The San Jose Sharks show no sign of slowing their blazing start to the NHL season, shutting down the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Thursday for a 10th win in 11 games. Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves in his first shutout of the season, and captain Patrick Marleau had a goal and an assist for the league-leading Sharks, who opened a 13-point advantage atop the Pacific Division standings over the second-placed Ducks. Nabokov has played seven straight games since returning from a three-week injury absence and hasn't lost in regulation time since October. Penguins 9, Islanders 2: In Pittsburgh, Petr Sykora ended the longest streak in NHL history of two-goal games without a hat trick, leading Pittsburgh's rout of New York. Pascal Dupuis also had his first career three-goal game as the Penguins scored nine for the first time since 2000-01. The Islanders dropped their season-high fifth in a row and allowed nine goals for the first time since 2005-06. Sykora previously had 38 two-goal games without getting a third, surpassing the 28 game record. It was the seventh time in Penguins history that two players had hat tricks in a game and the first since 1992-93. Flyers 6, Hurricanes 5 SO: In Philadelphia, the home team staged their biggest comeback in 20 years, erasing a four-goal deficit in the third period to beat Carolina. Scott Hartnell had a hat trick for the Flyers, who leveled the game at 5-5 with less than two minutes to go in regulation time, and took their third straight win by prevailing in the shootout. It was Philadelphia's biggest comeback since 1987-88, when they wiped out a 5-1 deficit against Detroit and won 11-6. The Hurricanes have lost three straight. Coyotes 3, Wild 1: In Glendale, Arizona, Phoenix snapped an eight-game losing streak against Minnesota. Olli Jokinen scored for the third time in two games since returning from a shoulder injury as the Coyotes handed the Wild a third straight loss in which they have scored a total of just two goals. The teams were 26 seconds away from a scoreless opening two periods before Phoenix broke through. Lightning 3, Canadiens 1: In Montreal, Tampa Bay ended a dismal nine-game losing streak by downing Montreal. Martin St. Louis scored twice and Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, which had won only once in 15 games entering this one. Lecavalier assisted on St. Louis' tying goal midway through the first before adding his 12th of the season moments later. St. Louis made it 3-1 in the middle period with his second goal of the game, a short-handed tally. Blue Jackets 2, Predators 1, SO: In Columbus, Ohio, Jake Voracek scored the decisive goal in the shootout and Steve Mason stopped 25 shots as Columbus edged Nashville. Panthers 2, Oilers 0: In Edmonton, Alberta, Florida goaltender Craig Anderson stopped 41 shots for his third shutout of the season, holding off Edmonton. Kings 6, Blues 2: In Los Angeles, Dustin Brown scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick as Los Angeles beat St. Louis.
