NHL ROUNDUP \ Thursday's other games
Senators 5, Bruins 2
BOSTON -- Dany Heatley scored two goals and set a franchise record for the longest consecutive point streak to lead Ottawa. Bryan Smolinski, Peter Schaefer and Martin Havlat scored in the second period to give Ottawa a 4-1 lead. Brad Boyes and Glen Murray scored for Boston.
Flyers 3, Islanders 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Patrick Sharp scored two goals, including the tie-breaker early in the third period, and Philadelphia overcame a two-goal deficit to win its fifth straight. Jeff Carter had a goal and two assists, and Antero Niittymaki made 38 saves for the Flyers, who have won eight straight at home. Miroslav Satan and Mike York scored power-play goals 37 seconds apart in the first period to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead. Sharp put Philadelphia ahead 3-2 with a slap shot from the right circle. He cut the Flyers' early deficit in half 3:35 into the second period.
Rangers 5, Lightning 2
TAMPA, Fla. -- Dominic Moore scored twice during New York's four-goal third period and the Rangers sent defending Tampa Bay to its fifth straight loss. Henrik Lundqvist had 23 saves for the Rangers. Jason Ward ended a 14-game goal scoring drought to give New York a 2-1 lead at 4:40 of the third. Marcel Hossa added an empty-net goal in the final minute. Dan Boyle pulled Tampa Bay within 3-2 on a power-play goal with 8:47 left. Ville Nieminen put the Rangers ahead 1-0 at 11:14 of the first. Vincent Lecavalier tied it at 5:13 of the second.
Predators 5, Stars 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Steve Sullivan scored three goals, two on the power play, for Nashville. Sullivan scored twice in the third period to earn the hat trick. He failed on a penalty shot in the second period. Martin Erat and Marek Zidlicky also scored for the Predators, who were 4-for-10 on the power plat. Brendan Morrow, Nathan Perrott and Philippe Boucher scored for Dallas. Nashville answered with a power-play goal at 18:46 when Martin Erat scored in traffic in front of the net. Sullivan made it 4-3 at 10:11 of the third period and finished his hat trick at 17:10.
Blackhawks 4, Blues 2
ST. LOUIS -- Jim Vandermeer scored two goals, one tapped in by an opponent, to help Chicago run St. Louis' franchise-record losing streak to 10 games. Mark Bell also scored for the Blackhawks, who have won two straight for the first time in 41 games. The losing streak for the Blues is two games longer than the previous worst. They were unsuccessful on three 5-on-3 power plays, one negated by Scott Young's holding penalty 11 seconds later. Mark Rycroft, who accidentally tapped the puck past surprised Blues goalie Patrick Lalime, had a goal. Doug Weight also scored to end St. Louis' 2-for-26 power-play slump.
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