Wings head to UC with 31 wins in 42 games

Dominik Hasek stopped 22 shots for his 78th career shutout, Brian Rafalski scored a first-period goal, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the host Dallas Stars 3-0 on Saturday.

Hasek also reached 375 victories to break a tie with John Vanbiesbrouck for 11th on the career list. Detroit has 31 wins, the most after 42 games in the franchise's 82-year history.

Detroit, which plays the Blackhawks tonight at the United Center, scored on its first shot on goal when Rafalski struck on a one-timer from the slot off Dan Cleary's setup at 3:44. Cleary also scored, beating Mike Smith with a sharp-angled shot at 10:08 of the third period. Johan Franzen added an empty-netter with 19.8 seconds left.

The streaking Red Wings are 16-2-2 in their last 20 games and moved to 5-0-1 against Dallas over the past two seasons. The Stars have lost four straight.

Flyers 3, Maple Leafs 2: Antero Niittymaki made 54 saves, and Steve Downie scored his first NHL goal to help visiting Philadelphia win for the fourth time in five games.

Bruins 4, Devils 3: P.J. Axelsson had a goal and 2 assists, Marco Sturm scored a short-handed goal with 0.6 seconds left in the first period and Boston beat visiting New Jersey.

Capitals 5, Canadiens 4 (OT): Mike Green scored 1:27 into overtime for his third point of the game to lead visiting Washington to its third win in four games.

Senators 4, Lightning 3 (OT): Mike Fisher scored 3:17 into overtime to help host Ottawa extend Tampa Bay's losing streak to a season-high seven games.

Penguins 3, Panthers 0: Ty Conklin made 35 saves for his second shutout and seventh victory in seven starts this season, helping host Pittsburgh win its sixth in a row.

Predators 4, Wild 1: J.P. Dumont and Dan Hamhuis each had a goal and an assist to lead host Nashville, which scored 3 first-period goals for the second game in a row. Dumont stretched his goal streak to a career-high four games.

Avalanche 2, Islanders 1 (OT): Marek Svatos scored 2:05 into overtime, helping Colorado snap a four-game losing streak with a win over the visiting New York Islanders.

Blues 1, Hurricanes 0: Lee Stempniak scored his 50th NHL goal in the first period, and Manny Legace made 26 saves to make it stand up in St. Louis' victory over visiting Carolina.

Coyotes 3, Ducks 2 (SO): Peter Mueller scored the only goal in a shootout to give Phoenix a win over visiting Anaheim.