was shut out in three consecutive games was in 1926. (Editing by Andrew Both)

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