Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Dion Phaneuf scored on a deflected shot with 3:57 to play, and the Calgary Flames handed the San Jose Sharks their first regulation home loss in 11 months, 3-2 Thursday.

Chasing it down: San Jose's Joe Thornton moves for the puck in front of Calgary's Adam Pardy in second-period action on Thursday night. The Flames beat the Sharks 3-2. AP PHOTO

Craig Conroy scored Calgary's first goal, and the veteran forward also kept the puck in San Jose's end to set up the winning score. Daymond Langkow eventually got the puck to Phaneuf, and his shot glanced off Marc-Edouard Vlasic's stick for the star defenseman's first goal in 26 games since Nov. 11.

Ryane Clowe and Joe Thornton scored for the Sharks, who hadn't lost at home in regulation since last Feb. 14, a span of 31 games (28-0-3). The streak matched the second-longest in NHL history.

Evgeni Nabokov stopped 28 shots for San Jose, which was 20-0-2 at the Shark Tank this season.

The loss dropped the Sharks a point behind Boston in the overall NHL standings. San Jose also lost veteran defenseman Rob Blake in the first period when a shot deflected up his stick and hit him in the face, coach Todd McLellan said after the game.

The Sharks had just five defensemen left, and Calgary capitalized on their weariness by dominating puck possession through much of the final two periods.

Blake went to a hospital as a precaution, McLellan said.

Red Wings 4, Kings 0

In Los Angeles, Ty Conklin made 23 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby each had a goal and an assist for Detroit.

Bruins 2, Islanders 1

In Uniondale, N.Y., Tim Thomas made 40 saves, and Marc Savard and Martin St. Pierre scored goals in Boston's fourth straight victory.

Coyotes 4, Canucks 1

In Vancouver, Joakim Lindstrom scored the first two goals for Phoenix to help spoil star goalie Roberto Luongo's return to the Canucks' lineup.

Lightning 4, Flyers 1

In Tampa, Martin St. Louis, Andrej Meszaros and Ryan Craig scored during a 2:03 span of the second, and Vincent Lecavalier scored on a penalty shot.

Canadiens 3, Predators 2

In Montreal, Andrei Markov had a goal and an assist for the hosts, Andrei Kostitsyn and Guillaume Latendresse also scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves.

Sabres 5, Stars 4 (SO)

In Dallas, Jason Pominville beat Marty Turco with a wrist shot in the sixth round of the shootout, and Ryan Miller turned aside five of six attempts for Buffalo.

Maple Leafs 6, Hurricanes 4

In Raleigh, N.C., Tomas Kaberle scored the go-ahead goal on a power play late in the third after Toronto blew a four-goal lead.

Blues 5, Avalanche 2

In St. Louis, center Patrick Berglund scored his 14th goal to take over the NHL rookie lead, and Manny Legace made 24 saves for the Blues.

Wild 5, Oilers 1

In St. Paul, Minn., Krys Kolanos and Cal Clutterbuck gave the Wild an early lead, and Niklas Backstrom made 20 saves to improve to 10-0 against Edmonton.

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