Grant Clitsome, Kyle Wellwood and Evander Kane scored in a 2:06 span during a four-goal second period which lifted Winnipeg over Philadelphia, 4-1, at MTS Centre. Bryan Little also tallied during the deciding frame and Blake Wheeler added a pair of assists for the Jets, who snapped a five-game losing skid. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 30-of-31 shots for the win. Ruslan Fedotenko's tip of a Kent Huskins shot was the lone offense for the Flyers, who saw their four-game win streak and a chance to reach the .500 mark for the first time all season fall by the wayside. Ilya Bryzgalov was pulled after allowing four scores on 16 shots in two periods. Steve Mason made his Philadelphia debut and turned away all nine Winnipeg chances in the third.
Final Score: Chicago 1, Nashville 0
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Ray Emery made Bryan Bickell's first-period goal hold up as the winner with a 20-save performance in Chicago's 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Emery earned his second shutout of the season and 13th of his career as the Western Conference- leading Blackhawks took the opener of this home-and-home set with a struggling Predators team. Pekka Rinne stopped 29 shots for Nashville, which has dropped two straight and five of its last six overall.
Final Score: Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 1
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Mike Richards and Jeff Carter each scored first-period goals to back a 23-save effort from Jonathan Quick in the Los Angeles Kings' 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Staples Center. Carter added an assist on Richards' early score to help the Kings improve to 5-1-1 over their last seven games and move past idle San Jose for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. Slava Voynov potted a power-play goal in the win, which fellow defenseman Drew Doughty sealed with an empty-net tally with 48.7 seconds left to play. Magnus Paajarvi scored on the power play for Edmonton's lone goal, with Devan Dubnyk stopping 35-of-38 shots in the setback.
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