NHL ROUNDUP


Flyers 4, Lightning 3, SO

TAMPA, FLA.

Kimmo Timonen scored in the seventh round of the shootout in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia, which won the shootout 2-1, got goals in regulation from James Van Riemsdyk, Scott Hartnell and Darroll Powe. The conference-leading Flyers are 18-6-3 on the road.

Sharks 2, Predators 1, OT

NASHVILLE, TENN.

Patrick Marleau beat Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne on a one-on-one breakaway 3:43 into overtime. Cody Franson scored in regulation for Nashville and Devin Setoguchi tied it midway through the second period.

Canucks 4, Wild 1

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Manny Malhotra had a goal and an assist, Cory Schneider stopped 27 shots for Vancouver. Jannik Hansen, Mikael Samuelsson and Ryan Kessler also scored to help the banged-up Canucks win in Minnesota for the first time in their last five tries despite registering just one shot on goal in the third period.

Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 3

BOSTON

Mikhail Grabovski scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:01 remaining for Toronto. Grabovski and former Bruin Phil Kessel both finished with two goals for Toronto, which fell behind 3-2 on Patrice Bergeron’s 20th goal of the season with 10:52 to play.

Islanders 4, Senators 3

OTTAWA

Frans Nielsen scored in a shootout for the New York Islanders. Michael Grabner scored a short-handed goal for New York and set up Josh Bailey’s third-period score. Robbie Schremp had the other New York goal in the shootout, while goaltender Nathan Lawson, who picked up his first NHL victory with 28 saves, stopped Jason Spezza and Bobby Butler after Alex Kovalev scored. Blake Comeau had the other goal in regulation for the Islanders, who have won four straight and five of their last six.

Sabres 3, Canadiens 2, SO

MONTREAL

Jochen Hecht scored on Buffalo’s 10th shootout attempt to give the Sabres the win. Rookie goalie Jhonas Enroth stopped seven of Montreal’s final eight shooters in the tiebreaker. He made 32 saves during the game, his first with the Sabres since Nov. 24, when he had 28 saves in a 1-0 loss to Pittsburgh. Ryan Miller’s streak of 31 straight starts in goal for Buffalo ended.

Associated Press