TAMPA BAY ENDS CHICAGO’S 12-GAME RUN

tampa, fla.» Nikita Kucherov snapped a second-period tie with his 20th goal and the streaking Lightning ended Chicago’s franchise-record 12-game winning streak with a 2-1 win victory over the defending Stanley Cup champions on Thursday night.

The win was the seventh straight for the Lightning — one shy of a team record — and gave the defending Eastern Conference champs a split of the season series with the Blackhawks, who won last year’s Stanley Cup final against Tampa Bay in six games.

Ben Bishop had 17 saves as the Blackhawks were held to a season-low 18 shots. Corey Crawford stopped 31 shots to keep the Blackhawks in the game, but it wasn’t enough to extend a career-best nine-game winning streak for the Chicago goaltender.

THURSDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Daniel Sedin became the Canucks’ career leader in goals with 348, scoring twice in the third period of a 4-2 victory over the Bruins. Sedin tucked the rebound of Christopher Tanev’s shot past Tuukka Rask for the eventual winner with 12:57 remaining. He also scored into an empty net in the final minute. … Phil Kessel scored twice and Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist as the Penguins beat the Flyers 4-3 to end a long losing streak to their cross-state rival. Crosby continued his five-game point streak for the Penguins, who defeated the Flyers for the first time since Oct. 17, 2013, ending a eight-game winless streak. … Travis Zajac had a goal and three assists, Kyle Palmieri scored twice, and the Devils scored five times in the first period in a 6-3 victory over the Senators. Joseph Blandisi scored his first NHL goal and had two assists. Lee Stempniak and Adam Henrique also scored to help the Devils win their third straight. … Rookie Sam Bennett scored twice and Johnny Gaudreau had the tiebreaking goal to lead the Flames to a 4-2 win over the leagueworst Blue Jackets. Michael Frolik also scored as Calgary improved to 6-7-1 since a seven-game winning streak in early December. … Jordan Staal scored on a rebound in overtime, Eddie Lack stopped 31 shots and the Hurricanes downed the Maple Leafs 1-0. Staal started the play with a rush up the ice and beat his man to the net to chip in the ricochet off a shot from Justin Faulk at 2:54 of the extra period. … Ryan Johansen kept up his hot play since being traded with a goal and an assist to lead the Predators over the Jets 4-1. Johansen has four goals and nine points in seven games since his trade from Columbus on Jan. 6. … Jason Spezza, Jamie Benn and Jyrki Jokipakka scored goals to lead the Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Oilers. Teddy Purcell and Nail Yakupov scored for Edmonton, which lost its second straight. … Tommy Wingels and Chris Tierney scored first-period goals, Martin Jones stopped 23 shots and the Sharks beat the slumping Coyotes 3-1. Patrick Marleau added a goal for San Jose.

FOOTNOTES

Blackhawks-Ducks trade. Chicago traded Ryan Garbutt to Anaheim for Jiri Sekac in a swap of depthline forwards. Garbutt has two goals and four assists in 43 games with Chicago, which acquired him from Dallas in July in