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Johan Garpenlov ended a night of frustration for Florida on the power play when he scored at 12:17 of the third period to lift the Panthers to a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Miami on Thursday night.

The victory was a team-record fifth straight for the Panthers, who sit on top the Atlantic Division with a 12-4 record with 24 points, the most in the NHL. A season-low 10,816 watched the game - the first since it was publicized the Panthers were officially put up for sale.

For all of Florida’s success this year, the Panthers still struggle on the power play. Garpenlov’s goal was the first on a power play since Oct. 31 when the Panthers scored two goals with the advantage in a losing effort to the New York Islanders.

Florida came into the game third to last in power-play percentage in the NHL.

Panthers 2, Oilers 1

Edmonton 1 0 0 - 1

Florida 0 1 1 - 2

First period-1, Edmonton, Ciger 7 (Arnott, Weight), 8:14.

Second period-2, Florida, Hough 1 (Dvorak), :23.

Third period-3, Florida, Garpenlov 3 (Murphy, Belanger), 12:17 (pp).

Shots on goal-Edmonton 9-3-7-19. Florida 7-15-9-31.Power-play opp.-Edmonton 1 of 8; Florida 0 of 3.Goalies-Edmonton, Ranford 4-6-3 (31 shots-29 saves). Florida, Vanbiesbrouck 7-3-0 (19-18).A-10,816 (14,503).

Bruins 4, Senators 3

Boston

Boston improved its record against Ottawa to 17-0, outshooting the Senators 51-16 and overcoming a two-goal deficit for a victory.

Don Sweeney’s power-play goal at 11:39 of the third period put Boston ahead 3-2, and Cam Neely added an unassisted goal 33 seconds later as the Bruins won their second straight game after losing three in a row.

Ottawa 2 0 1 - 3

Boston 0 1 3 - 4

First period-1, Ottawa, Alfredsson 5 (Straka, Archibald), 4:29. 2, Ottawa, Alfredsson 6 (Straka, Archibald), 18:09.

Second period-3, Boston, Stevens 5 (Bourque, Donato), 3:44 (pp). 4,

Third period-4, Boston, Donato 4 (Neely), 3:23. 5, Boston, Sweeney 1 (Bourque, Donato), 11:39 (pp). 6, Boston, Neely 8, 12:12. 7, Ottawa, Gaudreau 1 (McCleary), 13:11.

Shots on goal-Ottawa 7-3-6-16. Boston 15-13-23-51.Power-play opp.-Ottawa 0 of 1; Boston 2 of 4.Goalies-Ottawa, Bales 0-3-0 (51 shots-47 saves). Boston, Lacher (7-5), Billington 3-3-0 (0:00 second, 9-8).A-17,261 (17,565).

Flyers 3, Flames 1

Philadelphia

Joel Otto, in his first game against his former team, broke open a third-period scoreless tie with a goal and Mikael Renberg added two more as Philadelphia defeated Calgary.

Calgary 0 0 1 - 1

Philadelphia 0 0 3 - 3

First period-None.

Second period-None.

Third period-1, Philadelphia, Otto 2 (Renberg, LeClair), 3:56 (pp). 2, Philadelphia, Renberg 11 (Brind’Amour, Otto), 5:53 (pp). 3, Calgary, Torgajev 1 (Nylander, Housley), 11:41. 4, Philadelphia, Renberg 12 (LeClair), 13:31.

Shots on goal-Calgary 6-6-8-20. Philadelphia 11-7-12-30.Power-play opp.-Calgary 0 of 7; Philadelphia 2 of 6.Goalies-Calgary, Kidd 1-6-4 (30 shots-27 saves). Philadelphia, Hextall 5-0-0 (20-19).A-17,255 (17,380).

Blackhawks 5, Canucks 2

Chicago

Ed Belfour returned from injury to make 49 saves as Chicago defeated Vancouver for the 10th straight time.

Vancouver 0 1 1 - 2

Chicago 4 1 0 - 5

First period-1, Chicago, Chelios 3 (Roenick, Murphy), 4:59 (pp). 2, Chicago, Suter 8 (Amonte), 9:21. 3, Chicago, Krivokrasov 3 (Grieve, Sutter), 11:57. 4, Chicago, Savard 3 (Craven Amonte), 19:27.

Second period-5, Vancouver, Mogilny 13 (Beranek, Lumme), 7:31. 6, Chicago, Poulin 5 (Savard, Smith), 13:01 (pp).

Third period-7, Vancouver, Linden 10 (Ridley, Gelinas), 4:05.

Shots on goal-Vancouver 16-18-17-51. Chicago 9-9-7-25.Power-play opp.-Vancouver 0 of 7; Chicago 2 of 5.Goalies-Vancouver, McLean 4-4-4 (9 shots-5 saves), Hirsch (0:00 second, 16-15). Chicago, Belfour 6-3-0 (51-49).A-18,804 (20,500).

Avalanche 1, Stars 1

Denver

Colorado outshot Dallas 30-18, but only got a goal from Troy Murray and settled for a tie.

Dallas 0 1 0 0 - 1

Colorado 1 0 0 0 - 1

First Period-1, Colorado, Murray 2, 7:33.

Second Period-2, Dallas, Millen 1 (Gilchrist, D.Hatcher), 6:23 (pp).

Third Period-None.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-Dallas 4-6-4-3-17. Colorado 8-9-11-2-30.Power-play Opp.-Dallas 1 of 7; Colorado 0 of 6.Goalies-Dallas, Wakaluk 3-2-3 (30 shots-29 saves). Colorado, Thibault 2-1-2 (17-16).A-16,061 (16,061).