Hurricanes prevail in overtime

Brian Pothier scored in overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C.

Eric Staal and Ray Whitney had a goal and an assist each, and Zach Boychuk also scored for the Hurricanes, 13-3-1 in their last 17 games.

Justin Peters made 37 saves - including a late gem on Pascal Dupuis - to help Carolina survive a 40-21 shot disadvantage.

Red Wings 5, Wild 1: Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists in Detroit's win over visiting Minnesota.

Bruins 5, Flyers 1: Tuukka Rask made 31 saves, leading Boston at Philadelphia.

Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3: Phil Kessel scored in overtime, lifting Toronto past visiting Tampa Bay.

Blues 2, Islanders 1, SO: At Uniondale, N.Y., T.J. Oshie and Brad Boyes scored shootout goals to lift St. Louis past New York.

Blue Jackets 2, Thrashers 1: Kristian Huselius had a goal and an assist and host Columbus beat Atlanta.

Canadiens 5, Oilers 4, SO: Andrei Kostitsyn's shootout goal lifted Montreal past visiting Edmonton.

Sharks 8, Predators 5: Joe Pavelski's two goals and two assists lifted host San Jose past Nashville.

Avalanche 3, Panthers 0: At Denver, Craig Anderson made 27 saves to lead Colorado past Florida.

Flames 2, Senators 0: Miikka Kiprusoff made 33 saves, leading Calgary past visiting Ottawa.