NHL ROUNDUP \ Sunday's games
Predators 2, Blues 1, OT
ST. LOUIS -- Kimmo Timonen scored a power-play goal with 1:49 remaining in overtime to give Nashville the victory over sagging St. Louis. Lee Stempniak ended a 15-game goal drought with a first-period power play goal for Blues, who have lost 11 in a row. St. Louis is 0-4 under new coach Andy Murray, although the Blues have earned points in consecutive games against Nashville after losing in a shootout on Saturday night. Timonen's seventh goal, a slap shot from the high slot that beat Manny Legace, came with the Predators holding a 4-3 man-advantage. The Predators had been 0-for-10 before the goal, and the 11 power plays tied for the second-most in franchise history. Dan Hamhuis's second goal of the season tied it for Nashville with 4:19 to go, ending Legace's bid for a shutout on the Predators' 27th shot. Nashville outshot the Blues 13-4 in the third period and 4-0 in overtime.
Blackhawks 2, Avalanche 1
CHICAGO -- Tuomo Ruutu and Adrian Aucoin scored, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 28 shots to lead Chicago over Colorado. Chicago won its second straight game and fourth in its last five. The Blackhawks improved to 7-1-3 under coach Denis Savard, who replaced Trent Yawney on Nov. 27. Brett McLean had the lone goal for the Avalanche, whose three-game winning streak was snapped. Colorado's Jose Theodore made 23 saves. Ruutu scored with 5:12 left in the first period, scoring his fourth goal in five games. Ruutu beat Theodore from 15 feet out in the slot after Martin Havlat's centering pass from behind the net deflected to him off the skate of Colorado's Tyler Arnason. Theodore stopped Chicago's Jeff Hamilton on a breakaway just under two minutes into the second period. McLean tied it at 6:13 of the second on a goalmouth deflection. With a delayed penalty coming up against Chicago, McLean redirected Arnason's shot from the right boards upward and over Khabibulin's shoulder. Aucoin's power-play goal gave Chicago a 2-1 lead with 7:02 left in the second.
Devils 6, Rangers 1
NEW YORK -- Patrik Elias and Sergei Brylin each scored two goals and Martin Brodeur made 35 saves to lead New Jersey over the Rangers on Sunday, New York's second embarrassing loss in two days. On Saturday night in Toronto, the Maple Leafs routed the Rangers 9-2. Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise also scored for New Jersey. Petr Prucha had New York's lone goal.
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