Scoring summaries from Thursday's games in the NHL

Wild 3 at Canadiens 1

First Period

1. Minnesota, Earl 3 (Zidlicky) 2:41

2. Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 9 (Gomez) 3:26

3. Minnesota, M.Koivu 10 (Havlat, Brunette) 14:08 (pp)

Penalty - Bergeron Mtl (holding) 12:10.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Penalties - None.

Third Period

4. Minnesota, Clutterbuck 6 (Kobasew, Schultz) 11:47

Penalties - Sheppard Minn (delay of game) 2:08, Johnsson Minn (holding) 18:20.

Shots on goal by

Minnesota 11 7 4-21

Montreal 7�12�12-31

Goal - Minnesota: Backstrom (W,15-10-3); Montreal: Price (L,9-13-3).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Minnesota: 1-1; Montreal: 0-2.

Referees - Marc Joannette, Rob Martell. Linesmen - Pierre Champoux, Scott Cherrey.

Attendance - 21,273 (21,273).

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Kings 1 at Flames 2

First Period

1. Calgary, Phaneuf 7 (Iginla, Jokinen) 19:59 (pp)

Penalties - Drewiske LA (hooking) 3:54, Phaneuf Cal (boarding) 8:01, Johnson Cal (interference) 14:53, Doughty LA (interference) 18:36.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Penalty - Ivanans LA (roughing) 13:56.

Third Period

2. Calgary, Dawes 10 (Langkow, Bourque) 1:02

3. Los Angeles, Elkins 1 (Moller, Richardson) 11:06

Penalties - Regehr Cal (interference) 12:19, Williams LA (interference) 16:07, Williams LA (high-sticking) 18:45, Bouwmeester Cal (cross-checking) 19:00.

Shots on goal by

Los Angeles 8�11�16-35

Calgary 10�11 3-24 Goal - Los Angeles: Quick (L,20-11-3); Calgary: Kiprusoff (W,18-8-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Los Angeles: 0-3; Calgary: 1-5.

Referees - Chris Rooney, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen - Rody Vaughan, Mark Wheler.

Attendance - 19,289 (19,289).

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Predators 6 at Oilers 3

First Period

1. Edmonton, Nilsson 3 (Visnovsky, Deslauriers) 3:05 (pp)

2. Edmonton, Visnovsky 8 (Brule, Penner) 5:01

3. Nashville, Jones 4 (Belak) 12:13

4. Nashville, Ward 6 (Legwand, Suter) 16:09

5. Nashville, Goc 5 (Dumont, Hornqvist) 16:59

Penalty Franson Nash (interference) 2:27.

Second Period

6. Nashville, Hornqvist 9 (Arnott, Dumont) 8:18

7. Edmonton, Nilsson 4 (Horcoff, Souray) 14:10 (pp)

8. Nashville, Hornqvist 10 (Suter, Erat) 19:56 (pp)

Penalties - Smithson Nash (holding) 5:00, Smid Edm (holding) 9:53, Nashville bench (too many men; served by Dumont) 11:52, Weber Nash (delay of game) 13:34, Penner Edm (holding) 19:03.

Third Period

9. Nashville, Smithson 6 (Legwand, Ward) 19:16

Penalties - Staios Edm (holding) 3:04, Dumont Nash (holding) 7:32.

Shots on goal by

Nashville 16 8 5-29

Edmonton 10 6�10-26

Goal (shots-saves) - Nashville: Rinne (4-2), Ellis (W,7-5-1)(5:01 first) (22-21); Edmonton: Deslauriers (L,8-6-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Nashville: 1-3; Edmonton: 2-5.

Referees - Steve Kozari, Wes McCauley. Linesmen - Mike Cvik, Darren Gibbs.

Attendance - 16,839 (16,839).

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Rangers 5 at Islanders 2

First Period

1. N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 8 (Gaborik, Prospal) 13:06 (pp)

2. N.Y. Rangers, Drury 3 (Avery, Rozsival) 17:56

Penalties - Staal NYR (high-sticking) 2:07, Sanguinetti NYR (holding) 5:51, Tavares NYI (high-sticking) 6:44, Streit NYI (holding) 12:41, New York bench (too many men; served by Prospal) 14:03, Sutton NYI (tripping) 18:55.

Second Period

3. N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 9 (Gaborik, Rozsival) 0:27 (pp)

4. N.Y. Islanders, MacDonald 1 (Streit, Nielsen) 9:31

Penalties - Brashear NYR (roughing) 3:03, New York bench (too many men; served by Bailey) 7:46, Higgins NYR (tripping) 9:25, Staal NYR, Comeau NYI (slashing) 15:07.

