Atlanta, GA (My Sportsbook) - Patrice Bergeron got the lone goal of the shootout, and Tuukka Rask produced a solid effort with 32 saves, as Boston got by a hot Atlanta Thrashers club, 4-3, at Philips Arena. Michael Ryder scored twice in regulation for the Bruins, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Marco Sturm also scored, and Dennis Wideman notched two assists. Maxim Afinogenov tied the game with 41.4 seconds left in regulation and added an assist, while Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists for Atlanta, which saw its four-game win streak broken. Nik Antropov picked up a goal, and Tobias Enstrom had two assists in the setback. Ondrej Pavelec faced 42 shots and gave up three goals.

Final Score: Carolina 6, Toronto 5 (SO)

Raleigh, NC (My Sportsbook) - Erik Cole scored with 2.9 seconds left in regulation, and Tuomo Ruutu tallied in the shootout and added a career-high four assists, as the Carolina Hurricanes came back from a three-goal deficit to shock the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-5, at RBC Center. Tim Gleason tallied twice for his first-career multi-goal game for Carolina, which has won two of its last three after dropping the previous 14 contests. Matt Cullen registered a goal and an assist, while Stephane Yelle lit the lamp for his first goal in his last 31 games. Manny Legace allowed five goals on 32 shots. Alexei Ponikarovsky had a goal and a helper for the Maple Leafs, who have dropped five straight after a modest two-game winning streak. Ian White, Lee Stempniak, Matt Stajan and Mikhail Grabovski also tallied, while Jonas Gustavsson made 40 saves and also picked up his third career assist on Ponikarovsky's goal.

Final Score: Ottawa 6, Pittsburgh 2

Ottawa, ON (My Sportsbook) - Chris Phillips scored a pair of third-period goals and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, as Ottawa blasted Pittsburgh, 6-2, at Scotiabank Place. Chris Kelly had a goal and an assist for the Senators, who won back-to-back games for the first time since downing Tampa Bay and Montreal on October 15 and 17, respectively. Matt Carkner's goal late in the first period started a string of six straight scores for the hosts with Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo also finding the back of the net. Jordan Staal and Evgeni Malkin scored for the Penguins, who had won two in a row coming in. Marc-Andre Fleury was beaten five times on 24 shots before giving way to Brent Johnson early in the third period.

Final Score: Nashville 3, New Jersey 2 (SO)

Nashville, TN (My Sportsbook) - Martin Erat scored the deciding goal in the shootout as Nashville won its fourth straight contest with a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils at the Sommet Center. Jason Arnott scored twice in regulation and Mike Santorelli tallied in the shootout for the Predators, who won for the eighth time in 10 contests. Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots in the win. Zach Parise had both regulation goals for the Devils, who have lost two in a row after winning eight straight. Martin Brodeur also saved 26 of 28 shots for New Jersey.

Final Score: St. Louis 3, Phoenix 2 (OT)

St. Louis, MO (My Sportsbook) - Erik Johnson scored the game-winning goal only 17 seconds into overtime on a spectacular end-to-end rush as the St. Louis Blues earned a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes at Scottrade Center. The big defenseman gathered the puck deep in the Blues end, worked his way up ice, then cut into the middle slot before firing a wrist shot past a surprised Ilya Bryzgalov for the game winner. Keith Tkachuk and T.J. Oshie each notched a goal and an assist for the Blues, who snapped a brief two-game slide. It was only their second win in the last nine contests overall. Chris Mason was stellar between the pipes, turning aside 34-of-36 shots. Radim Vrbata and Vernon Fiddler tallied for Phoenix, which was unable to build off a 3-2 win at Minnesota on Wednesday. The Coyotes have dropped four of their last six. Bryzgalov made 28 saves.

Final Score: Columbus 4, Dallas 1

Dallas, TX (My Sportsbook) - Kristian Huselius scored twice and added an assist, and Steve Mason returned to form with a solid 25-save effort, as Columbus took a 4-1 decision from Dallas at American Airlines Center. Raffi Torres and Rick Nash also lit the lamp for the Blue Jackets, who won their third straight and fifth in their last six games. The visitors activated Torres from injured reserve prior to the game, but it was Mason's return that was the most encouraging. Blasted for eight goals in a 9-1 loss to the Red Wings last Wednesday, Mason watched from the bench as backup Mathieu Garon manned the pipes the last two games. Despite the struggles by last year's top rookie, the Blue Jackets are off to their best start in franchise history at 12-6-2. Mike Modano tallied the lone goal for the Stars, who have dropped two of their last three games. Marty Turco was beaten four times on 28 shots. It was only the second career loss for Turco versus Columbus, as he entered play with a 14-1-2 record in the series.