Wings top Blues, add to streak

DETROIT – Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen scored in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues, 3-1, on Monday night for their 17th consecutive home win – the NHL’s longest single-season streak in 36 years.

The Red Wings’ spurt is the league’s fourth longest. Detroit (33-15-1) has won seven in a row overall and leads the NHL with 67 points.

Niklas Kronwall sealed the win with a power-play goal with 3:03 left. Jimmy Howard made 21 saves to earn his NHL-leading 30th win.

St. Louis had won four straight, and lost in regulation for the first time since a Dec. 31 defeat at Detroit. Jaroslav Halak, who had won a career-high seven in a row, made 25 saves.

Predators 4, Blue Jackets 1: At Nashville, Tenn., Mike Fisher scored two goals, and Nashville beat Columbus for its third straight victory and 11th in 13 games.

The Predators wrapped up their season series with Columbus by going 5-0-1. Fisher has scored six of his 11 goals against the Blue Jackets.

Maple Leafs 3, Islanders 0: At Toronto, Matthew Lombardi scored two goals, and Jonas Gustavsson made 25 saves as Toronto beat New York in the first game of a home-and-home series.

Phil Kessel also scored for Toronto (24-19-5), which moved into an eighth-place tie in the Eastern Conference with the idle Washington Capitals.

Hurricanes 2, Jets 1: At Raleigh, N.C., Jeff Skinner and Tim Brent scored first-period goals for Carolina, which held off Winnipeg and won its third straight at home.

Kyle Wellwood scored at 13:47 of the second period for the Jets’ only goal.