Thrashers' skid at four games

COLUMBUS, Ohio --- Kristian Huselius had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets weathered a late rally to beat Atlanta 2-1 on Thursday night, with the Thrashers' loss clinching the Southeast Division title for the Washington Capitals.

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Atlanta's Todd White (left) battles Columbus' Derick Dorsett for control of the puck in the first period of the Blue Jackets' win.

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The Thrashers, who lost their fourth in a row, had several good scoring chances after Johnny Oduya's goal with 2:21 left. But Mathieu Garon made 28 saves, including several big stops in the final minute.

R.J. Umberger also scored for the Blue Jackets.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, LIGHTNING 3 (OT)

In Toronto, Phil Kessel scored at 3:33 of overtime, and Viktor Stahlberg had two goals.

Tyler Bozak set up the winning goal for the Maple Leafs and also scored in regulation.

Steven Stamkos extended his points streak to 18 games with his 42nd goal of the season. Kurtis Foster and Steve Downie also scored for Tampa Bay.

Red Wings 5, Wild 1

In Detroit, Johan Franzen scored twice, Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists, and Jimmy Howard made 21 saves for the Red Wings.

Tomas Holmstrom added a goal and an assist. Drew Miller also scored for Detroit.

Andrew Ebbett scored for Minnesota.

HURRICANES 4, PENGUINS 3 (OT)

In Raleigh, N.C., Brian Pothier scored at 23 seconds of overtime for Carolina, and Eric Staal and Ray Whitney had a goal and an assist each.

Zach Boychuk also scored, and Justin Peters made 37 saves for the Hurricanes.

Matt Cooke, Jordan Staal and Bill Guerin scored for the Penguins.

Blues 2, Islanders 1 (SO)

In Uniondale, N.Y., T.J. Oshie and Brad Boyes scored shootout goals to lift surging St. Louis to its sixth victory in seven games.

Patrik Berglund scored the tying goal for the Blues in the second period after Matt Moulson staked New York to the lead in the closing seconds of the first.

CANADIENS 5, OILERS 4 (SO)

In Montreal, Andrei Kostitsyn scored on the fifth shootout attempt, and Jaroslav Halak turned aside five shots in the tiebreaker to help the Canadiens extend their winning streak to four games.

Tomas Plekanec, Brian Gionta, Travis Moen and Sergei Kostitsyn scored in regulation for Montreal. Robert Nilsson, Andrew Cogliano and Shawn Horcoff also scored for Edmonton.

BRUINS 5, FLYERS 1

In Philadelphia, Tuukka Rask made 31 saves, and Mark Recchi, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci scored second-period goals for Boston.