Associated Press Published on Wednesday, Dec. 03, 2008 2:00AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 9:19PM EDT
Flyers 4, Lightning 3 (OT)
At Philadelphia, Mike Richards scored two goals, including the winner 2:05 into overtime, and the Flyers sent Tampa Bay to its fifth straight loss.
The Lightning missed an opportunity to win with 16.3 seconds left in regulation when Ryan Malone was awarded a penalty shot, but he pushed the attempt wide. During a breakaway, Philadelphia forward Scott Hartnell threw his glove at the puck to set up the penalty shot.
Jeff Carter scored the other two Philadelphia goals and added an assist for the Flyers, who had won six straight before dropping their previous two games. Richards scored the Flyers' NHL-leading 10th short-handed goal.
Vaclav Prospal and Mark Recchi had goals for the Lightning, who lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
Panthers 5, Capitals 3
At Washington, Radek Dvorak, Ville Peltonen and Gregory Campbell had a goal and an assist each for Florida.
Nicklas Backstrom's power-play goal gave Washington a 1-0 first-period lead. His pass banged off Florida defenseman Jay Bouwmeester's foot and in with 4:03 left.
Peltonen tied it at 6:19 of the second period, and Bouwmeester was credited with the go-ahead goal when Washington's David Steckel's pass hit teammate Karl Alzner's skate in front and went between Jose Theodore's pads.
The Panthers made it 3-1 when Bryan McCabe's shot deflected off Washington defenseman Shaone Morrisonn and in with 7:51 left in the second period.
Craig Anderson, who has the best save percentage in the NHL, stopped 23 saves and earned his second straight win.
Washington lost in regulation at home for the first time this season (9-1-1). The Capitals were 15-0-1 in their previous past 16 games at home.
Coyotes 4, Kings 2
At Arizona, Enver Lisin scored twice in a four-minute span of the third period to lift Phoenix over Los Angeles.
Shane Doan and Martin Hanzal also scored, and one-time backup goaltender Mikael Tellqvist made 32 saves for the Coyotes, who won for the third time in four games.
Tellqvist has started three of four games and appeared in five of the Coyotes' last six.
Alexander Frolov and Oscar Moller scored for the Kings, who have lost two straight.
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