Rangers take Atlantic lead

Jaromir Jagr scored 1:24 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 4-3 on Saturday in Philadelphia to move one point ahead of the Flyers for first place in the Atlantic Division.

Petr Sykora scored with 41.1 seconds left in regulation to force the extra period and Marcel Hossa and Michael Nylander also scored for New York, which trailed the Flyers by nine points less than one month ago.

Mike Knuble had two goals and Jeff Carter also scored for struggling Philadelphia, which is 3-4-3 since going 8-2-1 on an 11-game road trip.

Red Wings 3, Avalanche 0: Dan Cleary broke a scoreless tie in the third period and Manny Legace handed Colorado its first shutout of the season, leading Detroit past the Avalanche in Denver.

Legace stopped 28 shots. His fourth shutout of the season and 10th of his career left just three teams who haven’t been blanked this year: Detroit, Dallas and San Jose.

Canadiens 2, Bruins 0: Andrei Markov scored in his return to the lineup and Cristobal Huet got his first Montreal shutout, leading the Canadiens to a win over Boston in Montreal.

Markov, who missed eight games with a shoulder injury, scored a power-play goal 10:22 into the third period. Huet, acquired from Los Angeles following the 2003-04 season, made 35 saves for his fifth career shutout.

Blues 4, Stars 3: Barret Jackman scored at 2:16 of overtime to give the Blues a victory over Dallas in St. Louis.

Dallas had its six game winning streak broken.

Islanders 5, Penguins 4 (SO): Miroslav Satan notched his seventh career hat trick and added a shootout goal to help New York defeat host Pittsburgh.

Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro capped a 44-save performance by stopping Mark Recchi and Michel Ouellet in the shootout.

Maple Leafs 4, Devils 2: Ed Belfour made 36 saves, Alex Ponikarovsky scored twice and the Maple Leafs beat New Jersey in Toronto, for just their second victory in 12 games.

Thrashers 6, Panthers 4: Ilya Kovalchuk scored his NHL-leading 36th goal and the Thrashers beat Florida in Atlanta to snap a seven-game losing streak.

Lightning 5, Capitals 0: John Grahame made 29 saves for his third shutout in his past four games and Brad Richards had two goals to help Tampa Bay beat Washington in Tampa, Fla.

Mighty Ducks 2, Sharks 0: Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 shots and Todd Fedoruk scored in the second period of Anaheim’s second shutout win in San Jose, Calif., in 10 days.

Oilers 3, Canucks 1: Backup goalie Mike Morrison made 16 saves and Ryan Smyth and Raffi Torres scored power-play goals to help Edmonton snap a five-game home losing streak.

Jarret Stoll also scored to help the Oilers move within two points of the first-place Canucks in the Northwest Division.

Wild 6, Coyotes 4: Martin Gaborik and Wes Walz each scored twice in Minnesota’s four-goal second period as the Wild topped Phoenix in Glendale, Ariz.

Sabres 2, Senators 1 (SO): Thomas Vanek scored the winning goal in the shootout to give Buffalo a win over visiting in a matchup of the two top teams in the Northeast Division.

Predators 6, Blackhawks 0: Scott Hartnell picked up his first NHL hat trick and added an assist to lead host Nashville to victory.