The desperate Calgary Flames posted one of their most impressive victories of the season, scoring four goals in the first period of a 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals Sunday. The Flames temporarily delayed the Capitals' bid to secure the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Washington secured that, anyway, later in the day when New Jersey lost at Philadelphia. Calgary, ninth in the Western Conference, salvaged a three-game road trip that began with two losses. Ales Kotalik, Ian White, Jay Bouwmeester, Niklas Hagman and Rene Bourque scored for the Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff made 31 saves. Alex Ovechkin got his 46th goal for Washington and added an assist to reach the 100-point mark for the fourth time in a season in his five-year NHL career. Penguins 5, Maple Leafs 4, SO: At Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby scored twice and teammate Pascal Dupuis added shootout tallies as the Penguins rallied to beat Toronto. The home team trailed 4-3 until Matt Cooke deflected defenseman Brooks Orpik's slap shot from the right point with 3:48 remaining in regulation. Orpik had his first three-point game by also assisting on Crosby's NHL-leading 46th and 47th goals. Tyler Kennedy also scored as the Penguins moved ahead of New Jersey for the Atlantic Division lead and the likely No. 2 seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Flyers 5, Devils 1: At Philadelphia, Brian Boucher stopped 32 shots as slumping Philadelphia broke out with a rout of New Jersey. Matt Carle, Ville Leino, Kimmo Timonen, Lukas Krajicek and Simon Gagne scored for Philadelphia, which beat the Devils for the fifth time in six meetings this season. Ilya Kovalchuk scored the lone goal for New Jersey, which dropped two points behind Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Division. Martin Brodeur allowed four goals on 19 shots. The Flyers had dropped five straight and seven of eight, putting their seemingly secure playoff chances in jeopardy. Philadelphia scored more than three goals for the first time in 15 games. Philadelphia jumped from eighth in the Eastern Conference to sixth. Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 2: At Chicago, Jakub Voracek had two goals and an assist, while Steve Mason made 33 saves to lead Columbus over the hosts. Blues 2, Oilers 1: At St. Louis, Keith Tkachuk scored the winning goal on his 38th birthday, and the Blues maintained slim playoff hopes with a victory over Edmonton. Sharks 4, Avalanche 3: At San Jose, Devin Setoguchi had two goals as the Sharks won despite the absence injured leading scorer Joe Thornton.
