AROUND THE RINKS Friday's other NHL games

Maple Leafs 9, Thrashers 1
ATLANTA -- Jeff O'Neill scored a goal in each period for his second hat trick against Atlanta in two seasons and Toronto routed the Thrashers and rookie goalie Michael Garnett. O'Neill scored his 200th career goal to give the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead in the first period. His second goal was the first of three for Toronto in the middle period, and he added a third when the Maple Leafs blew the game open with four goals in the final period. O'Neill picked up where he left off against the Thrashers before the lockout.
Blackhawks 3, Avalanche 2, SO
DENVER -- Nikolai Khabibulin played his best game in goal since signing with Chicago, and the Blackhawks scored on all three chances in a shootout to beat Colorado. Colorado's Joe Sakic matched Tyler Arnason on the first shot of the shootout, but rookie Marek Svatos missed the net after Chicago's Tuomo Ruutu scored at the other end. Pavel Vorobiev sealed the Blackhawks' second win of the season by beating Colorado goalie Peter Budaj to the glove side. Jaroslav Spacek scored in the first period and Kyle Calder put the Blackhawks up 2-1 with six minutes left in regulation, lifting in a rebound after Budaj made a difficult save against Arnason.
Stars 3, Oilers 2
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Steve Ott scored his first goal of the season with 8:15 left in the third period and Johan Hedberg turned aside 33 shots for Dallas. Hedberg was solid in his season debut as Stars coach Dave Tippett gave starter Marty Turco the night off. Jussi Jokinen and Bill Guerin also had goals for the Stars, who beat the Flames in Calgary on Thursday and swept consecutive games in Alberta. Jason Smith and Jani Rita scored for Edmonton, and Jarret Stoll added two assists.
Canucks 5, Wild 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Richard Park had the go-ahead goal and two assists against his old team, leading Vancouver past Minnesota. On an assist from new linemate Markus Naslund, Park fired an uncontested wrist shot from the back of the left circle that got past goalie Dwayne Roloson early in the third period. Naslund, Anson Carter and Ryan Kesler also scored for the Canucks, who came back with a spirited effort after a sluggish, embarrassing 6-0 loss here to the Wild here two nights ago.
Associated Press