Ales Hemsky had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers held on to end the Philadelphia Flyers’ four-game winning streak with a 5-4 win on Sunday.
Sheldon Souray added a goal and an assist, Erik Cole and Dustin Penner also scored, and Tom Gilbert had three assists for the Oilers, who won their second straight after dropping five in a row.
Mike Knuble and Simon Gagne each had a goal and an assist, and Braydon Coburn and Jeff Carter also scored goals for Philadelphia, which outscored its opponents 19-7 during the streak.
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HURRICANES 6, MAPLE LEAFS 4
At Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuomo Ruutu had a goal and an assist and Carolina scored three times in less than 4 minutes during the second period of a victory over Toronto.
Dwight Helminen and Chad LaRose also had a goal and an assist apiece, Joe Corvo and Ray Whitney also scored and Eric Staal added an empty-netter for Carolina, which scored four goals in the second period to rally from a 3-1 deficit.
THRASHERS 5, PANTHERS 3
At Atlanta, Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals and added an assist as Atlanta held off Florida to end a six-game losing streak.
The defeat was the fourth straight for the Panthers.
Kovalchuk scored both goals — his fourth and fifth — and assisted on Bryan Little’s sixth goal in the second period, giving the Thrashers a 4-1 lead. Erik Christiansen assisted on both of Kovalchuk’s goals.
The Panthers made it close when Nathan Horton scored at 18:20 of the second period and Noah Welch got his first goal of the season 3:17 into the final period.
Todd White scored an empty-net goal with 44 seconds remaining to clinch the victory for Atlanta, which hadn’t won since Oct. 18.
DUCKS 3, FLAMES 2
At Anaheim, California, Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist to help Anaheim edge Calgary and end the Flames’ six-game winning streak.
In other games, it was:
• Sharks 5, Avalanche 3
• Red Wings 3, Canucks 2
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