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The NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks suffered their first home loss in regulation this season, as Winnipeg continued its revival with under a new coach with a 3-2 win on Tuesday.
Among the day’s other games, Toronto made it six-straight wins by defeating Colorado, and New Jersey routed the high-flying St Louis Blues.
Winnipeg’s Ondrej Pavelec made 40 saves while Evander Kane had a short-handed goal and an assist in his return from a four-game injury absence.
Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd also scored for the Jets, who have won four-straight games since coach Paul Maurice replaced Claude Noel.
Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino scored for the Ducks, who had not lost at home, even in overtime or shootouts, since December 3.
Anaheim was just the fourth NHL team in 40 years to earn a point in its first 22 home games to start a season. The Ducks were the only NHL team that hadn’t lost in regulation at home this season.
Toronto’s Phil Kessel scored twice and James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist as the Maple Leafs beat Colorado 5-2.
Nazem Kadri also scored for the Maple Leafs, whose six-straight wins moved them up to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings.
Rookie Nathan MacKinnon scored both goals for the Avalanche.
New Jersey cruised past St Louis 7-1, with Mark Fayne and Ryan Carter laying the foundation by scoring 24 seconds apart early in the first period.
Jaromir Jagr, Ryane Clowe, Adam Henrique, Damien Brunner and Eric Gelinas added goals while handing the Blues their heaviest defeat of the season.
The game went ahead as scheduled despite a heavy snowstorm that held the announced crowd to 2,000.
Alex Steen scored for the Blues.
Columbus’ R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to their franchise-record seventh straight win, a 5-3 victory over Los Angeles.
Nathan Horton scored in his 600th NHL game, Artem Anisimov had a goal and an assist and Ryan Johansen also netted for Columbus. Horton, who missed the first 40 games of the season through injury, has boosted Columbus’ fortunes, with the Blue Jackets winning eight of their nine games since the big signing returned to action.
Jeff Carter, Dwight King and Robyn Regehr had goals for the Kings, who have lost three in a row.
Dallas ended a run of three-straight losses by beating Minnesota 4-0.
The all-New York clash ended in a 5-3 win for the Islanders over the Rangers, making it two straight games in which they rallied from a two-goal deficit.
In other games, it was: Senators 2, Capitals 0; Panthers 4, Sabres 3; and Canucks 2, Oilers 1.
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