With the clock winding down in the extra session, Zetterberg had his back to the net as he made his way into the slot with a defender on him. Zetterberg then put a backhander off the inside of the right post and into the net for the thrilling win.

"I didn't know how much time was left, but it was enough," Zetterberg said.

In the extra session, Franson snapped a shot from the right point that squeezed through Columbus goaltender Steve Mason and trickled across the goal line.

Franson's tally came moments after Pekka Rinne robbed Blue Jackets veteran backliner Mike Commodore with a nifty glove save. Rinne stopped 33 shots to record his second consecutive shutout and sixth of the season.

Ovechkin sat out the last two games as he served a suspension for shoving Chicago defenseman Brian Campbell into the boards last Sunday.

Tomas Fleischmann and Alexander Semin each had a goal while Jose Theodore made 33 stops for the Capitals, who have won three of four.

Quick recorded his eighth career whitewash, as the Kings won for only the third time in eight games. Los Angeles now stands tied for fifth in the West with Nashville, which also won on Saturday.

Brad Richardson posted the only goal of the game to give Los Angeles its fifth consecutive win over the Isles.

With the clock winding down in the extra session, Zetterberg had his back to the net as he made his way into the slot with a defender on him. Zetterberg then put a backhander off the inside of the right post and into the net for the thrilling win.

Valtteri Filppula had a goal and two assists for the Red Wings, who went 2-0-1 on a three-game road trip and now sit two points ahead of idle Calgary for the eight and final playoff spot in the West.

In the third round, Mitchell slammed on the brakes in front of the net and hammered the puck into the net. Jonas Gustavsson then made a body save on Brian Gionta's wrister to seal the win.

Tyler Bozak had a goal and an assist while Phil Kessel scored the other goal for the Maple Leafs, who have won three straight and six of seven. Gustavsson made 25 saves in the win.

Niclas Bergfors, Nik Antropov each posted a goal and one assist for the Thrashers, who have won three in a row and moved within a point of idle Boston for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Johan Hedberg made 25 stops, 15 in the third period alone, for the win.

Jochen Hecht, Patrick Kaleta and Mike Grier lit the lamp for the Sabres, who improved to 2-1-1 on a five-game road trip and are now seven points ahead of the Senators for first in the Northeast Division.

Ottawa lost in Dallas on Saturday.

Alexander Steen was the only player who found the back of the net, beating New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur late in the first period with a slap shot.

The win was St. Louis' ninth in its last 12 games.

Brad Richards tallied twice with Mike Ribeiro and Jamie Benn striking once each for the Stars, who have won two of three.

KariLehtonen picked up his second win with Dallas after a 25-save performance.

In the final 20 seconds of overtime, Chad LaRose hit the post on a 2-on-1 break, then followed up his own rebound and ripped a wrister that Marc-Andre Fleury stopped.

With Carolina still pressuring as time wound down, McBain tracked a loose, bouncing puck and lifted it over a prone Fleury for his first NHL goal with nine-tenths of a second to go.

Legace suffered an undisclosed injury a little less than seven minutes into the frame, when he was hit and knocked backwards in his crease after making a save on Penguins forward Tyler Kennedy.

Justin Peters took over in net for Carolina.

The Kings, who are tied for sixth in the Western Conference, have dropped their last two games, losing the first two tests of a four-game homestand. Los Angeles hasn't suffered three straight defeats since Jan. 7-11.

LA was dealt its most recent setback by Chicago on Thursday. Tomas Kopecky scored a pair of third period goals and Antti Niemi stopped 17 shots to record the shutout in the 3-0 win.

The Canucks have posted a 3-1-0 record on this homestand, which directly followed an NHL-record 14-game road trip that bridged the league's break for the Vancouver Olympics.

Overall, Vancouver has a 17-6-1 record in its last 24 games and is currently leading the Northwest Division by five points over Colorado. The Canucks are also five points behind San Jose and Chicago for the top seed in the Western Conference.

The Coyotes posted a comeback win Thursday in Florida, edging the Panthers for their 44th win of the season and seventh victory in a row. Phoenix eclipsed the previous club record for wins set by the 1984-85 Winnipeg Jets, who went 43-27-10.

Phoenix's current winning streak is also the longest for the club since another seven-game stretch from Dec. 28, 2006-Jan. 9, 2007. The Coyotes' last eight-game winning streak was from Nov. 16-Dec. 2, 1999.

