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Patrick O'Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Duston Brown added a power-play goal, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 victory over the injury-riddled Washington Capitals on Thursday.

Jiri Hudler scored two goals, and Chris Osgood made 31 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday.

Miikka Kiprusoff made 18 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Daymond Langkow scored his fifth goal in the Calgary Flames' 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

Kris Versteeg scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 30 seconds left in the second period, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 31 shots to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Thursday.

Daniel Sedin scored the winner midway through the third period in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-2 victory over the Minnesota on Thursday.

Alex Tanguay scored on Montreal's fourth shootout attempt to give the Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

Petr Sykora redirected Sidney Crosby's slap shot on a power play with 2:40 remaining to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night, the Penguins' seventh win in their last eight games.

Patrik Elias and Brian Gionta each had a goal and an assist in the New Jersey Devils' 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.

It's a team that hasn't shown much in two-plus decades, but the Boston Bruins are making an effort to change their way. A lot this season has to do with the balanced system coach Claude Julien has put in place, Wes Goldstein says.

St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, out for the season after injuring his knee during a preseason team golf outing in September, had surgery to repair a damaged ligament.