Kings 3, Stars 2
DALLAS — Michal Handzus and Kyle Quincey scored power-play goals and Erik Ersberg made 24 saves Thursday night to help Los Angeles extend its winning streak to four games.
Los Angeles stretched its advantage to 3-1 when Quincey’s one-timer from the blue line got past a screened Marty Turco at 3:24 of the second period.
Red Wings 4, Lightning 3
TAMPA, Fla. — Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored third-period goals, and Chris Osgood had 15 saves to improve to 17-0 against Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay’s Mark Recchi scored a goal for his 1,392th NHL point, which moved him past Brett Hull into 20th place on the league’s career list.
Wild 4, Coyotes 0
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Niklas Backstrom stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, while a one-timer from Marek Zidlicky in the high slot beat Ilya Bryzgalov on the stick side during a two-man advantage early in the second for the winner.
Sharks 6, Flames 1
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Milan Michalek and Joe Pavelski scored two goals apiece, and San Jose’s defense corps — Christian Ehrhoff, Rob Blake and Dan Boyle — set a franchise record with nine assists.
Maple Leafs 5, Oilers 2
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nik Antropov took a pass in the slot and fired a wrist shot past goalie Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers for the winner with 1:01 left in the second period.
Bruins 6, Canadiens 1
BOSTON — Marco Sturm and Stephane Yelle each scored two goals and Boston snapped a 12-game (0-10-2) losing streak against Montreal.
Islanders 3, Senators 1
OTTAWA — Trent Hunter gave New York a 2-1 lead with an unassisted effort on a power play 17:30 into the second.
The Associated Press
