Gagne, Forsberg, Esche help Philadelphia end 10-game skid

Simon Gagne scored two goals, Peter Forsberg had three assists and Robert Esche made 42 saves, helping visiting Philadelphia stop a franchise-record, 10-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday night in the National Hockey League.

Alexei Zhitnik and Sami Kapanen also scored for the Flyers, who won for the first time since beating the New York Islanders 3-2 on Nov. 30. Martin St. Louis, Filip Kuba and Ruslan Fedotenko scored for the Lightning.

Coyotes 3, Sharks 2: At San Jose, Calif., Yanic Perreault scored on a wraparound with 40.9 seconds to play, and Phoenix rebounded after blowing a two-goal lead.

Curtis Joseph made 27 saves and kept Phoenix in the game in the third period. Perreault then scored easily when goalie Vesa Toskala got entangled with defenseman Scott Hannan.

Sabres 4, Hurricanes 1: At Buffalo, Ryan Miller made 29 saves, and Ales Kotalik scored on a penalty shot to help Buffalo beat Carolina.

Red Wings 7, Blue Jackets 4: At Columbus, Ohio, Dan Cleary scored the winning goal with 5:19 left to complete his first career hat trick and cap Detroit’s comeback victory.

Kings 7, Oilers 4: At Edmonton, Alberta, Alexander Frolov had a goal and two assists for Los Angeles in the win, despite the return of Ryan Smyth to the Oilers’ lineup from injury.

Around the league

Dallas placed captain Brenden Morrow on injured reserve, two days after tendons in his right wrist were severed when he was stepped on by a skate. … Columbus goalie Pascal Leclaire had arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to be sidelined for about six weeks. … Ottawa center Mike Fisher is out indefinitely with an injury to his left knee.