Avs extend Anaheim’s shutout string

Peter Budaj stopped 39 shots in posting his second shutout of the season and Milan Hejduk had a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 Tuesday in Denver.

The Ducks, who came into the game with the second-best mark in the Western Conference, have lost three straight games. They also haven’t scored in two contests – going 139 minutes, 16 seconds without a goal.

Paul Stastny added a goal for the Avalanche, who won for the second time in six games.

Flames 4, Thrashers 1: At Calgary, Alberta, Daymond Langkow scored twice and Jarome Iginla added a goal and two assists in the Flames’ win over Atlanta. Alex Tanguay also scored for Calgary, which moved ahead of Vancouver and Minnesota into first place in the Northwest Division.

Bruins 3, Oilers 0: At Boston, Brandon Bochenski and Marco Sturm scored power-play goals 62 seconds apart in the first period and Tim Thomas had 32 saves to lead the Bruins past Edmonton.

Hurricanes 2, Kings 1: At Raleigh, N.C., Scott Walker scored the go-ahead goal in the second period to lead Carolina past Los Angeles. Ray Whitney also scored for the Hurricanes.

Lightning 5, Coyotes 3: At Tampa, Fla., Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and an assist, Brad Richards scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period, and Tampa Bay beat Phoenix.

Panthers 1, Canadiens 0: At Montreal, Ed Belfour made 29 saves and Jay Bouwmeester scored late in the second period to lead Florida past the Canadiens, who lost their fourth in a row.

Islanders 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO): At Toronto, Rick DiPietro made 39 saves, and Viktor Kozlov and Frans Nielsen scored in the shootout to lead New York past the Maple Leafs.

Sharks 6, Blues 5: At St. Louis, Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo each had a goal and three assists to lead San Jose to a win over the Blues.

Connolly suffers another setback

Tim Connolly will miss at least a week of workouts because of a leg stress fracture, the latest setback for the Buffalo center who has missed nine months with concussion-related headaches.

Coach Lindy Ruff said that tests revealed a broken bone below Connolly’s knee. Connolly complained of soreness since he began practicing 10 days ago.