Third Period

5. N.Y. Rangers, Gaborik 24 (Prospal, Callahan) 3:37 (pp)

6. N.Y. Rangers, Anisimov 6 (Callahan, Girardi) 6:50

7. N.Y. Islanders, Nielsen 5 (Sutton, Comeau) 15:14

Penalties - Meyer NYI (delay of game) 2:02, Rozsival NYR, Del Zotto NYR, Witt NYI, Comeau NYI, Nielsen NYI (roughing) 3:12, Lisin NYR (double high-sticking) 9:41.

Shots on goal by

N.Y. Rangers �4�12 6-22

N.Y. Islanders 14�14 9-37

Goal - N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (W,13-13-3); N.Y. Islanders: Roloson (L,11-6-5).

Power plays (goals-chances) - N.Y. Rangers: 3-6; N.Y. Islanders: 0-7.

Referees - Chris Ciamaga, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen - Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik.

Attendance - 15,138 (16,234).

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Penguins 3 at Flyers 2 (SO)

First Period

1. Philadelphia, Carter 12 (Carle, Briere) 1:15

2. Pittsburgh, Guerin 9 (Kunitz, Malkin) 3:48 (pp)

Penalties - Carcillo Pha (high-sticking) 3:01, Rupp Pgh, Asham Pha (fighting) 5:45, Kennedy Pgh (tripping) 7:36, Carter Pha (roughing) 12:43.

Second Period

3. Philadelphia, Giroux 7 (Carcillo, Richards) 2:04 (pp)

4. Pittsburgh, Crosby 22 (Kunitz, Gonchar) 9:17 (pp)

Penalties - Malkin Pgh (tripping) 1:51, Giroux Pha (high-sticking) 5:09, Malkin Pgh (hooking) 6:15, Hartnell Pha (hooking) 8:00, Carter Pha (delay of game) 9:42.

Third Period

No Scoring.

Penalties - Cooke Pgh (roughing), Parent Pha (high-sticking) 10:11.

Overtime

No Scoring.

Penalties - Orpik Pgh, Carcillo Pha (slashing) 0:27.

Shootout

Pittsburgh wins 2-0

Pittsburgh (2) - Letang, goal; Crosby, goal.

Philadelphia (0) - Briere, miss; Giroux, miss.

Shots on goal by

Pittsburgh 14 8 8 0-30

Philadelphia 11 9�11 2-33

Goal - Pittsburgh: Fleury (W,20-8-1); Philadelphia: Boucher (L,4-8-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Pittsburgh: 2-5; Philadelphia: 1-3.

Referees - Eric Furlatt, Dan O'Rourke. Linesmen - Dan Schachte, Scott Driscoll.

Attendance - 19,689 (19,537).

Stars 5 at Thrashers 6 (OT)

First Period

1. Dallas, Robidas 8 (Modano, Eriksson) 2:12 (pp)

2. Atlanta, Kovalchuk 19 (Afinogenov, White) 6:30 (pp)

3. Dallas, Lehtinen 2 (Ott, Fistric) 16:14 (sh)

Penalties - Salmela Atl (holding) 1:25, Lehtinen Dal (hooking) 4:46, Armstrong Atl (goaltender interference) 12:15, Barch Dal (high-sticking) 14:44.

Second Period

4. Atlanta, Slater 1, 10:47

5. Atlanta, Antropov 6 (Peverley, Enstrom) 12:35 (pp)

6. Dallas, Benn 6 (Ribeiro) 18:02

Penalty - Richards Dal (slashing) 10:59.

Third Period

7. Dallas, Robidas 9 (Modano, Grossman) 4:43 (pp)

8. Atlanta, Afinogenov 12 (Little, Kovalchuk) 8:27 (pp)

9. Atlanta, Peverley 11 (Armstrong, Hainsey) 12:46 (sh)

10. Dallas, Eriksson 11 (Robidas) 18:48

Penalties - Reasoner Atl (tripping) 2:53, Niskanen Dal (holding) 6:58, Schubert Atl (hooking) 11:07.

Overtime

11. Atlanta, Peverley 12 (Afinogenov, Kubina) 1:16

Penalties - None.

