NHL ROUNDUP | Sunday's games

Canadiens 6, Penguins 5
PITTSBURGH -- Chris Higgins and Alex Kovalev each had two goals, and Montreal avoided a season sweep by Pittsburgh with a 6-5 win. Montreal, which was 0-3 against the NHL's worst team, has won three in a row and four of five. Saku Koivu recorded three assists. Colby Armstrong had two goals, and Sidney Crosby added two assists for the Penguins, who also got a goal from Noah Welch -- his first in the NHL. Radek Bonk gave the Canadiens a 2-0 lead. From there, the teams alternated goals.
Stars 3, Flames 2
DALLAS -- Mike Modano set a career franchise record for power-play goals, and Niko Kapanen added a short-handed tally to send Dallas over Calgary. Jason Arnott snapped a 2-all tie with his 28th goal of the season early in the second period and the Stars held on to win for the 10th time in 12 games. Marty Turco stopped 17 shots for Dallas, which stretched its Pacific Division advantage over Anaheim to 13 points. Modano scored his 135th power-play goal at 6:18 of the second period, pushing him in front of Brian Bellows on the team's career list and giving the Stars a 2-1 lead. Turco set a single-season franchise record with his NHL-high 38th victory, coming up with key third-period saves on rebound attempts by Byron Ritchie and Jarome Iginla. Jamie Lundmark and Jordan Leopold had power-play goals for Calgary, which has lost five of seven.
Sharks 5, Blackhawks 4, OT
CHICAGO -- Tom Preissing scored on a power play 1:24 into overtime and surging San Jose beat Chicago. Kyle Calder's power-play goal with 1:12 left in regulation tied it for Chicago at 4. But Chicago's Jim Vandermeer was called for holding with 26 seconds left in regulation, giving the Sharks a 4-on-3 power play to start the extra period. San Jose took a 4-3 on Mark Smith's goal at 7:33 of the third period. The Sharks have won eight of 11. The Blackhawks have lost five straight. Radim Vrbata's second goal of the game gave the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead in the second, but the Sharks tied it when Nils Ekman took a nice pass from Joe Thornton to score with just under 2 minutes left in the period.
Maple Leafs 4, Devils 3
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 36 saves in his season debut, and Toronto kept pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Chad Kilger, Kyle Wellwood, Mats Sundin and Matt Stajan had goals for the Maple Leafs, who bounced back from consecutive blowout losses to the Canadiens. Toronto is in 10th place, seven points behind Montreal and New Jersey who are tied for seventh and currently occupy the final two playoff positions in the East. The Devils have lost four of five. Eric Rasmussen, Scott Gomez and Patrik Elias scored for the Devils and Martin Brodeur was back in goal after a one-game rest.
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