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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks are sticking to their plan of becoming a better road team.

Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.

Patrick Kane, Kris Versteeg and John Madden also scored for the Blackhawks (14-5-2), who built on a 7-1 win over Calgary for their second consecutive road win at the start of a six-game trip - their longest of the season.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) After their second game together, Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau again raised the question why the San Jose Sharks' top three offensive threats weren't on the same line for the first 23 contests.

Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Thornton's go-ahead tally in the third period, leading the Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Read More...

TORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs figured they had nothing to lose.

Locked in a winless slide and facing another potential loss in the shootout, the Maple Leafs decided to turn around their helmets in an effort to turn their luck. Read More...

DALLAS (AP) Stephane Robidas kept shooting the puck, and good things kept happening for the Dallas defenseman.

Robidas had two goals and two assists, rookie Tom Wandell scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Saturday night. Read More...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jarome Iginla created effective scoring chances even when he sat in the penalty box.

Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Read More...

NEW YORK (AP) A letdown would have been understandable one night after Nathan Horton and the Florida Panthers pulled out an overtime victory at Detroit.

Instead, it was the New York Rangers who finished the game with an empty feeling. Read More...

MONTREAL (AP) The Detroit Red Wings ended the Montreal Canadiens' domination after regulation.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over Montreal on Saturday night. Read More...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators still know how to take care of the Columbus Blue Jackets at home.

Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Predators to a 4-3 victory over Columbus on Saturday night. Nashville has beaten the Blue Jackets 12 straight times at home. Read More...

ATLANTA (AP) Defenseman Martin Skoula wasn't thinking hat trick. In fact, he had never scored two goals in a game before Saturday night.

Skoula scored his goals - one in each of the first two periods - and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory. Read More...

OTTAWA (AP) Brian Elliott found a way to keep the Senators on their winning streak.

The Senators' backup goalie replaced injured starter Pascal Leclaire to start the third period and made 16 saves to pick up the win and Ottawa topped the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday night. Read More...