Shots on goal by

Dallas 17�16�14 0-47

Atlanta 6 9 9 1-25

Goal (shots-saves) - Dallas: Auld (15-12), Turco (L,10-7-8)(12:35 second)(10-7); Atlanta: Pavelec (W,9-8-3).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Dallas: 2-4; Atlanta: 3-4.

Referees - Justin St. Pierre, Ian Walsh. Linesmen - Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk.

Attendance - 11,957 (18,545).

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Coyotes 2 at Blue Jackets 1 (SO)

First Period

1. Phoenix, Yandle 5, 1:48

Penalties - Hanzal Pho (hooking) 12:27, Lang Pho (boarding) 14:56.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Penalties - Bissonnette Pho, Boll Clb (fighting) 5:58, Phoenix bench (too many men; served by Upshall) 7:15, Huselius Clb (high-sticking) 8:19, Chimera Clb (misconduct) 13:16, Doan Pho (interference) 14:08, Huselius Clb (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:05.

Third Period

2. Columbus, Nash 18 (Tyutin, Stralman) 8:19 (pp)

Penalties - Prucha Pho (goaltender interference) 7:37, Upshall Pho (high-sticking) 18:53.

Overtime

No Scoring.

Penalties - None.

Shootout

Phoenix wins 2-1

Phoenix (2) - Vrbata, miss; Doan, goal; Lang, goal.

Columbus (1) - Huselius, miss; Nash, goal; Tyutin, miss.

Shots on goal by

Phoenix 6�10 6 5-27

Columbus 11�13�10 5-39

Goal - Phoenix: LaBarbera (W,2-3-0); Columbus: Garon (L,4-3-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Phoenix: 0-2; Columbus: 1-6.

Referees - David Banfield, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen - Pierre Racicot, Shane Heyer.

Attendance - 13,363 (18,144).

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Lightning 0 at Red Wings 3

First Period

1. Detroit, Miller 4 (Rafalski) 8:24

Penalties - Konopka TB, May Det (fighting) 11:50, Eaves Det (roughing) 18:17.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Penalties - Malone TB (cross-checking) 3:27, Leino Det (hooking) 3:58, Janik Det (interference) 7:04, Bertuzzi Det (high-sticking) 15:28.

Third Period

2. Detroit, Bertuzzi 9 (Holmstrom, Datsyuk) 6:48

3. Detroit, Eaves 4 (Lidstrom, Rafalski) 10:10

Penalties - Abdelkader Det (goaltender interference) 2:46, Ohlund TB (high-sticking), Maltby Det (tripping) 9:24, Malone TB (high-sticking) 16:43.

Shots on goal by

Tampa Bay 10�10�10-30

Detroit �9 8 5-22

Goal - Tampa Bay: Smith (L,5-9-5); Detroit: Howard (W,11-6-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Tampa Bay: 0-5; Detroit: 0-2.

Referees - Stephen Walkom, Francois St. Laurent. Linesmen - Lonnie Cameron, Anthony Sericolo.

Attendance - 19,474 (20,066).

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Ducks 1 at Sharks 4

First Period

No Scoring.

Missed penalty shot - Mitchell SJ, 13:40.

Penalties - Ortmeyer SJ (boarding) 9:13, Niedermayer Ana (interference) 10:03, Pavelski SJ (hooking) 11:34, Niedermayer Ana (high-sticking) 18:14.

Second Period

1. San Jose, Thornton 8 (Marleau, Setoguchi) 9:15

2. San Jose, Marleau 21 (Murray, Thornton) 15:25

Penalties - Brookbank Ana, Clowe SJ (fighting) 16:22, Wisniewski Ana (roughing), Heatley SJ (high-sticking, roughing) 19:05.

Third Period

3. Anaheim, Getzlaf 8 (Ryan, Niedermayer) 0:34 (pp)

4. San Jose, Thornton 9 (Pavelski, Boyle) 13:23 (pp)

5. San Jose, Setoguchi 9 (Thornton, Marleau) 16:11

Penalties - Ortmeyer SJ (tripping) 7:57, Whitney Ana (roughing) 8:20, Koivu Ana (tripping) 9:11, Koivu Ana (hooking) 12:47.

Shots on goal by

Anaheim 9 6 6-21

San Jose 18�11 8-37

Goal - Anaheim: Giguere (L,4-5-5); San Jose: Nabokov (W,17-5-7).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Anaheim: 1-4; San Jose: 1-5.

Referees - Bill McCreary, Gord Dwyer. Linesmen - Ryan Galloway, Thor Nelson.

Attendance - 17,562 (17,496).