http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297245 By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:29 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297238 CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Miikka Kiprusoff made 33 saves for fourth shutout of the season and 34th overall, and Jamal Mayers and Christopher Higgins scored in the Calgary Flames 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Calgary has won four straight to match seventh-place Nashville with 77 points in the Western Conference playoff race. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:16 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297183 By IRA PODELL AP Hockey Writer UNIONDALE, N.Y. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:19 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297192 DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings started and finished strong. Johan Franzen scored twice, and Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists in Detroits 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Tomas Holmstrom added a goal and an assist, and Drew Miller also scored, and Jimmy Howard made 21 saves for Detroit, ninth in the Western Conference _ a point behind Nashville and Calgary. The Red Wings have sometimes started slowly this season and have blown a few third-period leads. "I thought we got started on time and played 60 minutes," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. The Red Wings lost 4-2 to Calgary on Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:45:55 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297213 DENVER (AP) - Craig Anderson made 27 saves to move into a tie for the NHL shutout lead with seven, and Paul Stastny scored twice in the Colorado Avalanches 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Anderson matched New Jerseys Martin Brodeur, Phoenixs Ilya Bryzgalov and Floridas Tomas Vokoun for the shutout lead. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:34:51 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297191 TORONTO (AP) - Phil Kessel scored at 3:33 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. With the teams trading chances back in forth during an entertaining extra session, Tyler Bozak intercepted a pass and broke in on a 2-on-1, deked around Vincent Lecavalier and slipped the puck to an open Kessel, who easily beat Mike Smith. Bozak also scored in regulation, while fellow rookie Viktor Stahlberg had two goals to help the Maple Leafs (22-33-12) win for the third time in four games. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:19:04 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297186 MONTREAL (AP) - Andrei Kostitsyn scored on Montreals fifth shootout attempt and Jaroslav Halak turned aside five shots in the tiebreaker to help the Canadiens extend their winning streak to four games with a 5-4 victory over Edmonton on Thursday night. Halak, who stopped 21 shots in regulation and overtime, and Edmontons Devan Dubnyk each turned aside the first four shooters they faced before Kostitsyn deked and shot past Dubnyk on the Canadiens fifth attempt. Sam Gagner, whose power-play goal 3:43 in gave Edmonton its only lead at 2-1, lost control of the puck on the Oilers final attempt. Tomas Plekanec, Brian Gionta, Travis Moen and Sergei Kostitsyn scored for Montreal, which led three times during the game. Robert Nilsson, Andrew Cogliano and Shawn Horcoff also scored for Edmonton, which lost its second in a row. The Oilers are last overall in the NHL with a 21-39-6 record and 49 points. Horcoff, who tied it at 4 with his 11th goal midway through the third, drove in on a short-handed breakaway late in overtime but was stopped by Halak after Andrew Cogliano was called for holding 3:28 into overtime. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:56:03 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297179 RALEIGH, N.C. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:48:28 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297173 By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Kristian Huselius had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets weathered a late rally to beat Atlanta 2-1 on Thursday night, with the Thrashers loss clinching the Southeast Division title for the Washington Capitals. The Thrashers, who lost their fourth in a row, had several good scoring chances after Johnny Oduyas goal with 2:21 left. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:42:05 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=264&sid=297176 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tuukka Rask made 31 saves, and Mark Recchi, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci scored second-period goals to help the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Thursday night. The banged-up Bruins were without their best offensive player, Marc Savard, who might miss the rest of the season after sustaining a concussion Sunday against Pittsburgh. With Savard out, Bergeron is filling as the teams No. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:40:25 PST