AROUND THE NHL

AROUND THE NHL
Thursday's other games
Stars 2, Senators 0
OTTAWA -- Marty Turco earned his second shutout of the season, and Brenden Morrow scored his 10th goal and assisted on Jere Lehtinen's 17th, leading Dallas over Ottawa. Turco stopped 25 shots for his 23rd career shutout. Dallas has gone 14-3 -- including a pair of five-game winning streaks -- to surge into first place in the Pacific Division. Ottawa, which entered with the most goals scored in the NHL (124) and the fewest allowed (59), was shut out for the second time this month and lost for just the third time in 15 home games. Senators rookie Ray Emery made 25 saves, losing his second straight game after setting an NHL record by winning nine straight to begin his career.
Canucks 5, Flyers 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Anson Carter scored twice in the third period, lifting Vancouver over Philadelphia. Markus Naslund, Trevor Linden and Nolan Baumgartner also scored for the Northwest Division-leading Canucks, who won their fourth straight game. Michal Handzus, Kim Johnsson, Mike Knuble and Sami Kapanen scored for Philadelphia, which had won two in a row. The injury-depleted Flyers lost two more players when forward Mike Richards went out with a concussion, and fellow rookie Jeff Carter left after getting hit in the head by the puck. The Canucks beat the New York Rangers and the Flyers -- the two top teams in the Atlantic Division -- on the road in consecutive games.
Bruins 3, Wild 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Marco Sturm scored his fourth goal in six games for visiting Boston. Sturm, who came to the Bruins from San Jose in the Nov. 30 trade that sent captain Joe Thornton to the Sharks, tipped David Tanabe's shot midway through the third period as the Bruins recorded their first win over the Wild. Minnesota is 2-5-2 in its last nine games and has failed to score more than two goals in any game. Former Bruins forward Brian Rolston had a goal and an assist in his first game against his former team. Sergei Samsonov gave the Bruins their first lead in the second period when he tipped in Tom Fitzgerald's shot.
Thrashers 3, Devils 2, OT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Marc Savard scored a power-play goal with five seconds left in overtime and Atlanta beat New Jersey just over a minute after failing to win it on a penalty shot. New Jersey defenseman Dan McGillis pulled down Marian Hossa during a breakaway at 3:31 of the extra session. Hossa didn't convert on the attempt, but the Thrashers immediately went on a power play as McGillis was also called for roughing.
Michael Garnett made 24 saves for Atlanta, and Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots. Ilya Kovalchuk and J.P. Vigier had the Atlanta goals in regulation. Scott Gomez and Alexander Mogilny scored for the Devils.
Panthers 3, Red Wings 2, OT
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Olli Jokinen scored a power-play goal 1:36 into overtime, pushing Florida past Detroit. It was Florida's first win over Detroit since Dec. 1, 1996. The Panthers were 0-5-7 since. Gary Roberts and Rastislav Olesz also scored for the Panthers, who have won four of five at home. Roberto Luongo made 34 saves. Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg scored for the Red Wings. Chris Osgood made 27 saves but lost for the first time in 17 games in the state of Florida (11-1-5).
Predators 5, Blackhawks 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pekka Rinne earned a victory in his NHL debut as Nashville beat Chicago. Rinne is the fourth goaltender used by the Predators this season. He was recalled from Milwaukee of the AHL after Nashville backup Chris Mason sustained a groin injury during warmups Tuesday night at Florida. The Blackhawks tested Rinne early as Mark Bell scored a short-handed goal on a wrist shot from low in the slot that went in at 2:29 of the first period. Paul Kariya tied it for Nashville 92 seconds into the middle period. Martin Erat put Nashville ahead 2-1 at 10:32 of the period. Yanic Perreault gave the Predators a two-goal lead 6:17 later. Vernon Fiddler made it 4-1. Tyler Arnason and Anton Babchuk brought Chicago within a goal but Steve Sullivan made it 5-3 on a short-handed tally.
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