Carter helps Flyers end nine-game free fall

Jeff Carter scored two goals, including the game winner with 1:02 left, as the Philadelphia Flyers ended a nine-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Thrashers on Sunday at Atlanta.

It was also Philadelphia goalie Antero Nittymaki’s first win since a victory over the New York Islanders on Nov. 30, ending a personal 15-game skid.

The Flyers avoided matching a franchise-record 10 game losing streak, set earlier this season, when Carter scored his sixth goal on a blast past Atlanta goalie Kari Lehtonen.

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Detroit 3, Colorado 1 -- Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom each had a goal and an assist at Detroit to help the Red Wings end a three-game losing streak.

Kirk Maltby got the other goal, and Dominik Hasek made 11 saves for Detroit.

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Vancouver 3, San Jose 1 -- Taylor Pyatt scored on a power play midway through the second period and set up Daniel Sedin’s winning goal two minutes later for the Canucks at San Jose.

Roberto Luongo stopped 39 shots and the Canucks improved to 11-1-2 since Christmas day and moved into first place in the Northwest Division.

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Chicago 4, Calgary 3 -- Denis Arkhipov scored a power-play goal at 2:53 of overtime at Chicago to end the Blackhawks’ 10-game losing streak.

Arkhipov beat Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff with a high-screened shot from the right circle.

Arkhipov had deflected in Duncan Keith’s shot from the left wing with 44 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 3-3.