NHL ROUNDUP \ Thursday's other games
Bruins 2, Canucks 0
BOSTON -- Tim Thomas made 39 saves for his second NHL shutout and Marc Savard had two assists. Patrice Bergeron and Glen Murray each scored power-play goals for the Bruins, who won their second straight and third in four games despite being outshot 39-19 overall and 14-0 in the third period. Thomas, in his second season as Boston's primary goalie after bouncing around the minor leagues for eight seasons, saved 12 shots in the first period and 13 in the second before winning his eighth game in 11 decisions.
Canadiens 4, Flyers 2
MONTREAL -- Mike Johnson scored Montreal's league-leading 10th short-handed goal and the Canadiens extended their season-high winning streak to five games. Guillaume Latendresse, Craig Rivet and Chris Higgins also scored for Montreal. Canadiens goalie David Aebischer, who made a pad save on R.J. Umberger's penalty shot in the first period, stopped 26 shots. Philadelphia's team-record losing streak reached eight games.
Lightning 4, Senators 2
OTTAWA -- Ruslan Fedotenko, Paul Ranger and Vincent Lecavalier scored third-period goals to help Tampa Bay rally. Martin St. Louis also scored for the Lightning. Dany Heatley and Antoine Vermette scored for Ottawa. The Senators have lost two straight and six of their past eight.
Sabres 7, Predators 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Pominville had two goals and an assist and Maxim Afinogenov and Ales Kotalik each scored twice to help the Buffalo Sabres snap a two-game skid. The Sabres scored two goals in the first five minutes and sealed the victory with three in the second, including the last two by Afinogenov. Derek Roy had three assists. Martin Erat scored short-handed, and Jason Arnott added a power-play goal in the third as Nashville snapped a five-game winning streak by losing for the first time in six games against Eastern Conference teams.
Panthers 3, Rangers 2
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Rostislav Olesz capped Florida's three-goal rally midway through the third period. Chris Gratton and Nathan Horton also scored for Florida, which won after trailing in the third for the first time in 16 games this season. The victory also gave the Panthers their first three-game winning streak of the season. Brad Isbister and Jason Ward scored for the Rangers, who have lost a season-high four in a row.
Blues 5, Kings 2
ST. LOUIS -- Lee Stempniak had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues jumped out to a three-goal lead. The win was the second straight for the Blues after losing 11 in a row. St. Louis has won back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season. It also was the first win for St. Louis in eight home games (1-6-1).
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