Flyers thrash Atlanta
PHILADELPHIA -- John LeClair scored the go-ahead goal 2:02 into the third period, and the Philadelphia Flyers won their seventh straight, beating the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 on Thursday night.
The Flyers, who lead the Eastern Conference, have won 13 of 15.
Canadiens 1, Hurricanes 1
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jeff Hackett stopped 29 shots, including two tough chances in overtime, as Montreal and Carolina tied.
Hackett, making just his third start in 13 games, had a kick save 50 seconds into overtime, stopping David Tanabe's shot from the blue line while being screened by Andrei Markov. He also stopped a wide-open shot from Erik Cole with just over a minute left.
Bruins 5, Senators 2
BOSTON -- Five different players scored and Bill Guerin added two assists as Boston beat Ottawa.
After Hal Gill gave the Bruins a 5-1 lead in the third period, Ottawa's frustration boiled over as simultaneous fights broke out in the Senators' end including one between goaltenders Patrick Lalime and Byron Dafoe. Seven players were ejected and there were 150 penalty minutes in the third.
Devils 6, Rangers 4
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Sergei Brylin had two goals and an assist and New Jersey matched its biggest offensive effort of the season in a win over New York.
The Rangers are winless in nine games.
Predators 3, Maple Leafs 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Greg Johnson scored 47 seconds into overtime as Nashville beat Toronto.
Johnson tapped in the rebound of a slap shot from the left side by Vitali Yachmenev.
Blues 5, Canucks 4
ST. LOUIS -- Keith Tkachuk scored twice and Scott Mellanby and Al MacInnis each had a goal and two assists as St. Louis won its seventh straight with a victory over Vancouver.
Avalanche 3, Coyotes 2, OT
DENVER -- Ville Nieminen scored on a breakaway with two seconds left in overtime, lifting Colorado over Phoenix.
Penguins 6, Flames 4
CALGARY, Alberta -- Mario Lemieux assisted on all three of Aleksey Morozov's goals and added an empty-net goal as the Pittsburgh Penguins survived a late scare to beat the Calgary Flames 6-4 Thursday night.
Lemieux, playing his third game after missing 24 with a hip injury, has scored in the Penguins' last two games.
Sharks 3, Islanders 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Evgeni Nabokov stopped 31 shots for his third straight victory, and San Jose scored two power-play goals in a win over New York.
Mike Ricci and Mike Rathje scored on the power play, while Marco Sturm extended his points streak to four games with a goal as the Sharks rebounded from consecutive home losses.
Kings 4, Sabres 2
LOS ANGELES -- Adam Deadmarsh cleared the way for Ziggy Palffy's game-tying goal with a punishing check and then scored the game-winner with 1:16 remaining as Los Angeles beat Buffalo.
Brad Chartrand also scored and Bryan Smolinski added an empty-net goal in the final minute for the Kings, who tied a franchise record with their 44th consecutive penalty kill.
Los Angeles leads the NHL in penalty-killing, allowing only 21 goals in 217 chances. In their last 94 times short-handed, the Kings have outscored their opponents 3-2.
Dmitri Kalinin had a goal and an assist and Curtis Brown also scored for the Sabres.