NHL Wrap: Iginla, Avalanche blast Canucks

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DENVER -- Jarome Iginla collected his first two goals for Colorado and had an assist, helping the Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on Friday night.

Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists and Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist for Colorado, which broke out of an offensive slump to earn its first home win of the season.

It was also the first win for goalie Semyon Varlamov, who returned from injured reserve to make 26 saves. Varlamov missed three games with a groin injury suffered in a morning skate last week. He finished with 26 saves.

Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist for Vancouver (see full recap).

Stars extend Devils' shootout skid
NEWARK, N.J. -- Jason Spezza and Jamie Benn scored in a shootout, and the Dallas Stars beat New Jersey 3-2 on Friday night, extending the Devils' NHL record for shootout losses to 18 straight.

Kari Lehtonen finished with 25 saves for the Stars. It didn't appear as if he had to stop any in the shootout, with Mike Cammalleri's shot going over the net on the first attempt and Jaromir Jagr losing control of the puck on the second.

Spezza scored after Mike Cammalleri missed with a dancing backhander in front. Benn beat Cory Schneider skating across the crease from right to left.

Benn scored for the fifth straight game for Dallas and Patrick Eaves got the other goal in regulation.

Eric Gelinas and Damien Brunner scored for New Jersey, which has lost four in a row (see full recap).

Lightning use big second period in win
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Jonathan Drouin, Vladislav Namestnikov and Ondrej Palat scored in the second period, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.

Ben Bishop made 40 saves for Tampa Bay, which has won three of four on a five-game road trip that ends at Minnesota on Saturday night. Steven Stamkos scored in the first, and Nikita Kucherov finished with three assists.

Bryan Little scored Winnipeg's first power-play goal of the season, and Blake Wheeler added his third goal in the third period (see full recap).

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