NHL-Highlights of Friday's National Hockey League games

Reuters

Jan 31 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's National Hockey League games: - - - Penguins 2, Devils 1 (OT) Simon Despres scored with 2:39 left in overtime, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a come-from-behind 2-1 road victory over the New Jersey Devils. It was just the second win in seven games for the Penguins (28-13-8), who snapped a five-game losing streak to the Devils in Newark. - - - Blackhawks 4, Ducks 1 Right winter Patrick Kane led the way for Chicago with two goals and an assist as the Blackhawks dominated the league-leading Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on the road. Center Jonathan Toews and defenseman Duncan Keith also scored, while left winger Patrick Sharp assisted on all four Chicago goals. - - - Blues 3, Hurricanes 2 (SO) Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk scored the decisive goal in a shootout for the second night in a row as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Shattenkirk was the only player to score in the shootout as the Blues escaped after squandering a two-goal lead, notching their fourth straight victory, while the Hurricanes fell short of matching a season-best, four-game winning streak. - - - Avalanche 3, Predators 0 Goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-0. After a poor start to the season, the Avalanche (21-18-11) have rallied to challenge for the last wild-card spot, only two points behind Calgary for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Nashville (31-11-6) has lost four of five after a five-game winning streak. - - - Canucks 5, Sabres 2 Defenseman Yannick Weber and center Nick Bonino scored second-period power-play goals as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2. Vancouver snapped a three-game home losing streak, while the Sabres lost their 14th consecutive games, three short of the NHL record. - - - (Compiled by Andrew Both; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)