NHL ROUNDUP

NHL ROUNDUP

Thursday’s other games

Flyers 4, Maple Leafs 1

PHILADELPHIA — Joffrey Lupul scored two goals and Marty Biron made 34 saves for the Flyers, who snapped a season-high, six-game losing streak. Jeff Carter and Danny Briere also scored, and Randy Jones had two assists as the Flyers won for only the second time in 11 home games after opening the season 6-0 in Philadelphia. Mike Richards earned an assist on Lupul’s second goal to stretch his point streak at home to 16 games, tying a team record set by Bobby Clarke in the 1975-76 season. Mats Sundin scored for the Maple Leafs, who dropped their second straight game and fifth in six.

Canadiens 5, Lightning 2

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Markov and Andrei Kastsitsyn scored 24 seconds apart early in the third period, Cristobal Huet had 28 saves to lead Montreal. Maxim Lapierre, Guillaume Latendresse and Alex Kovalev also scored for the Canadiens, who had lost two straight. Vinny Prospal and Jan Hlavac scored third-period goals for the slumping Lightning, who have lost eight of 10. Tampa Bay has scored two goals or fewer during regulation in 10 of 11 games. Markov’s goal 44 seconds into the third during a power play, put Montreal up 4-0. Kastsitsyn made it a five-goal lead at 1:08.

Senators 5, Islanders 2

OTTAWA — Jason Spezza scored a power-play goal for his 300th NHL point and Dany Heatley had two assists to reach 50 points this season, leading Ottawa. Daniel Alfredsson scored his 22nd goal and Martin Gerber made 24 saves, extending his and the Senators’ winning streaks to three. Antoine Vermette, Nick Foligno and Mike Fisher also scored for the Senators, who have won nine of 11 (9-1-1). Bill Guerin scored twice for New York, ruining Gerber’s shutout bid 8:13 into the third.

Panthers 5, Thrashers 3

ATLANTA — Nathan Horton scored two goals for the first time since last March to help Florida end a 10-game losing streak in Atlanta. Ilya Kovalchuk scored his league-leading 30th and 31st goals in the third period for the Thrashers, but Jay Bouwmeester sealed the victory with an empty-netter with 56 seconds remaining. The Panthers, who snapped a 10-0-1 skid at Philips Arena since November 2003, led 2-0 in the first on goals by Horton and Radek Dvorak.

Associated Press