Devils tally eight in routing Blackhawks

NEWARK, N.J. — Kyle Palmieri and Blake Coleman each scored twice, and the New Jersey Devils had their biggest offensive game of the season, an 8-5 victory over the struggling Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

Travis Zajac, Sami Vatanen, Kevin Rooney and Brett Seney also scored as the Devils won consecutive games for only the third time since opening the season with four straight wins. Rookie goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood won for the fifth time in seven decisions.

Patrick Kane scored twice and set up two others for the Blackhawks. The eight goals against tied the most given up by the Blackhawks this season.

BLUES 4, CAPITALS 1: Vince Dunn scored his first goal since October, David Perron extended his point streak to 11 games and the St. Louis Blues turned the tables with three goals in five minutes to beat the Washington Capitals for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Goals by Ivan Barbashev, Dunn and Perron came in a span of 4:42 in the second period, and Vladimir Tarasenko scored on the power play in the third. AVALANCHE 6, MAPLE LEAFS 3: Carl Soderberg had his first career hat trick and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs. Colorado had lost nine of its last 10 games overall (1-7-2), and seven straight in regulation on the road. FLYERS 7, WILD 4: James van Riemsdyk recorded a hat trick, and Nolan Patrick had two goals and an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a victory over the Minnesota Wild. CANADIENS 3, BRUINS 2 OT: Jeff Petry scored 15 seconds into overtime, batting the puck out of the air and past Tuukka Rask to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a victory over the Boston Bruins.