NHL ROUNDUP Wednesday's games
Stars 4, Panthers 3
DALLAS -- Jere Lehtinen scored twice, including the tie-breaker with 15.8 seconds remaining, and Dallas handed Florida its 10th straight road loss. With the score even at 3 and Dallas on its fifth power play of the third period, Mike Modano took possession of the puck deep in the Florida zone on a giveaway by defenseman Steve Montador. Modano passed from behind the net to Lehtinen, who beat goalie Jamie McLennan for his 14th goal. Defensemen Martin Skoula and Trevor Daley added first-period goals for the Stars, who've won four straight and 12 of 14.
Avalanche 4, Bruins 1
DENVER -- Vitaly Kolesnik stopped 20 shots in his NHL debut, and Alex Tanguay had a goal for the third straight game and added two assists to lift Colorado over Boston. Milan Hejduk, Brett McLean and John-Michael Liles also scored for Colorado, which won for the fourth time in six games. Marco Sturm scored his third goal in four games since being traded from San Jose with Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart for Boston captain Joe Thornton.
Predators 5, Capitals 2
WASHINGTON -- Marek Zidlicky and Scott Sullivan scored two goals apiece to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Zidlicky had two power-play goals in the first period and assisted on Sullivan's second-period score. Sullivan had a power-play goal in the third period. Scott Hartnell added an empty-netter. Nashville (17-4-3) has won four straight and six of seven. Washington (9-15-2) has lost six of seven. Predators goalie Chris Mason made 30 saves, and has three wins and a shootout loss in four starts this season. Washington rookie Alex Ovechkin notched the Capitals' first goal on a power play in the second period. Ben Clymer added a goal in the third.
Flames 4, Devils 1
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jarome Iginla scored two goals and had an assist to lead Calgary. Dion Phaneuf and Daymond Langkow also scored, and Phillipe Sauve made 31 saves for the Flames who had three power-play goals. Alexander Mogilny scored for the Devils, who dropped their second straight game. Calgary took charge with three unanswered goals in the second period. The Devils could not dent Sauve even with four power plays in the third period. New Jersey went 1-for-10 with a man advantage and outshot Calgary 32-15.
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