Highlights of Monday's National Hockey League games

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Blues 3, Avalanche 1

Jaden Schwartz scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

Alexander Steen earned two assists for the Blues to extend his consecutive games point streak to 10 as St. Louis raised their record to 7-0-1 in their last eight games.

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Canucks 2, Panthers 1

The Vancouver Canucks won their third consecutive game, beating Florida 2-1 on the road as the Panthers lost their fourth straight.

Ryan Miller almost became the first Vancouver goalie in more than six years to post three straight shutouts, but Florida center Brandon Pirri scored a late goal, the first given up by Miller in more than 200 minutes.

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Hurricanes 4, Maple Leafs 1

Eric Staal scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on the road.

The Hurricanes are 6-2-1 in January, while it was the fifth loss in a row for the Maple Leafs (22-22-3), who are 1-6-0 under interim coach Peter Horachek. He replaced Randy Carlyle on Jan. 6.

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Islanders 7, Flyers 4

Nikolay Kulemin scored two goals and the New York Islanders moved into first place in the Eastern Conference with a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Islanders (31-14-1) enter the All Star Break with five wins in their last six games.

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Devils 5, Sharks 2

Despite playing without leading scorer Jaromir Jagr (illness), the depleted New Jersey Devils found enough offense to score a surprising 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Travis Zajac and Jacob Josefson scored third-period goals to turn a close game into a comfortable victory for the visitors.

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Flames 2, Kings 1 (overtime)

Defenseman Dennis Wideman scored the winning goal with less than a minute left in overtime and the Calgary Flames notched their fourth successive victory when they beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on the road.

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Blue Jackets 3, Wild 1

Defenseman James Wisniewski scored a power-play goal to break a third-period tie, and then added an assist on an insurance goal as the Columbus Blue Jackets swept their season series with the Minnesota Wild, winning 3-1.

(Compiled by Andrew Both; Editing by Peter Rutherford)