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MIAMI - Giancarlo Stanton spent another night watching the Miami Marlins lose, and he hopes to end the ritual soon.

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's starting pitching is still undergoing significant repairs. Kevin Correia, for his part, has given this lagging rotation quite a lift.

CHICAGO - The desperate Dallas Stars staged a comeback against the Chicago Blackhawks, they just couldn't skate off with a win.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The St. Louis Cardinals unleashed years of frustration against Pittsburgh Pirates starter James McDonald with one big inning.

MONTREAL - Coach Michel Therrien wants to remind his Montreal Canadiens that the season isn't over just because they've clinched a playoff spot.

TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle needed an inning to settle into his first career start against his old team. Once he found his groove, the veteran southpaw delivered a performance the Chicago White Sox knew he was capable of.

MIAMI - Jordan Zimmermann succeeded after Washington Nationals teammates Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez faltered. It surely helped that Zimmermann was pitching against the woeful Miami Marlins.

TORONTO - With his team struggling to generate any sort of offence through two periods Monday, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle decided to lighten the mood in the second intermission. It clearly worked.

CINCINNATI - Brandon Phillips' bases-loaded single ended a five-game losing streak and gave the Cincinnati Reds a fitting finish on Jackie Robinson Day.

DENVER - Ike Davis and the New York Mets have seen more snowballs than fastballs on their freezing road trip.