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Published Sun, Oct 04, 2009 02:00 AM
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Blues top Red Wings

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The Associated Press
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Keith Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist and the St. Louis Blues overcame a two-goal deficit for the second straight night, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Saturday in Stockholm to sweep the two-game series.

St. Louis trailed 2-0 early, then again 3-2 in the second period before scoring two goals 13 seconds apart to take a 4-3 lead and silence the pro-Red Wings crowd.

The Blues won the opener 4-3 on Friday night before another capacity crowd at the Ericsson Globe Arena in the Swedish capital.

Andy McDonald, Brad Boyes and Patrik Berglund also scored for St. Louis.

Tomas Holmstrom and Niklas Kronwall, two of the Red Wings' eight Swedes, and Daniel Cleary scored for Detroit.

Also Saturday

Blackhawks 4, Panthers 0: Antti Niemi made 23 saves in front of his home crowd for his first NHL shutout, helping Chicago beat Florida in Helsinki, Finland.

Avalanche 3, Canucks 0: Craig Anderson stopped 35 shots for his seventh career shutout, and Paul Stastny and Wojtek Wolski had a goal and assist each in host Colorado's victory over Vancouver.

Rangers 5, Senators 2: Brandon Dubinsky scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves to help New York win its home opener over Ottawa.

Canadiens 2, Sabres 1 (OT): Brian Gionta took advantage of a timely carom 2:42 into overtime, when he tapped in an errant shot to secure Montreal's win over the Sabres and spoil Buffalo's home opener.

Flyers 5, Devils 2: Ray Emery made 24 saves, Jeff Carter and Mike Richards scored for the second straight night and visiting Philadelphia beat New Jersey, spoiling Jacques Lemaire's return as the Devils' coach.

Blue Jackets 2, Wild 1: Rostislav Klesla celebrated a new four-year contract extension by scoring a goal midway through the third period to push host Columbus past Minnesota in the season opener for both teams.

Penguins 4, Islanders 3 (SO): Sidney Crosby, who scored a goal in the first period, netted the deciding tally in the shootout and gave the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh a victory over host New York.

Capitals 6, Maple Leafs 4: Two-time league MVP Alex Ovechkin converted on a breakaway 77 seconds into Washington's home opener, Alexander Semin added two goals, and free-agent additions Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison also scored, helping the Capitals beat visiting Toronto.

Thrashers 6, Lightning 3: Rich Peverley and Ilya Kovalchuk each scored two goals, Ondrej Pavelec stopped 36 shots and host Atlanta beat Tampa Bay in the season opener for both teams.

Note

Isles to explore moving: The New York Islanders are becoming the NHL's biggest free agent.

Frustrated with a lack of a decision by local government to approve or reject a major developmental plan that would provide the Islanders with a new, refurbished arena, owner Charles Wang said Saturday he will explore all other options -- including relocation.

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