Highlights of Sunday's NHL games

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[December 18, 2017]   (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's NHL games.

Jets 4, Blues 0

Adam Lowry scored the winner for Winnipeg against St. Louis.

Patrik Laine, Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey also had goals and Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 24 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season.

Jake Allen stopped 42 shots for the Blues (22-11-2), who shut out the Jets 2-0 on Saturday night despite being outshot, 48-30.

Golden Knights 5, Panthers 2

Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and two assists, and Erik Haula scored the game-winner with 8:20 remaining as the Vegas Golden Knights moved back into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Nate Schmidt, Colin Miller and James Neal also had goals for Vegas, which improved to 13-2-1 at home this season. The Golden Knights, New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning share the NHL lead with 13 home wins.

Malcolm Subban stopped 16 shots for the Golden Knights, who joined the Los Angeles Kings atop the Pacific Division standings.

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Blackhawks 4, Wild 1

Patrick Kane scored the first two goals of the game, and Chicago held on for a win over Minnesota.

Ryan Hartman and Tommy Wingels also scored as the Blackhawks increased their season-best winning streak to five games. Chicago improved to 10-5-2 on home ice.

Matt Dumba scored the lone goal for the Wild, who have lost back-to-back games after winning the previous four in a row.

Flames 6, Canucks 1

British Columbia -- Mark Giordano scored two of Calgary's four second-period goals in a win over Vancouver.

Sam Bennett had a goal and three assists, and Mark Jankowski had a goal and two assists for the Flames.

Matthew Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland also scored, and David Rittich made 16 saves for Calgary, which snapped a three-game skid.

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