Mike Rupp shook off a leg injury in the third period, snapped a tie with his second goal of the night, and then completed his first NHL hat trick to help the Pittsburgh Penguins down the New York Rangers 5-2 in the NHL Monday. Rupp's first goal gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead in the second period and his second made it 3-2 with 8:46 remaining. Rupp left the ice for the dressing room about 5 1/2 minutes earlier after he banged his left leg against the boards after being hit from behind by defenseman Dan Girardi. Rupp scored into an empty net with 1:40 remaining to give him a career-high eight goals. Marian Gaborik scored both Rangers goals to push his NHL-leading total to 21. Red Wings 4, Stars 1: At Detroit, Todd Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, and Jimmy Howard made 29 saves to lift Detroit over Dallas. Drew Miller, Darren Helm and Dan Cleary also scored for Detroit, which snapped its home scoreless streak at 1 hour, 56 minutes and 30 seconds. Kris Draper added two assists for the Red Wings, who hadn't scored at home since Nov. 20. Brenden Morrow scored for Dallas and Marty Turco stopped 28 shots. Flames 5, Predators 0: At Nashville, Tennessee, Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 22 shots for his second shutout in a row, and Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross each had a goal and an assist for Calgary. It was the third shutout of the season for Kiprusoff, who also blanked Detroit 3-0 Friday night. He has 33 shutouts in his career. David Moss, Nigel Dawes and Adam Pardy also scored for Calgary, which won its fourth in a row and third straight on the road. Capitals 3, Hurricanes 2: At Raleigh, North Carolina, Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and an assist, while Eric Fehr added a goal and an assist to lead Washington past Carolina. Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 0: At Toronto, Ryan Miller stopped all 38 shots he faced to earn his third shutout of the season for Buffalo. Tim Kennedy, Henrik Tallinder and Jochen Hecht scored for Buffalo, which held Toronto scoreless for the first time this season. Blue Jackets 5, Blues 2: At Columbus, Ohio, R.J. Umberger scored three goals for his second career hat trick to help Columbus end a five-game losing skid. Thrashers 4, Panthers 3: At Atlanta, Maxim Afinogenov scored with six seconds remaining in the third period to give Atlanta its fourth consecutive victory and send Florida to a fifth straight loss. Avalanche 3, Lightning 0: At Tampa, Florida, Matt Duchene had two goals and Craig Anderson made 33 saves to lead Colorado over Tampa Bay.
