Stars halt Flyers’ run

LOS ANGELES — The Philadelphia Flyers’ NHL winning streak ended at 10 games Saturday as the Dallas Stars handed them a first defeat since Nov. 25. Adam Cracknell scored what proved to the game winner early in the third period of the 3-1 triumph. Antti Niemi made 31 saves for the Stars in Dallas. Taylor Leier scored his first NHL goal at 16:44 of the first period on a rebound which gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead. Radek Faska knotted the score at 1-1 on a rebound at 4:48 of the second. Cracknell gave Dallas a 2-1 lead at 2:27 of the third on a rebound after a point shot by John Klingberg for his fourth goal of the season. Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov almost tied the game when he hit the crossbar on a wrist shot at 10:08 of the third period. But Jordie Benn scored into the empty to put Dallas up 3-1. Wild 4, Coyotes 1: Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves and the Minnesota Wild got goals from Ryan Suter, Tyler Graovac, Chris Stewart and Eric Staal to extend their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 triumph over the Arizona Coyotes. Brendan Perlini’s second goal of the season with 1:54 to go spoiled Kuemper’s bid for his eighth career shutout and first of the season. Canadiens 2, Capitals 1: Jeff Petry scored the go-ahead goal and Carey Price stopped 20 shots to record his 250th career win as the Montreal Canadiens defeated Washington 2-1, snapping the Capitals’ six-game winning streak. Artturi Lehkonen gave Montreal (20-7-4) a 1-0 lead in the first period and Petry broke a 1-1 tie with his sixth goal of the season late in the second. Maple Leafs 2, Penguins 1 (OT): Jake Gardiner scored in overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. It was the second overtime loss in two nights for the Stanley Cup champions, who had won seven in a row before that. The Maple Leafs (12-11-7) stopped a three-game losing streak, two in shootouts. Blackhawks 6, Blues 4: Vinnie Hinostroza scored off a rebound with 4:25 left to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues. Hinostroza netted a backhand shot to give the Blackhawks their first lead and snap the Blues’ point streak at home at 14 games (11-0-3). Artemi Panarin added at empty-net goal as the Blackhawks improved to 5-0-1 in their last six games. Hurricanes 2, Sabres 1 (SO): Lee Stempniak and Sebastian Aho converted in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1. Senators 3, Devils 1: Zack Smith set up the winner and added an insurance goal into an empty net as the Ottawa Senators defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1. Red Wings 6, Ducks 4: Tomas Tatar scored three goals for his first career hat trick to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-4 come-from-behind win over the Anaheim Ducks. Rangers 2, Predators 1 (SO): After a night of being booed and hearing his name used in derogatory chants, New York rookie Jimmy Vesey got revenge with a shootout goal as the Rangers edged the Nashville Predators 2-1. Oilers 3, Lightning 2 (SO): Mark Letestu and Connor McDavid converted their attempts in the shootout, allowing the Edmonton Oilers to eke out a 3-2 victory over the injury-depleted Tampa Bay Lightning.