Senators, Flyers Set Penalty Mark

Claude Lapointe and Mark Recchi scored 30 seconds apart in the first period Friday night at Philadelphia, helping the Flyers defeat Ottawa, 5-3, in a game that featured five consecutive brawls in the final two minutes and set an NHL record with 419 penalty minutes.

Officials needed about 90 minutes after the game ended to sort the penalties. The previous penalty record was 406 by Minnesota and Boston in 1981.

After the game, Philadelphia General Manager Bob Clarke went toward Ottawa’s dressing room but was stopped by Flyer officials.

Philadelphia enforcer Donald Brashear and Toronto tough guy Rob Ray started the fighting by dropping their gloves with 1:45 left. As they skated off the ice, the rest of the players joined in, including Ottawa goalie Patrick Lalime and Philadelphia counterpart Robert Esche. The bad blood between the teams stems from Senator forward Martin Havlat’s hitting Recchi in the face with his stick in a game last week.

Colorado 5, San Jose 1 -- Joe Sakic had a goal and two assists to help the Avalanche end an eight-game home winless streak. The Sharks lost Marco Sturm to a season-ending broken left leg at 11:26 of the first period.

Montreal 4, Phoenix 3 -- Saku Koivu and Richard Zednik each had a goal and an assist to spark the Canadiens at Glendale, Ariz.

Detroit 3, Vancouver 1 -- Nicklas Lidstrom had a goal and two assists and Manny Legace made 23 saves to lift the Red Wings to victory at Detroit.

Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey, 2 -- Dave Andreychuk scored with 2:43 left in overtime at Tampa, Fla., to give the Lightning a franchise-record seventh consecutive victory.

Carolina 3, Atlanta 2 -- Kevyn Adams scored with less than a second left in overtime to lift the Hurricanes to victory at Atlanta.

Dallas 5, Calgary 1 -- Marty Turco made 22 saves as the Stars extended their home unbeaten streak to a franchise record-tying 13 games.

New York Rangers 3, Washington 2 -- Jason LaBarbera made 19 saves for his first victory and assisted on Bobby Holik’s winning goal at New York.

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Nashville acquired defenseman Brad Bombardir and center Sergei Zholtok from Minnesota for two draft picks.... New Jersey acquired center Jan Hrdina from Phoenix for right wing Mike Rupp and a draft pick.... Washington claimed veteran winger Craig Johnson off waivers from Toronto.