Highlights of Monday's NHL games

[February 10, 2015]  Kings 4, Blue Jackets 3
 
 There are signs, finally, that the Los Angeles Kings are warming and ready to make another run to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, riding a big night by the "That '70s Show" line in a win at Nationwide Arena.

It marked the first time since Dec. 20 that the Kings, the defending NHL champs, have won back-to-back games. They won 4-2 on Saturday in Tampa Bay.

Left winger Dwight King, center Jeff Carter and right winger Tyler Toffoli -- who wear Nos. 74, 77 and 73, respectively -- each scored a goal and had plus-2 ratings.

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Coyotes 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)

Center Antoine Vermette slipped a backhander past Chicago goalie Antti Raanta in a shootout to give Arizona a win at the United Center.

Vermette's goal, his second of the game, complemented Arizona left winger Lucas Lessio's goal that began the shootout. Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson's shot missed.

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Oilers 2, Devils 1

Right winger Nail Yakupov broke a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal in the second period, and goalie Ben Scrivens stopped 13 shots for his 10th win of the season for Edmonton.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Oilers (15-30-9), the team with the second-worst record in the NHL. The Devils (21-24-9) saw their eight-game unbeaten home point streak end. New Jersey, which owned a 6-0-2 record over the previous eight contests in Newark, failed to collect at least 20 shots on goal for the fifth consecutive home game.

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Wild 5, Canucks 3

Minnesota jumped all over Vancouver goalie Ryan Miller, chasing him early on their way to their sixth victory in a row. In doing so, they moved within three points of the Canucks in the race for the last Western Conference playoff spot.

Centers Kyle Brodziak and Jordan Schroeder, right wingers Nino Niederreiter and Jason Pominville, and defenseman Ryan Suter all scored for the Wild, and goalie Devan Dubnyk had 22 saves.

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