Martin Straka scored twice and Aleksey Morozov added the go-ahead goal as the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped New Jersey's franchise-record 13-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Sunday.
The 13-game run tied the third-longest in NHL history and was four games shy of the NHL record set by the Penguins in 1993.
Robert Lang added an empty-net goal with four seconds to play, and goaltender Johan Hedberg stopped 25 shots as the Devils lost for the first time since a 3-2 defeat against Carolina on Feb. 23.
Jason Arnott and Brian Rafalski scored for the Devils, who had three good scoring chances in the final three minutes only to see Hedberg deny Petr Sykora, Rafalski and Scott Niedermayer.
Trailing 2-1 in the second, the Penguins took the lead for good on a couple of lucky bounces off Niedermayer.
Straka tied the game at 4:38 when his wraparound shot hit off Niedermayer's skate and went into the net. Then Morozov collected the puck when Lang's pass hit off Niedermayer and fired it high into the net.
Canucks 2, Wild 2
St. Paul, Minn. Vancouver squandered a two-goal lead and closed its longest road trip of the season with a 1-2-4 record. Minnesota is winless in its last eight games.
Flames 3, Blackhawks 1
Chicago Jerome Iginla scored his 30th goal of the season and assisted on Dave Lowry's go-ahead score as Calgary won for just the second time in 11 outings. Calgary's Craig Conroy added a short-handed insurance goal late in the game, and Flames goalie Frank Brathwaite stopped 26 shots. Steve Dubinsky scored for Chicago, which has lost four games in a row. Chicago has been outscored 14-4 in those games.
Stars 1, Blues 1
Dallas Ed Belfour made 28 saves, and Dallas killed a seven-minute St. Louis power play in the third period to preserve a 1-1 tie. Keith Tkachuk scored the tying goal on a power play for the Blues 13:37 into the first period, after Joe Nieuwendyk had given Dallas a 1-0 lead just 3:03 earlier. Tkachuk has three goals in six games with the Blues since he was acquired in a trade with Phoenix. The Stars are one point from clinching their fifth straight playoff berth.
Bruins 3, Rangers 2
New York Bill Guerin and P.J. Axelsson scored 57 seconds apart in the third period to give Boston a victory. The Bruins are two points behind Carolina in the race for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Islanders 2, Coyotes 2
Phoenix Dave Scatchard scored the tying goal just before the second period ended, and the New York Islanders skated to a tie with Phoenix.
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