Branko Radivojevic scored the tiebreaking goal with 53 seconds left in the third period, leading the Philadelphia Flyers over the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in the NHL on Saturday.
Peter Forsberg returned to the lineup with a goal and assist after missing six games with a groin strain, and Kim Johnsson also scored for Philadelphia.
The injury-depleted Flyers, who were without injured league scoring leader Simon Gagne for the first time, have won four of six.
Todd White and Nick Schultz scored for Minnesota, which has lost five of six.
Mike Knuble set up Radivojevic's goal, breaking in from the slot and getting a shot on goaltender Manny Fernandez, who made a glove save. Radivojevic put in the rebound for his fifth goal.
Kings 3, Panthers 1
At Los Angeles, Pavol Demitra had a power-play goal in the first period and a short-handed one in the second, leading Los Angeles over Florida.
Michael Cammalleri also scored and Mathieu Garon made 35 saves for the Kings, who totaled more than two goals for the first time in a span of seven games. They are 16-4 when getting at least three.
Joe Nieuwendyk scored for the Panthers, who lost their fourth straight overall and 12th in a row on the road to extend the franchise record. They've won only three of their last 21 overall.
Florida's Roberto Luongo, pulled from his last two starts after giving up nine goals on 44 shots, made 29 saves.
Islanders 3, Oilers 2, SO
At Uniondale, New York, Alexei Yashin and Trent Hunter scored in a shootout over Edmonton as New York snapped its three-game losing streak at home.
Hunter won it on the final shot of the shootout after Rick DiPietro stopped Edmonton's Ryan Smyth.
Hunter and Arron Asham scored power-play goals in regulation for New York. DiPietro made 26 saves.
Fernando Pisani and Chris Pronger scored for the Oilers, 7-2-2 in their last 11 games. Jussi Markkanen stopped 22 shots.
Penguins 4, Avalanche 3
At Pittsburgh, Mark Recchi, stalled for weeks in one of the longest slumps of his career, had a goal and an assist, and Pittsburgh ended its six-game losing streak by holding off Colorado.
Despite goals by Milan Hejduk, Dan Hinote and rookie Marek Svatos, the Avalanche stayed perfect four times they've played on successive nights -- each time they've won the first game and lost the second.
Recchi began the game with a minus-20, the worst mark of the NHL's 749 players this season. The 464-goal scorer had none in 10 games and only one in 14.
Mighty Ducks 5, Canadiens 3
At Montreal, Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist, and Andy McDonald and Teemu Selanne each had two assists, leading Anaheim to its first win in Montreal in seven years.
Zenon Konopka, Ruslan Salei, Jonathan Hedstrom and Rob Niedermayer also scored and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 21 shots for Anaheim, which had gone 0-3-1 in Montreal since a 5-4 win on March 21, 1998.
The Mighty Ducks, who lost 3-2 in overtime Thursday in Buffalo, ended a two-game losing streak and won for the fifth time in seven games (5-1-1).
Rookie Alexander Perezhogin scored Montreal's second goal after assisting on Richard Zednik's disputed tally in the first. Michael Ryder completed the scoring with his team-leading 12th goal in the third.
Stars 2, Maple Leafs 1
At Toronto, Jon Klemm and Jere Lehtinen scored first-period goals, and Marty Turco made 19 saves to lead Dallas past Toronto for its fifth straight victory.
Former Stars goalie Ed Belfour failed in his fourth attempt to move into second place on the NHL career wins list, and Dallas won for the 10th time in 11 games.
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Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well
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