PHILADELPHIA --- Ondrej Pavelec made 44 saves, Ron Hainsey, Todd White and Rich Peverley scored, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Sunday night to move within a point of eighth-place Boston in the Eastern Conference.
The Thrashers have won four in a row since a six-game losing streak dropped them to ninth in the eight-team race for playoff spots.
Mike Richards scored for Philadelphia. Though the Flyers and Ottawa are tied with 79 points, the Flyers fell to sixth seed with 11 games remaining.
DUCKS 5, AVALANCHE 2
In Los Angeles, Teemu Selanne became the 18th member of the 600-goal club, scoring 34 seconds into the second period during a power play, and Anaheim beat Colorado.
Selanne is the fourth player to reach the coveted milestone in the last four seasons, along with Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan and Joe Sakic.
COYOTES 3, STARS 2
In Dallas, Adrian Aucoin scored in the fourth round of the shootout and Phoenix matched a franchise record with its ninth consecutive victory with a win over the Stars.
The Winnipeg Jets, who moved to Phoenix in 1996, also won nine in a row from March 8-27, 1985. Closing in on their first playoff berth since 2002, the Coyotes have 97 points to match Chicago for the most in the Western Conference.
OILERS 5, SHARKS 1
In Edmonton, Alberta, Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves for his second consecutive victory, and Dustin Penner and Shawn Horcoff each had a goal and an assist in the Oilers' victory.
Robert Nilsson, Fernando Pisani and Aaron Johnson also scored for Edmonton.
Ryane Clowe spoiled Dubnyk's shutout bid, scoring with 3:02 left.
BRUINS 2, RANGERS 1
In Boston, Miroslav Satan and Dennis Wideman scored, and Tuukka Rask made 23 saves to help the Bruins beat New York.
Boston, eighth in the Eastern Conference with 76 points with 11 games left, opened a three-point lead over ninth-place Atlanta and a five-point advantage over the Rangers. Michael Del Zotto scored for the Rangers.
PANTHERS 5, LIGHTNING 2
In Sunrise, Fla, Nathan Horton, David Booth and Cory Stillman scored in the first period and Florida snapped a three-game losing streak.
Stephen Weiss and Radek Dvorak added third-period goals, and Scott Clemmensen made 29 saves for the Panthers. Steven Stamkos and Steve Downie scored for Tampa Bay. The Lightning have lost five in a row and have won just two of their past 14.
WILD 4, FLAMES 3
In St. Paul, Minn., Chuck Kobasew scored twice and Minnesota won its third consecutive home game, beating Calgary for the fifth time in six games.
Josh Harding made 29 saves, and Andrew Brunette and Guillaume Latendresse also scored for Minnesota, seven points behind eighth-place Detroit in the Western Conference. Steve Staios, Ian White and Eric Nystrom scored for Calgary, two points behind Detroit.
SABRES 5, HURRICANES 3
In Raleigh, N.C., Jochen Hecht had two goals, Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman and Tim Kennedy also scored, and Ryan Miller made 27 saves for Buffalo.
The Sabres won their third in a row to finish 3-1-1 on a five-game trip.
Sergei Samsonov, Brandon Sutter and Eric Staal scored for Carolina.
PREDATORS 3, BLUES 2
In St. Louis, Dustin Boyd scored his second goal of the game 48 seconds after Nashville teammate Patric Hornqvist tied it late in the third period.
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