Flyers knock out host Rangers
Scottie Upshall scored a key goal in his Philadelphia debut and the physical Flyers beat the Rangers 5-3 Saturday in New York, in a game that saw the Rangers’ Brendan Shanahan taken off the ice on a stretcher after a collision with Mike Knuble.
The win came in the Flyers’ first game following the trade of captain Peter Forsberg, who was making his debut with the Nashville Predators later.
The loss could be costly for the Rangers. Shanahan was knocked unconscious in the third period following a hard collision with Knuble.
Shanahan skated toward the bench as Knuble came the other way. Neither player saw the other and they slammed shoulder-to-shoulder. Shanahan went flying backward and struck his head against the ice when he fell 7:27 into the third period.
X-rays and a CT scan were taken on Shanahan at St. Vincent’s Hospital. All the tests were negative, but Shanahan was to be kept overnight for observation. The Rangers said he was awake, alert and moving all his extremities.
New York also played the final period without goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who injured his left shoulder making a save, and defenseman Marek Malik.
Senators 5, Thrashers 3: At Ottawa, Dean McAmmond scored with just more than 4 minutes remaining in regulation to cap a third-period comeback and lift Ottawa to victory over Atlanta.
McAmmond took a pass from Jason Spezza and beat Atlanta goaltender Kari Lehtonen.
Mike Comrie had scored earlier in the third to tie the game.
Devils 2, Islanders 0: At Uniondale, N.Y., Martin Brodeur stopped 26 shots in his NHL-best 11th shutout of the season and third against the Islanders in leading New Jersey over New York.
Hurricanes 5, Canadiens 3: At Montreal, Rod Brind’Amour scored his second goal of the game, and the 400th of his career, late in the second period to lift Carolina to a win over Montreal.
Brind’Amour put Carolina up twice in the second period. He gave the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead with his 17th of the season 1:18 into the middle period before reaching the milestone with his 18th goal which made it 3-2 at 19:50.
Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 3: At Toronto, Mats Sundin and John Pohl and each scored twice and Toronto held on for a victory over Edmonton.
Marc Pouliot scored twice and Steve Staios also had a goal and for the Oilers.
Bruins 4, Sabres 3 (SO): At Buffalo, N.Y., Petr Tenkrat scored the lone shootout goal, lifting Boston to a win over Buffalo.
Marc Savard and Shean Donovan each had a goal and an assist, and Marco Sturm also scored for the Bruins. Tim Thomas made 27 saves through 65 minutes and also didn’t allow a goal on eight shootout attempts by the Sabres.
Panthers 5, Lightning 4 (OT): At Sunrise, Fla., Nathan Horton scored the winning goal 29 seconds into overtime as Florida defeated Tampa Bay.
Horton picked up a loose puck in front of the crease and poked the puck over the pads of Johan Holmqvist.
Wild 4, Predators 1: At Nashville, Tenn., Marian Gaborik broke a 1-all tie with a power-play goal at 11:59 of the third period, and Minnesota ruined Peter Forsberg’s Nashville debut with a victory over the Predators.
Gaborik also had an assist, Pavol Demitra added a power-play goal and an assist and Branko Radivojevic had a late goal for Minnesota.
Red Wings 4, Coyotes 1: At Glendale, Ariz., Henrik Zetterberg had his first career hat trick to lead Detroit to a victory over Phoenix.
Zetterberg’s goals all came on power plays.
Flames 5, Avalanche 2: At Calgary, Alberta, Kristian Huselius scored twice and set up Dion Phaneuf’s tiebreaking goal as Calgary beat Colorado.
Jarome Iginla and Stephane Yelle, with an empty-netter, also scored for Calgary.
Ducks 3, Kings 2 (SO): At Los Angeles, Corey Perry scored through Mathieu Garon’s legs in a shootout, helping Anaheim edge past Los Angeles.
Perry beat a sprawled Garon in the fifth round of the shootout after Alexander Frolov led off for the Kings with a miss.