Flyers strand Islanders for fifth straight victory
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Roman Cechmanek made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season, and Eric Desjardins had a goal and assist in the Philadelphia Flyers' 4-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
The Flyers have won five straight and they snapped New York's seven-game streak of earning at least one point (6-0-0-1).
Thrashers 3, Lightning 2, OT
TAMPA, Fla. -- Ilya Kovalchuk scored his second goal of the game with 15.2 seconds left in overtime as Atlanta beat Southeast Division-leading Tampa Bay.
Kovalchuk scored from the right circle soon after Atlanta goalie Byron Dafoe stopped Vincent Lecavalier on a breakaway.
Canadiens 3, Rangers 2
MONTREAL -- Marcel Hossa scored his second goal in as many games since being recalled from the minors to lift Montreal over the New York Rangers.
Hossa scored with 13:37 left in the third period as Montreal ended a season-high seven-game winless streak. The teams were tied 2-2 in the first period.
Maple Leafs 4, Penguins 2
PITTSBURGH -- Toronto allowed Pittsburgh's league-leading power play to convert only 1-of-9 chances without the injured Mario Lemieux, and Nik Antropov scored the decisive goal in Toronto's victory.
Travis Green scored short-handed and also helped set up Jyrki Lumme's goal with 2 1/2 minutes gone as the Maple Leafs went 3-1 in the season series, winning twice in Pittsburgh.
Stars 4, Blackhawks 3, OT
DALLAS -- Pierre Turgeon scored with 16.4 seconds left in overtime to lift Dallas over Chicago.
Sergei Berezin scored twice for Chicago, including the tying goal in the third period, as the Blackhawks rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Bill Guerin and Rob DiMaio scored during an 18-second span early in the second period to give the Stars a 3-1 lead. Mike Modano notched his 16th goal, and Marty Turco stopped 21 shots for the Stars, 14-1-3-1 at home.
Mighty Ducks 5, Avalanche 3
DENVER -- Petr Sykora's second goal of the game broke a tie with 1:18 left in the third period, and Anaheim rallied to beat Colorado.
Anaheim, which trailed 2-0 late in the first period and 3-2 late in the second, accounted for the final margin on Keith Carney's empty-net goal at 19:30.
Senators 1, Flames 0
CALGARY, Alberta -- Wade Redden scored the game's only goal in the first period and Patrick Lalime made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season as financially troubled Ottawa beat Calgary.
On the same day they filed for bankruptcy protection, the Senators showed why they are the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference. The lone goal came on a power play with 1:57 left in the first period.
Blues 4, Sharks 1
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Keith Tkachuk scored two goals, and Brent Johnson made 21 saves as St. Louis beat slumping San Jose.
Pavol Demitra added a power-play goal for the Blues, who capitalized on penalties by the Sharks to win for just the second time in seven road games.
Oilers 5, Kings 4
LOS ANGELES -- Mike York scored twice and Todd Marchant and Shawn Horcoff each had two assists as Edmonton beat Los Angeles.
Marty Reasoner, Ales Hemsky and Eric Brewer also scored, helping extend the Oilers' unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-1).
Eric Belanger scored in his first game back from the injured list and Los Angeles teammate Steve Heinze ended a 35-game goal drought with his first in almost a year. Derek Armstrong and Joe Corvo also scored for the Kings, who have lost eight of 10 and four straight at home.