Calgary Flames' right-wing Lee Stempniak (No. 22) and goalie Joey MacDonald try to clear the puck from the crease during the third period of their NHL game against the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday. — Reuters SUNRISE, Florida — Tomas Kopecky recorded his first career hat trick and Tomas Fleischmann had the go-ahead score for his 100th career goal, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night. Brian Campbell and Marcel Goc also scored, and Fleischmann added two assists for the Panthers. Scott Clemmensen stopped all 15 shots he faced in the third after replacing Jose Theodore during the second intermission. Theodore stopped 15 of 19 shots through the first and second periods. Chris Kunitz, Dustin Jeffrey, Paul Martin and James Neal scored for the Penguins. Mark Andre-Fleury made 12 saves for Pittsburgh and Sidney Crosby had two assists. Kopecky, who has six goals in his last six games, scored his third of the game on an empty-netter from his own blue line that made the score 6-4 with one minute left. Coyotes 4, Canucks 2: Kyle Chipchura scored twice and Mike Smith made 29 saves to lead Phoenix to a victory over Vancouver. Bruins 4, Islanders 1: Brad Marchand scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Boston beat New York for the 16th time in the last 20 meetings. Sabres 2, Lightning 1: Tyler Myers scored a go-ahead goal early in third period, helping Ron Rolston win for the first time as Buffalo's interim coach with a victory over Tampa Bay. Capitals 3, Hurricanes 0: Nicklas Backstrom scored in the first period and assisted on John Erskine's goal in the second, leading Washington over Carolina. Stars 5, Blue Jackets 4, OT: Loui Eriksson fought off two defenders to get his stick on a rebound and jammed it in 3:03 into overtime to give Dallas a victory over Columbus. In other games it was: Jets 4, Rangers 3; Wild 2, Flames 1, OT; Sharks 3, Avalanche 2, SO. — AP
