Patrick Marleau scored twice in the first period, the first his 300th career goal, and the Sharks beat the Ducks 5-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win, according to an Associated Press report. Marleau scored the milestone goal at 2:15 of the first period, taking a pass from Dany Heatley and drilling the puck past goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Marleau added No. 301 on a power play with 4:41 left in the period when he controlled Heatley?s rebound and beat Giguere.

With Vladislav Tretiak, the former Soviet goalie now serving as Russia?s Olympic hockey GM, looking on Wednesday night, Evgeni Malkin had his fourth career hat trick to help the Penguins beat the Senators 8-2 on Wednesday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves, and Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley each had a goal and an assist to lead the Sharks to their third straight win, 3-2 over the Blackhawks on Tuesday night, according to an Associated Press report. Jason Demers also scored for the Sharks, who moved ahead of the Blackhawks into first place in the Western Conference, and snapped Chicago?s four-game overall and five-game home winning streaks.

Martin Brodeur broke Terry Sawchuk?s 40-year-old record with his 104th career shutout, further strengthening his case to be considered the best goaltender to play the game, and the streaking Devils had little trouble beating the Penguins 4-0 on Monday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Forward David Backes believes his team plays better when its holding a grudge, which bodes well considering how many games the Blues have lost in the first third of the season. Backes scored twice, and Ty Conklin made 29 saves to help St. Louis beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Sunday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Cristobal Huet made 20 saves for his second straight shutout, and Duncan Keith had a goal and an assist to lead the Blackhawks to their fourth victory in a row, 3-0 over the Red wings on Sunday night, according to an Associated Press report. Brian Campbell and Dustin Byfuglien also scored to help Chicago move back into first place in the Central Division.

Toronto rookie Jonas Gustavsson finished with his first NHL shutout, stopping 25 shots to beat the Bruins 2-0 on Saturday night, as reported by the Associated Press. ?I?m so happy to be back on the ice and back playing at home against the Boston Bruins and have my first NHL shutout,? Gustavsson said. ?That?s not something that happens every day.?

Henrik Lundqvist made 16 of his 36 saves in the final frame and helped the Rangers hang on for a 2-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday, according to an Associated Press report. ?We played really good tonight,? Lundqvist said. ?We had a lot of speed, energy. We took a couple of early penalties and that made it a little tougher for us, but we responded well, especially in the second period. They where all over the place, but we kept our cool and we managed to get a win.?

Martin Brodeur set a NHL record for games played by a goalie and helped make the milestone a win with 27 saves and an assist, leading the Devils to a 4-2 victory over the Senators on Friday night, according to an Associated Press report. Brodeur passed Patrick Roy with his 1,030th appearance. Roy, who played for Montreal and Colorado, played 18 seasons. Brodeur is in his 16th season, all with New Jersey.

Joe Thornton scored twice in the second period to help the Sharks snap a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Ducks on Thursday night, as reported by the Associated Press. The Sharks beat the Ducks for the third time this season to move into a tie with the Kings for the Western Conference lead.