Ducks Continue Hot Streak – NHL Roundup For Jan. 8th

UNDATED (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have regained sole possession of first place in the NHL's Western Conference by winning for the 14th time in their last 15 games.

Mathieu Perreault scored twice and four other Ducks had two points in a 5-2 triumph over Boston. Perreault, Corey Perry and Nick Bonino scored power-play goals, and Andrew Cogliano added a short-handed tally that put Anaheim ahead 3-0 late in the second period.

The outcome puts the Ducks two points ahead of Chicago in the West and leaves the Bruins seven points behind the East-leading Penguins.

Pittsburgh trailed 4-2 late in regulation before winning for the 17th time in 20 games, 5-4 in a shootout at Vancouver. Sidney Crosby tied the game with 55 seconds left in the third period before netting the lone shootout goal. Kris Letang (leh-TANG') ignited the comeback by scoring with 1:11 left, 16 seconds before Crosby's goal.

Also on ice:

— St. Louis has a six-game winning streak after Vladimir Tarasenko provided a goal and an assist in the Blues' 5-2 triumph at Edmonton. Vladimir Sobotka, Alex Pietrangelo (peh-TRAN'-jeh-loh) and Jordan Leopold each had two assists for the Blues, who have the NHL's best winning percentage.

— Nino Niederreiter (NEE'-dur-eye-tur) scored the game-tying goal in the third period before adding the lone shootout tally in Minnesota's 2-1 win over Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper stopped 39 shots before turning back the Kings' four shootout attempts.

— Martin St. Louis (mahr-TAN' san loo-EE') scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and added an empty-netter to carry Tampa Bay past Winnipeg 4-2. The Lightning won for the sixth time in seven road games and handed the Jets their fourth consecutive loss.

— Mattias Ekholm's first NHL goal was the game winner as Nashville downed San Jose 3-2. David Legwand also had a goal and an assist, and Shea Weber added two assists for the Predators.

— Brayden Schenn scored 1:50 into overtime to give Philadelphia its eighth victory in 10 games, 3-2 over New Jersey. Devils winger Jaromir Jagr (YAH'-roh-meer YAH'-gur) had an assist to move into a tie with former teammate Mario Lemieux for seventh on the NHL's all-time points list.

— Thomas Greiss handled 27 shots and Lauri Korpikoski had a goal and two assists as Phoenix mauled Calgary 6-0. Four other Coyotes registered a goal and an assist in the team's most lopsided victory since an 8-0 rout of San Jose in December 2006.

— Frans Nielsen scored a power-play goal early in the third period to snap a 2-2 tie in the New York Islanders' 5-3 win at Toronto. John Tavares set up three goals as the Islanders won for the fifth time in six games.

— Carolina's game at Buffalo was postponed due to a snowstorm in western New York.