Sharks end losing streak

The San Jose Sharks didn’t waste any time bouncing back from a lopsided defeat.

Joe Thornton scored his 200th career goal and added two assists to help the Sharks end a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night at Dallas.

Joe Pavelski, Jonathan Cheechoo and Patrick Marleau also had first-period goals for the Sharks, coming off a season-worst 8-0 road loss to the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

“We had a lot to talk about, mainly about effort,” Pavelski said.

Coach Ron Wilson had a lengthy game-day tape session with his players and the emphasis was on defense.

“First of all, scoring the first goal for the first time in a long time was huge for us,” Wilson said. “Last night we were down 3-0 after the first period. Tonight we get a three-goal lead with the same effort.”

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Calgary 4, Edmonton 2 -- Jarome Iginla had a goal and two assists to lead the Flames at Calgary, Canada. Daymond Langkow, Dion Phaneuf and Chuck Kobasew also scored for the Flames in their second straight victory in a six-game homestand.

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Philadelphia 5, Carolina 2 -- Alexei Zhitnik scored the go-ahead goal, and Robert Esche played a strong game in goal at Raleigh, N.C. The Flyers were outshot, 42-19, but were opportunistic enough to pull out their second straight win.

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Columbus 3, Chicago 1 -- Manny Malhotra scored what proved to be the winning goal late in the second period at Columbus. Sergei Fedorov and Duvie Westcott also scored for Columbus.