Sunday, March 11, 2001
Devils 3, Flyers 2
PHILADELPHIA -- John Madden scored with 47 seconds left in the third period as the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers. Madden's shot from the left circle deflected into the net off the left pad of Philadelphia goalie Roman Cechmanek. The Devils won their seventh straight game and increased their Atlantic Division lead over the Flyers to three points. The Flyers tied the game at 2 when Andy Delmore scored a power-play goal midway through the third period. Delmore's slapshot from just inside the blue line deflected off a Devils' stick and sailed over goaltender Martin Brodeur. Brian Rafalski and Bobby Holik broke out of scoring slumps with goals in a 1:20 span of the second period, giving New Jersey a 2-1 lead. Brodeur finished with 24 saves for the Devils. Mark Recchi also scored for the Flyers, who had won two straight.
Red Wings 2, Blues 2
ST. LOUIS -- Brendan Shanahan scored in the final minute of the third period as the Detroit Red Wings earned a tie with the St. Louis Blues. Detroit maintained its one-point lead over St. Louis in the Central Division. The Red Wings have 92 points. Shanahan scored on a rebound with 49.6 seconds left after St. Louis goaltender Roman Turek made the initial save. Shanahan fought off two Blues and slapped the puck past Turek for his 22nd goal of the season. St. Louis had two scoring chances in overtime, both by Pierre Turgeon.
Thrashers 7, Bruins 5
BOSTON -- Andrew Brunette scored a power-play goal with 21 seconds remaining as the Atlanta Thrashers overcame five power-play goals by Boston and beat the Bruins. Atlanta swept four games from Boston this season, outscoring the Bruins 25-13. Boston lost for the fourth time in the past week. Thrashers goalie Norm Maracle made 40 saves, including an incredible stop on Bill Guerin on a breakaway, when he swung his arm around while lying on the ice and facing the other way.
Stars 3, Avalanche 2, OT
DALLAS -- Brad Lukowich scored with 3:13 left in overtime as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche. Lukowich skated up the slot from his defensive position and scored through the pads of Colorado goalie Patrick Roy on Ted Donato's pass from behind the net. The victory was the Stars' first over the Avalanche in seven games at Reunion Arena. Joe Sakic's 40th goal late in the second period had pulled Colorado into a 2-2 tie.
Canadiens 3, Coyotes 3
PHOENIX -- Saku Koivu scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie the Phoenix Coyotes. Jeremy Roenick, Joe Juneau and Shane Doan scored for Phoenix. Martin Rucinsky scored the Canadiens' other goal. The Coyotes' Keith Tkachuk had two assists, giving him 25 points in 16 games since the All-Star break. Phoenix outshot the Canadiens 7-2 in overtime.
Rangers 3, Senators 2
OTTAWA -- Petr Nedved and Sandy McCarthy scored goals 1:12 apart as the New York Rangers rallied in third period to overcome the Ottawa Senators and end a four-game losing streak. Radek Dvorak also scored for the Rangers, who trailed until midway through the final period. Rookie Martin Havlat scored both goals for the Eastern Conference-leading Senators, who had lost only once in 10 previous games against the Rangers.