Marc-Andre Fleury had 45 saves Tuesday, backstopping Pittsburgh's 3-1 win over Philadelphia for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern quarterfinals. Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Maxime Talbot each scored for the Penguins, who could win the series Thursday when they host the Flyers Thursday. Daniel Carcillo had the lone goal for Philadelphia.

Ilya Bryzgalov allowed only a first-period goal Thursday and made 25 saves, carrying the Phoenix Coyotes to a 2-1 victory over the slumping Boston Bruins. Boston, which still owns a six-point lead over New Jersey for the best record in the Eastern Conference, has lost nine of its last 12 games.

Daniel Carcillo's goal in the eighth round of the shootout Thursday night finally gave the Phoenix Coyotes a 4-3 win over Atlanta. Atlanta's Kari Lehtonen and the Coyotes' Mikael Tellqvist allowed one goal each during the first seven rounds of the marathon shootout before Carcillo slid a backhander between the legs of the Thrashers' goaltender. Phoenix halted a three-game losing streak, coming up with regulation goals from Joakim Lindstrom, Viktor Tikhonov and Steven Goertzen. Atlanta overcame a 3-1 deficit and forced overtime when Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 30th goal of the season with 53 seconds left in regulation. These teams met for the first time since Jan.

Ethan Moreau had his first NHL hat trick Sunday night to lead the Edmonton Oilers past Phoenix 6-3. Ales Hemsky scored twice in his first game back after missing 10 games due to a concussion, and Dustin Penner scored for the Oilers, who have won four of their last five games.

Viktor Tikhonov scored with 2:32 remaining in the third period Wednesday, delivering Phoenix a 3-2 victory over Columbus. The Coyotes halted a six-game losing streak. Daniel Carcillo and David Hale also produced goals for Phoenix, which had last won Nov. 12.