Brenden Morrow and Niklas Hagman scored two goals each Sunday to help the first-place Stars end the Ducks’ six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory in Dallas. Stephan Robidas had a rare goal — his second of the season and 20th in 233 career games — on a slap shot from the high slot at 5 minutes 28 seconds of the opening period. The Stars are 5-2-1 in their last eight games and 4-1 against the Ducks this season. … John Madden returned to the lineup after sitting out two games, a pair of losses in which New Jersey had just one goal in each, and scored twice to lead the Devils past the Maple Leafs 3-2. … Sam Gagner, at 18 the youngest player in the NHL, scored his fourth goal, all in road games, to help the Oilers snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Thrashers.
*The Wolves fell behind 4-0 before getting goals from Bryan Little and Brett Sterling in a 5-2 loss to the visiting Grand Rapids Griffins. The game was the fourth in a five-day span for the Wolves (30-11-1-0).
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Edited by Mark Shapiro from Tribune news services.
