Nikolay Zherdev scored twice and Brian Boucher stopped 24 shots for the Flyers to be 6-0-1 in his past seven starts.

Andreas Nodl and Ville Leino also got goals for Philadelphia.

Rookie Derek Stepan had the only goal for the Rangers, who have lost three in a row.

In Boston, Andrew Ference scored his first goal in 100 games to help Boston send Washington to its eighth straight loss.

The Bruins led 3-0 after one period and held on as the Capitals cut the deficit to one goal, outshooting Boston 26-2 in the third period.

Patrice Bergeron and Blake Wheeler each had a goal and an assist for Boston.

Matt Bradley and Karl Alzner netted for Washington, which has scored just 11 goals this month.

In Nashville, Los Angeles broke loose with four goals in the first period of a rout against Nashville.

The Predators' season-high five-game winning streak was snapped, and they failed to set a new record for successive games with a point, finishing that run at a record-leveling 10.

Ryan Smyth scored twice, while Justin Williams, Trevor Lewis and Drew Doughty all scored for the Kings before the game was 10 minutes old. Alexei Ponikarovsky had the other goal for Los Angeles.

Steve Sullivan scored for Nashville.

In Columbus, Dallas benefited from a controversial call to beat Columbus.

Brad Richards scored twice, netting the winner in the third period while both teams were a man down.

Fedor Tyutin scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost four in a row.

The referee waved off Derek Dorsett's goal in the second period, saying Columbus' Ethan Moreau interfered with goalie Kari Lehtonen outside the crease.

In St. Louis, rookie Logan Couture scored twice to lead San Jose over St. Louis.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic had a goal and an assist, and Devin Setoguchi scored his third goal in two games for the Sharks.

David Backes scored a penalty-shot goal for St. Louis.

In Raleigh, North Carolina, an Eric Staal hat trick lifted Carolina over Anaheim and to a season-best fourth straight win.

Staal scored two power-play goals during his 12th career hat trick. Joe Corvo scored an empty-netter for the Hurricanes.

Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf scored his second goal with 1:48 left to make it a one-goal game.

In Tampa, Steven Stamkos scored his 25th goal of the season as Tampa Bay downed Buffalo.

Martin St. Louis had an empty-net goal and two assists, while Simon Gagne also netted for the Lightning.

Jason Pominville scored the sole goal for the Sabres.

In Vancouver, the hosts got late goals in the opening two periods to secure a win over Toronto.

Alex Burrows scored with 1:07 left in the first period and Jannik Hansen with 2:06 remaining in the second.

Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski pulled a goal back in the third, but Christian Ehrhoff restored the Canucks' two-goal lead with five minutes left and Henrik Sedin got an empty netter.

The Maple Leafs have lost eight straight to the Canucks since 2003.

In Calgary, Mikko Koivu had a goal and two assists for Minnesota in the win over Calgary.

Antti Miettinen and Chuck Kobasew also scored for the Wild.

Matt Stajan had the sole goal for the Flames - just his second goal in 45 games.

In Atlanta, Eric Boulton scored three times for his first career NHL hat trick, helping Atlanta rout reeling New Jersey.

Chris Thorburn added a goal and two assists, while Ron Hainsey, Evander Kane and Andrew Ladd also found the net for the Thrashers.

Former Atlanta captain Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only goal for the Devils, who have dropped eight straight on the road.

Combined with Washington's loss to Boston, the Thrashers' victory moved them into first place in the Southeast Division.

In Uniondale, New York, Kyle Turris scored Phoenix's third goal of the shootout to give Phoenix victory over New York.

Coyotes captain Shane Doan and Radim Vrbata also scored for Phoenix, which got the tying goal from Martin Hanzal with 1:28 left in regulation against Islanders goalie Nathan Lawson, who made his NHL debut.

Hanzal, Vrbata, and Wojtek Wolski also scored in regulation.

Jesse Joensuu, Michael Grabner and Rob Schremp had goals for the Islanders.