Wild wins seventh in row
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Marian Gaborik and Pavol Demitra each had a goal and an assist to help Minnesota defeat Phoenix, 3-2, on Tuesday at St. Paul, Minn.
The Wild set franchise records for consecutive victories with seven and season victories with 43.
Calgary 2, Detroit 1 -- Kristian Huselius scored a goal and set up another, and the host Flames ended a three-game losing streak.
Montreal 1, Boston 0 -- Guillaume Latendresse scored late in the second period, Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves for his first NHL shutout and the host Canadiens tied Carolina for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 -- Vincent Lecavalier scored his 49th goal and Filip Kuba scored 55 seconds into overtime as the host Lightning beat the Islanders for the eighth consecutive time.
Toronto 2, New Jersey 1 -- Kyle Wellwood and Nik Antropov scored to lift the Maple Leafs at Toronto and add to the woes of the Atlantic Division-leading Devils, who have lost four of five.
Florida 4, Philadelphia 1 -- Nathan Horton and Juraj Kolnik scored late in the third period at Philadelphia, and the Panthers completed their first four-game season sweep of the Flyers.
Columbus 5, Chicago 2 -- Fredrik Modin scored twice in the second period to lead the host Blue Jackets, who eliminated the Blackhawks from postseason contention.
Ottawa 4, St. Louis 2 -- Antoine Vermette scored a short-handed goal to lift the Senators moments after the host Blues thought they had taken the lead on a goal that was disallowed.
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