TAMPA, Florida: Kimmo Timonen scored in the seventh round of a shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 Tuesday in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia, which won the shootout 2-1, got goals in regulation from James Van Riemsdyk, Scott Hartnell and Darroll Powe – on a short-handed penalty shot. The conference-leading Flyers are 18-6-3 on the road. Dominic Moore, Vincent Lecavalier and Teddy Purcell scored for the Lightning, who took three of four in the season series with Philadelphia. Tampa Bay, which trails the Flyers by five points, is 5-3 during a 12-game homestand. Canucks 4, Wild 1: At St. Paul, Minnesota, Manny Malhotra had a goal and an assist, and Cory Schneider stopped 27 shots as Vancouver defeated Minnesota. Jannik Hansen, Mikael Samuelsson and Ryan Kessler also scored to help the banged-up Canucks win in Minnesota for the first time in their last five tries despite registering just one shot on goal in the third period. Cal Clutterbuck scored for Minnesota, his fourth goal in three games. Sharks 2, Predators 1, OT: At Nashville, Tennessee, Patrick Marleau beat goalie Pekka Rinne on a breakaway 3:53 into overtime to give San Jose a victory over Nashville. Cody Franson scored on a first-period power play for the Predators and Devin Setoguchi tied it midway through the second. The Predators took seven shots in the third period and the Sharks had 17, but neither team could score. Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 3: At Boston, Mikhail Grabovski scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:01 remaining as Toronto rallied for a win over Boston. Grabovski and former Bruin Phil Kessel both finished with two goals for the Maple Leafs. Sabres 3, Canadiens 2, SO: At Montreal, Jochen Hecht scored on Buffalo's 10th shootout attempt to give the Sabres a win over Montreal. Rookie goalie Jhonas Enroth stopped seven of Montreal's final eight shooters in the tiebreaker. He made 32 saves during the game, his first with the Sabres since Nov. 24, when he had 28 saves in a 1-0 loss to Pittsburgh. Islanders 4, Senators 3, SO: At Ottawa, Frans Nielsen scored in a shootout and Nathan Lawson earned his first NHL win to lift New York over Ottawa. Oilers 4, Stars 1: At Edmonton, Alberta, Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff had a goal and two assists as Edmonton beat Dallas.
