Dion Phaneuf scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period on Friday night to lead the Calgary Flames past the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3.
Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius and Dustin Boyd also scored for the Flames, who improved to 4-0 on their six-game road trip. Adrian Aucoin added two assists, while Miikka Kiprusoff finished with 33 saves.
Sabres 5, Capitals 3
In Washington, Tim Connolly backhanded a rebound past goalie Olie Kolzig with 3 minutes, 42 seconds left in the third period to lift Buffalo.
Connolly, who left the ice in the second period with a gash under his right eye, was positioned just in front of Kolzig. After Jason Pominville's long shot was batted away by the goalie, Connolly tapped it past him to break a 3-3 tie. It was Connolly's fifth goal of the year, and gave him points in four straight games.
Jochen Hecht added an empty netter with 1 minute, 14 seconds to play for the final margin.
Maple Leafs 4, Thrashers 0
In Atlanta, Georgia, Vesa Toskala stopped 24 shots and Toronto took advantage of more second-period success in the opener of their season-high seven-game road trip.
Toskala posted his second shutout of the season and eighth of his career. He improved to 6-1 in his last seven games and has not allowed more than two goals in any game during the stretch.
The Maple Leafs, who lead the National Hockey League with 44 second-period goals, got goals from Boyd Devereaux and Mats Sundin in the period following a scoreless opening 20 minutes. Toronto put the game away with two goals by Alexei Ponikarovsky late in the third period.
Wild 5, Ducks 2
In Anaheim, California, Brian Rolston had a goal and two assists and Minnesota snapped out of a scoring slump.
Aaron Voros and Brent Burns each chipped in with a goal and an assist. Marian Gaborik and Eric Belanger also scored for the Wild, who piled up a 5-0 lead with four power-play goals during the second period.
Minnesota's Josh Harding stopped 28 shots, giving up late goals to Brad May and Todd Bertuzzi.
Anaheim goalkeeper Jean-Sebastien Giguere gave up three goals on nine shots before Jonas Hiller replaced him after 13 minutes, 15 seconds of the second period. Hiller finished with eight saves.
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