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Chicago • Chicago's Andrew Shaw, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Marian Hossa scored in the third period after Dallas rallied to tie it, and the Blackhawks went on to beat the Stars 5-2 on Monday night for their sixth straight win.
Jonathan Toews netted his team-leading 21st goal, and Viktor Stalberg also scored for NHL-leading Chicago, which has points in nine consecutive games (8-0-1). Ray Emery made 16 saves and improved to 16-1.
Jamie Benn scored both goals for the Stars, whose five-game winning streak ended. They got even after falling behind 2-0. Richard Bachman made 23 saves in his third straight start. EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Pttsbrgh 42 32 10 0 64 141 102
N.Y. Isles 42 21 16 5 47 119 122
N.Y. Rngrs 41 21 16 4 46 100 96
New Jersey 42 15 17 10 40 96 115
Philly 42 18 21 3 39 115 129
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Montreal 42 26 11 5 57 131 107
Boston 41 26 11 4 56 116 91
Toronto 42 24 13 5 53 130 113
Ottawa 41 21 14 6 48 101 89
Buffalo 43 18 19 6 42 111 128
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Wash. 42 23 17 2 48 129 118
Winnipeg 42 21 19 2 44 109 123
Tampa Bay 42 17 22 3 37 133 131
Carolina 41 17 22 2 36 107 131
Florida 41 13 22 6 32 99 142
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Chicago 42 33 5 4 70 139 87
St. Louis 41 23 16 2 48 110 104
Detroit 42 20 15 7 47 106 107
Columbus 43 20 16 7 47 106 110
Nashville 44 15 21 8 38 100 123
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 42 24 12 6 54 117 102
Minnesota 42 23 16 3 49 109 106
Edmonton 41 16 18 7 39 103 115
Calgary 42 16 22 4 36 113 145
Colorado 43 14 22 7 35 103 135
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Anaheim 42 27 10 5 59 125 105
L.A. 42 24 14 4 52 120 104
San Jose 42 22 13 7 51 106 102
Dallas 42 21 18 3 45 118 126
Phoenix 42 18 17 7 43 110 114
x-clinched playoff berthy-clinched division
Monday's games
Toronto 2, New Jersey 0
Philadelphia 7, Montreal 3
Chicago 5, Dallas 2
Vancouver 5, Nashville 2
Columbus 4, Colorado 3, OT
Minnesota 4, Calgary 3
San Jose 4, Phoenix 0
Ottawa at Boston, ppd.
Tuesday's games
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Washington, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philly, 5:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.