Danny Briere and Claude Giroux each added a goal and an
assist for Philadelphia, which had lost four of five.
Nikolay Zherdev, Darroll Powe and Andreas Nodl also scored
for the Flyers (4-4-1). Sergei Bobrovsky had 32 saves.
Thomas Vanek scored in the first period, and Tyler Myers and
Steve Montador added goals in the third for the Sabres, who dropped to 3-6-1.
Derek Roy had two assists, raising his team-leading point total to 11.
Senators 5 Coyotes 2: In Ottawa, Alex Kovalev scored twice
and added an assist, combining with Erik Karlsson for the fastest two goals in
Ottawa history, to lead the Senators past Phoenix.
Karlsson and Kovalev scored 9 seconds apart in the first
period to break the previous team record by 1 second. Karlsson opened the
scoring with a power-play goal 5:27 in. His goal was still being announced when
Kovalev made it 2-0 at 5:36, breaking a modern franchise record set 15 years
earlier.
Chris Kelly also scored and Brian Elliott made 28 saves for
Ottawa, which has won two of three since a 1-4-1 start.
Sami Lepisto and Keith Yandle scored for Phoenix, which has
lost three in a row (0-1-2), including the first two games of a three-game
trip.
Maple Leafs 3 Panthers 1: In Toronto, Maple Leafs enforcer Colton Orr scored
the winning goal after knocking over goalie Scott Clemmensen , and Toronto beat
Florida.
The teams were locked in a tight-checking game until Orr
netted the decisive goal with 8:58 left. After slamming into Clemmensen, Orr
tipped a shot from linemate Tim Brent into the wide open net. Clemmensen argued
his case with the referee to no avail.
Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel also scored for the Maple Leafs
(5-2-1).
Dennis Wideman had the lone goal for Florida (3-4).
Ducks 5 Stars 2: In Dallas, Bobby Ryan scored twice, Jonas
Hiller made 35 saves, and Anaheim topped Dallas.
Anaheim’s Teemu Selanne scored his 611th NHL goal on a
third-period power play, breaking a tie with Bobby Hull to assume sole
possession of 15th place on the career list. Selanne also had an assist to give
him 801 points with the Ducks.
Corey Perry also scored, and enforcer George Parros notched
a rare goal as Anaheim wrapped up a 2-2 road trip.
Loui Eriksson and Brian Sutherby scored for the Stars, who
have managed only two goals in two games.
Flames 5 Oilers 4, SO: In Calgary, Alberta, Brendan Morrison
scored two goals and Alex Tanguay netted the shootout winner for streaking
Calgary, which beat Edmonton and won for the fifth time in six games.
The Flames looked to be in control when they built a 4-1
late in the second period, but the Oilers forced overtime with a furious
comeback.
Miikka Kiprusoff stopped Ales Hemsky , Jordan Eberle and
Dustin Penner in the shootout to secure the Flames’ third straight win.
Jay Bouwmeester and Curtis Glencross also scored regulation
goals for Calgary (6-3).
Kurtis Foster , Jordan Eberle, Magnus Paajarvi and Tom
Gilbert had goals for the Oilers (2-4-1), who are winless in their last five.
Canucks 4 Avalanche 3, OT: In Vancouver, British Columbia, Mason Raymond scored on a lucky bounce
28 seconds into overtime and Vancouver recovered from blowing a late lead to
beat Colorado.
Peter Schaefer’s first goal in 2 1/2 years put Vancouver
ahead five minutes into the third period, but Matt Duchene tied it with 1:33
left in regulation. Jeff Tambellini also scored for the second straight game
since being moved up to the top line, and Ryan Kesler added a power-play goal
for the Canucks, 4-0-1 at home,
David Jones and Daniel Winnik had goals, and Peter Budaj made
26 saves for Colorado, which dropped its third straight. The Avalanche also
lost No. 1 goalie Craig Anderson to a knee injury during pregame warmups.
Colorado’s John-Michael Liles earned his 11th assist, and
set the NHL record for defenseman by notching at least one assist in each of
the first nine games.
