Defenceman Randy Jones scored late in overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.

Jones' goal enabled the Flyers to rally from a 3-1 deficit after the first period and spoil the return of Boston goaltender Manny Fernandez.

Antero Niittymaki recorded 22 saves, blanking the Bruins after taking over at the start of the second period for Martin Biron, who allowed three goals on 15 shots in the opening 20 minutes.

Rookie Byron Bitz scored his first career goal with 1:01 left in the first period and Chuck Kobasew tallied eight seconds later to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead. It was Boston's fastest two goals since 1981.

Defenceman Mike Green snapped a tie early in the third period and added a shorthanded empty-netter, leading the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.

The 23-year-old Green, who leads all NHL blue-liners with 19 goals this season, has tallied in six consecutive games - extending the franchise record for a defenceman.

Ryan Kesler scored two goals and set up another and defenceman Alexander Edler recorded a tally and three assists as the Vancouver Canucks cruised to a 7-3 triumph over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Veteran Mats Sundin tallied and registered two assists, Daniel Sedin netted a goal and set up another while Henrik Sedin and Steve Bernier also scored for the Canucks, who posted their second straight victory following a season-high eight-game losing streak.

Rookie Jonathan Quick made 25 saves as the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

Jarret Stoll and Anze Kopitar scored before Patrick O'Sullivan converted a penalty shot to punctuate a dominant second period for the Kings, who have won six of their last seven contests.

Marian Hossa, Pavel Datsyuk and defenseman Brian Rafalski each collected a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings claimed their third straight win with an 8-3 thrashing of the Edmonton Oilers.

Defenceman Christian Backman scored 93 seconds into overtime, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 victory over the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks.

Jason Blake scored a pair of goals in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 5-2 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens in a battle of Canada's "Original Six" rivals.

Mike Fisher scored the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 triumph over the Buffalo Sabres.

All-Star Jean-Sebastien Giguere recorded 26 saves as the Anaheim Ducks held off the Calgary Flames 2-1 in a battle of struggling teams.

Veteran Gary Roberts scored with nearly six-and-a-half minutes remaining in the third period and rookie Mike McKenna turned aside all 28 shots he faced as the Tampa Bay Lightning recorded a 1-0 triumph over the New York Islanders.

Chris Mason continued his stellar play by making 23 saves and Brad Boyes scored a goal and set up another to highlight a second-period surge, leading the St Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

Sergei Samsonov recorded a power-play goal and three assists and Tuomo Ruutu netted two tallies and set up another as the Carolina Hurricanes handed the Phoenix Coyotes their sixth straight defeat with a 7-2 triumph.

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