NHL ROUNDUP Saturday’s other games

Bruins 4, Flyers 3

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Ward scored 43 seconds into overtime for Boston. Marco Sturm, Marc Savard and Peter Schaefer also scored for the Bruins, who snapped a two-game skid. Daniel Briere, Jeff Carter and Scott Hartnell had goals for Philadelphia, which had won three straight to close out a 5-1 road trip. Flyers goaltender Antero Niittymaki ranged far out of the crease to poke away a loose puck and prevent a breakaway. But the puck went to Ward near the right boards. Ward easily beat Niittymaki with a slap shot. After being outplayed for more than 45 minutes, the Flyers scored twice in a span of 2:04 in the third period to tie it at 3. Hartnell slipped one past goalie Alex Auld during a power play midway to cut it to 3-2. Briere scored his 17th goal on a backhander off a rebound of Simon Gagne’s shot to tie it with 7:15 left.

Kings 4, Stars 3, SO

LOS ANGELES — Patrick O’Sullivan scored the deciding goal in a shootout, and Alexander Frolov and Derek Armstrong scored 67 seconds apart in the first period for Los Angeles. Anze Kopitar also scored and Jason LaBarbera made 23 saves for the Kings, who evened the season series at three games apiece after losing all eight meetings in 2006-07. The Stars visited Staples Center for the first time since their third-period collapse on Nov. 10, when goaltender Marty Turco blew a 4-0 lead and lost 6-5 in overtime. Jeff Halpern and Matt Niskanen scored for Dallas during 5-on-3 power plays and Loui Eriksson also found the net for the Stars, who have lost six of their last eight games.

Senators 3, Red Wings 2

OTTAWA — Daniel Alfredsson scored his second power-play goal of the game with 2:56 remaining to lift the Ottawa Senators in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams. Alfredsson restored Ottawa’s lead with his 28th goal of the season after the Senators blew a 2-0 advantage earlier in the period. He also scored on a slap shot from the point past former teammate Dominik Hasek to open the scoring just 1:04 in. Mike Fisher also scored for Ottawa as he and Alfredsson extended their scoring streaks to nine games.

Detroit scored twice in the third, tying it with 7:54 remaining after Senators All-Star Dany Heatley departed earlier in the period with an apparent right shoulder injury.

Brian Rafalski scored on a power play 7:46 into the third to cut it to 2-1. Jiri Hudler evened it at 2 when he jumped on a rebound of Nicklas Lidstrom’s point shot off the end boards left of the net and drove a slap shot past Ottawa goalie Ray Emery.

Heatley left after he fell awkwardly into the boards while checking Detroit’s Dallas Drake behind the Senators’ net. He did not return.

Lightning 5, Panthers 3

SUNRISE, Fla. — Nick Tarnasky and Brad Richards each scored two goals. Tarnasky had his first multigoal effort in 132 career games as the Lightning won for just the third time in 14 games and for the second time in seven on the road. Jan Hlavac also scored for Tampa Bay, and goalie Johan Holmqvist made 27 saves. Olli Jokinen, David Booth and Brett McLean scored for Florida, which has lost five straight at home and six of its past eight overall. Tomas Vokoun, who was selected on Friday to play in the NHL All-Star game on Jan. 27 in Atlanta, stopped 24 shots.

Devils 3, Sabres 2, SO

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrik Elias and Zach Parise scored shootout goals for New Jersey, extending the Sabres’ winless streak to nine games. David Clarkson capped the Devils’ two-goal comeback by scoring on a wraparound with 67 seconds left in regulation. In the shootout, Devils goalie Martin Brodeur stopped both Ales Kotalik and Thomas Vanek, allowing Elias to seal the win by sneaking a backhander through Ryan Miller’s legs. Paul Martin also scored for the Devils, who improved to 8-2 in their past 10 games, and are 19-5-1 in their past 25. Daniel Paille scored both goals for Buffalo, which dropped to 0-4-5 in its past nine, and lost its third straight game by shootout. The Sabres’ winless streak is now the fourth-longest in team history, and worst since a 12-game skid during the 2002-03 season.

Rangers 4, Canadiens 1

NEW YORK — The high-flying Montreal Canadiens are the only team that brings out the best in the New York Rangers lately. New York is 2-4-1 in its last seven games, with both wins coming against its Original Six rival from north of the border. Petr Prucha and Nigel Dawes had a goal and an assist apiece, goalie Henrik Lundqvist got back on track, and the Rangers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Canadiens on Saturday night. New York had gone 0-4-1 since a home overtime victory against the Canadiens on Dec. 29. “It felt good to finally get a win and finally get rewarded,” Lundqvist said. “Parts of our game in the losses we had we played really well but then something happens that makes us lose a little focus, maybe a little confidence. Tonight we worked really hard.” Lundqvist, whose recent slide cost him an invitation to the All-Star game, made 18 saves. He lost his shutout bid 7:10 into the third period on Sergei Kostitsyn’s power-play goal. The Canadiens had scored at least four goals in six of seven. Lundqvist had been 2-5-2 with a 3.81 goals-against average in his previous nine games after going 16-11-2 with a 1.98 GAA and six shutouts in his first 29.

Avalanche 5, Hurricanes 4

RALEIGH, N.C. — Marek Svatos capped a third-period rally with two goals in about 2 minutes, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied three times from two-goal deficits. The late goals gave Svatos nine goals in his past 10 games and helped the Avalanche stop a two-game losing streak. Paul Stastny, Milan Hejduk and Cody McLeod also scored, and McLeod had his first career NHL assist for Colorado. Erik Cole, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose and Cory Stillman scored for the short-handed Hurricanes in their second loss in a row at home. They have only two victories in their past eight games, thanks mostly to an injury list that goes six-deep. Those out include Matt Cullen, Justin Williams and Bret Hedican. Still, Carolina controlled the first two periods and led 4-2 entering the final 20 minutes. That’s when the game fell apart for the home team. McLeod, called up from the AHL in December, got it started with good effort behind the net. Instead of centering the puck, he stuffed it over the left leg of goalie Cam Ward to make it 4-3, and Svatos took over from there.

Associated Press