NHL ROUNDUP | Thursday's games

Thrashers 6, Devils 5, OT
ATLANTA -- Peter Bondra scored 1:03 into overtime to give Atlanta Thrashers a four-game season sweep of the Devils. Bondra knocked in a rebound shot from Andy Sutton, whose shot bounced off New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur's chest and onto Bondra's stick. It was the Thrashers third straight win and eighth in 10 games. It also was New Jersey's fifth loss in six games and lifted Atlanta within a point of the Devils for seventh place in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The top eight teams make the postseason. Atlanta has 12 games left and New Jersey has 13. The Thrashers overcame a 4-1 third period deficit, scoring four times in the final period.
Red Wings 4, Sharks 0
DETROIT -- Manny Legace stopped 28 shots to record his 12th career shutout and lift the Red Wings over San Jose. Tomas Holmstrom, Jason Williams, Steve Yzerman and Mikael Samuelsson each scored for Detroit. Robert Lang and Nicklas Lidstrom added two assists. It was Legace's sixth shutout of the season, which is second to Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff, who has eight.
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 1
MONTREAL -- Alex Kovalev scored his 18th to cap Montreal's four-goal first period. Kovalev, who extended his scoring streak to eight games with an assist on Mathieu Dandenault's goal 4:47 in, scored Montreal's second goal in as many power-play opportunities in the opening period to put Montreal up 4-0 at 17:56. Chris Higgins and Sheldon Souray also scored for Montreal in the opening period.
Flames 7, Blues 2
ST. LOUIS -- Defenseman Roman Hamrlik scored two goals to help Calgary beat the reeling Blues. Defenseman Jordan Leopold scored his first goal of the season and added two assists for the Flames, who have won just two of their last five games. The Flames took a 1-0 lead in the first period on Darren McCarty's goal at 12:26. The Flames then scored four goals in the second period to turn the game into a rout.
Lightning 4, Capitals 3, OT
TAMPA, Fla. -- Vincent Lecavalier's third-period goal forced overtime and Pavel Kubina scored 37 seconds into the extra period for the Lightning. Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game to give the Capitals a 3-2 lead with 9:53 remaining but Tampa Bay responded with Lecavalier's goal with just over 7 minutes left to tie it. Kubina took a pass from Brad Richards and slipped the puck past partially-shielded goalie Olaf Kolzig for the game-winner in overtime.
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