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Newark, N.J. • Patrick Sharp is on one of those streaks. It seems almost every time he shoots, the puck ends up in the net.

Sharp had his second hat trick in five games, and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided a rare second straight loss with a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

The 32-year-old Sharp has 14 goals and seven assists in his last 13 games. He has 25 goals in 44 games this season, tied for the team lead with Patrick Kane.

"I don't know numbers-wise," Sharp said when asked if he has ever had a run like this. "I think I've felt like this a few times in my career. It's the result of the good players I'm out there with making good plays, and all the hard work you put in as an individual."

Sharp combined with Kane and Marian Hossa to score in a span of 4:04 early in the third period to give the Blackhawks a 4-1 lead. When the Devils narrowed the margin to a goal with 6:23 to play, Sharp iced the game with a goal with 1:28 remaining for his fourth career hat trick.

The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 41 27 12 2 56 120 88

Tampa Bay 41 25 12 4 54 116 95

Montreal 42 24 14 4 52 109 98

Toronto 42 21 16 5 47 118 120

Detroit 42 18 14 10 46 109 120

Ottawa 43 18 18 7 43 122 138

Florida 41 15 20 6 36 96 130

Buffalo 41 11 26 4 26 72 117

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 43 30 12 1 61 136 98

Washington 41 20 15 6 46 125 123

Philadelphia 41 20 17 4 44 106 113

New Jersey 42 17 17 8 42 100 108

N.Y. Rangers 42 20 20 2 42 98 114

Carolina 41 16 16 9 41 100 121

Columbus 41 18 19 4 40 111 117

N.Y. Islanders 42 14 21 7 35 110 140

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 44 29 7 8 66 165 121

St. Louis 40 28 7 5 61 144 93

Colorado 40 25 11 4 54 116 101

Dallas 40 20 13 7 47 119 119

Minnesota 43 21 17 5 47 101 110

Winnipeg 43 19 19 5 43 117 125

Nashville 41 18 18 5 41 97 122

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 43 30 8 5 65 142 108

San Jose 41 26 9 6 58 136 105

Los Angeles 42 25 13 4 54 110 88

Vancouver 42 23 12 7 53 113 101

Phoenix 40 20 11 9 49 120 122

Calgary 41 14 21 6 34 96 128

Edmonton 44 13 26 5 31 112 153

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday's games

Chicago 5, New Jersey 3

Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2

Tampa Bay 2, Calgary 0

Anaheim 5, Edmonton 2

Saturday's Games

Winnipeg at Boston, 11 a.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 1 p.m.

New Jersey at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Florida, 5 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Columbus at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.