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 Flyers 7, Lightning 3
Mark Streit had a goal and two assists, while Chris VandeVelde,
Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek also scored and recorded a helper,
as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3.
R.J. Umberger, Michael Raffl and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also
scored for the Flyers (17-19-7), who got five goals in the second
period to grab control.
The Flyers had lost six in a row to the Eastern Conference-leading
Lightning (27-13-4), who got goals from Steven Stamkos, Brian Boyle
and Ryan Callahan.
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 Capitals 2, Avalanche 1
Washington's Alex Ovechkin broke a tie late in the second period
with his 22nd goal of the season to give the Capitals a 2-1 win over
the Colorado Avalanche.
Ovechkin's goal was his 74th career game-winner for the Capitals,
giving him the franchise lead over former Caps great Peter Bondra.
Washington goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 31 of 32 shots in the
victory, improving his record to 21-8-7 while outdueling former Avs
netminder Semyon Varlamov (36 saves).
The Capitals (23-11-8) are now 13-1-4 in their last 18 games while
the Avalanche (18-17-8) lost for the first time since Jan. 4,
snapping a three-game win streak.
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Kings 2, Maple Leafs 0
Anze Kopitar's goal less than a minute into the contest allowed the
Los Angeles Kings to earn a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Kings goalie Martin Jones turned back all 19 shots he faced and
helped the Kings (20-13-10) end a three-game slide.
Maple Leafs netminder Jonathan Bernier stopped 18 of 19 shots, but
Toronto (22-18-3) lost for the fourth time in five games.
Kopitar, who left the game briefly in the third period after taking
a shot to the face, also had an assist.
The Kings played without two of their leading scorers, left winger
Tanner Pearson (broken fibula) and center Tyler Toffoli
(mononucleosis). (Editing by Peter Rutherford/Sudipto Ganguly)
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