Nashville's recent surge has helped the club solidify its playoff chances. With 85 points, the Predators are tied with Los Angeles for the sixth seed in the Western Conference. Nashville is also four points ahead of Calgary and Detroit, who are currently tied for the West's eighth and final postseason berth.

The Predators turned in a dominating victory Thursday against visiting Minnesota. Pekka Rinne stopped all 17 shots he faced for his fifth shutout of the season, anchoring the Nashville to the 5-0 victory over the Wild.

Despite sitting out the last two games for shoving Chicago defenseman Brian Campbell into the boards on Sunday, Ovechkin is still leading the NHL with 96 points on the year. With 44 goals, he has fallen one tally behind Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby for the league lead.

It was the second suspension this season for the Russian superstar after he also missed two games in December for a knee-on-knee hit against Carolina's Tim Gleason.

Buffalo continues a five-game road trip this evening at BankAtlantic Center against a Florida Panthers team that is fading from the playoff picture.

The Sabres are 1-1-1 on their road trip so far and were just 1-7-3 over their previous 11 games as the guest prior to a big 6-2 victory at Tampa Bay on Thursday. Following this road trip, Buffalo plays three straight at home before finishing the season with six of its final eight on the road.

The Thrashers were swept in all four of their meetings with the Flyers last year, pushing their series losing streak to an eye-popping 14 straight games since a 6-5 overtime win at Philadelphia back on Nov. 18, 2005.

Atlanta, though, recorded a 1-0 home win over Philly on Nov. 28 to snap that skid, as well as a nine-game series home losing streak, then made it two wins in a row over the Flyers with a 4-3 road triumph on Jan. 28.

New Jersey aims for a fifth straight victory at the Prudential Center this evening versus a St. Louis club that has won eight of its last 11 games to stay in the playoff hunt.

The Devils kick off a three-game homestand tonight and are 24-9-1 at The Rock this season. However, New Jersey lost for a fourth straight time on the road last time out, dropping a 2-1 shootout decision in Toronto on Thursday.

The Canadiens returned from the Olympic break sitting in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but now find themselves one point out of fifth after a sizzling 7-1-0 surge. Montreal continued its winning ways Tuesday at New York's Madison Square Garden, where the club scored twice in the third period to come away with a 3-1 verdict over the homestanding Rangers.

Sergei Kostitsyn's goal with 5:59 left to play snapped a 1-1 tie, and Tomas Plekanec sealed the triumph with an empty-netter in the final minute to give Montreal its longest win streak since an eight-game tear from March 23-April 6, 2006.

These two slumping clubs will face off this afternoon at the American Airlines Center, where the Stars continue what's been a rough homestand thus far.

Dallas has gone 1-2-1 through the first four tests of a critical six-game residency, with the lone victory a startling 8-2 rout of Pacific Division leader San Jose on Tuesday. The Stars failed to build off that impressive win, however, after dropping a 3-2 decision to Philadelphia Thursday night.

The Penguins enter today's play clinging to a one-point edge over New Jersey in the Atlantic standings and regained sole possession of first place in the division after Thursday's 3-0 victory at Boston. The Devils, who host St. Louis this evening, were dealt an overtime loss in Toronto on Thursday.

Pittsburgh used an outstanding all-around effort to prevent the Bruins from avenging a 2-1 loss to the Penguins on March 7, a game that was marred by a questionable hit by agitator Matt Cooke on Boston's Marc Savard that caused the standout center to suffer a potentially season-ending concussion. Tyler Kennedy, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Michael Rupp all scored goals and netminder Marc-Andre Fleury needed to make only 17 saves to record his first shutout of the

The Oilers were less than a second away from a regulation win, but Detroit defenseman Brian Rafalski scored to send the game to overtime. The game reached a conclusion in the shootout following a lethargic extra frame that featured few quality scoring chances.

Edmonton center Ryan Potulny beat Calder Trophy candidate Jimmy Howard to begin the shootout, and Brule tickled the twine after Red Wings slick forward Pavel Datsyuk caught iron. Detroit's Jason Williams scored on a backhand in the second round before Edmonton rookie goaltender Devan Dubnyk turned away Valtteri Filppula to record his first NHL win in his 14th career game.

In the extra session, Bruno Gervais tried to force a pass that Koivu picked off, skated into the New York zone and snapped a wrister into the left corner of the net.

Lubomir Visnovsky scored twice, including the tying goal with 32 seconds left in regulation, while Jason Blake and Matt Beleskey each lit the lamp for the Ducks, who have won three straight but still sit seven points back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.