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© St. Petersburg Times, published February 9, 2001
DETROIT -- Darren McCarty had a goal and an assist, leading the Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
The Wings improved to 7-0-1 in their past eight home games.
Kirk Maltby put Detroit up 1-0 when he crashed the net and scooped up a rebound, beating Curtis Joseph in the first period. It was Maltby's first goal since Jan. 9, a nine-game drought.
Toronto tied it when Shayne Corson one-timed a shot from the slot, beating Chris Osgood.
But McCarty, who has struggled this season, got his 10th goal with 17:09 remaining. McCarty muscled around defenseman Bryan McCabe, briefly lost the puck, then sent it high over Joseph on a pass from Kris Draper.
It was McCarty's second winner this season.
Osgood stopped 26 shots to earn his 16th win, improving his career record against the Maple Leafs to 12-7-4.
Osgood's best save came when the Maple Leafs were on a power play in the second period. Sergei Berezin was stationed to the left of the net, but Osgood slid over and blocked the shot with his pads.
Joseph made 27 saves, falling to 11-16-6 lifetime against Detroit.
DEVILS 4, SENATORS 4: Rob Zamuner scored an unassisted goal with 11:46 left in the third, salvaging a tie for host Ottawa.
Zamuner intercepted Scott Stevens' cross-ice pass in the New Jersey zone and fired a shot past Martin Brodeur to keep Ottawa within one point of the Eastern Conference-leading Devils.
New Jersey's Petr Sykora broke a 3-3 tie 1:34 into the third period as he intercepted Magnus Arvedsson's pass in the Devils' zone and sped down the ice to beat Ottawa goalie Patrick Lalime.
PREDATORS 3, BLUE JACKETS 1: David Legwand scored two power-play goals in the second, leading host Nashville to its fourth straight win.
The Predators, who never have made the playoffs, moved within two points of eighth-place Edmonton in the West.
Columbus lost in regulation for the first time since Jan. 12, ending an eight-game (4-0-2-2) streak of scoring points in every game.
CANUCKS: Forward Donald Brashear had his arraignment on assault charges postponed until March 5. The charges are related to a November incident involving a security guard in the fitness center at his Vancouver townhouse complex.
CAPITALS: Washington signed 1999 draft pick Kyle Clark to a three-year contract.
PENGUINS: Forward Billy Tibbetts appeared before a state parole board hearing officer who will determine whether Tibbetts violated his parole when he punched an opponent during a game. If the hearing officer in Pittsburgh believes Tibbetts violated his parole and Massachusetts officials agree, they could petition a court to revoke probation. In that case, Tibbetts could be ordered to serve the remainder of a 3-5-year sentence on a Massachusetts sexual assault conviction in 1994.
RECORD LOW RATINGS: ABC's broadcast of the All-Star Game produced the lowest ratings ever for the event, according to Nielsen Media Research Inc. Sunday's game on Walt Disney Co.'s ABC was watched in 1.7 percent of homes with TVs, and 4 percent of homes with TVs turned on, Nielsen said. The rating was 23 percent lower than the previously least-watched NHL All-Star Game, in 1999 on Fox Network.