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Teemu Selanne scored the winner with 4:23 to play as Anaheim rallied for a 4-2 win over Chicago in a battle between the two powerhouses of the Western Conference. Bobby Ryan had tied the game just over a minute before the Selanne goal while Peter Holland and Sheldon Souray also scored for the Ducks, who have won seven of their last eight to move three points back of Chicago for the top spot in the Western Conference. Jonas Hiller posted 22 saves and also had an assist in the win. Jonathan Toews and Nick Leddy both scored for the Blackhawks, who had won three straight following a two-game skid that had snapped their 24-game point streak to open the season. Corey Crawford gave up three goals on 25 shots.
Final Score: Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 2
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Dion Phaneuf, Tyler Bozak and Nikolai Kulemin scored in a 6 1/2 minute span early in the second period, as Toronto took down Tampa Bay, 4-2, at Air Canada Centre. Joffrey Lupul added a first-period tally and Nazem Kadri recorded a career-best three assists for the Maple Leafs, who put an end to their five-game slide. James Reimer stopped 26 shots in the triumph. Radko Gudas and Cory Conacher scored for the Lightning, who had won two in a row. Mathieu Garon started, but was pulled after yielding three goals on 13 shots in 27-plus minutes. He finished the contest with 15 saves. Anders Lindback played almost 21 minutes and allowed one goal on eight shots.
Final Score: Minnesota 4, Detroit 2
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Devin Setoguchi netted a pair of goals and Niklas Backstrom stopped 36 pucks as the Minnesota Wild downed Detroit, 4-2, at Joe Louis Arena. Mikko Koivu and Kyle Brodziak also tallied and Pierre-Marc Bouchard added two assists for the Wild, who have won four in a row and six of their last seven. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller supplied the offense for the Red Wings, who have lost four of six after their two-game win streak was halted. Jimmy Howard allowed all four goals on just 19 shots in defeat.
