OTTAWA – Markus Naslund scored 4:13 into overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks past the Ottawa Senators 3-2 Thursday night.

Naslund got the winner with 46.2 seconds showing on the clock. The puck went in off Naslund’s leg during a scramble following defenseman Sami Salo’s point shot.

Vancouver’s Dan Cloutier made 31 saves, including a pad stop to rob Zdeno Chara 1:50 into overtime, for his 100th NHL victory. Ottawa defenseman Chris Phillips hit the crossbar with less than a minute left in regulation.

Vancouver blew a 2-0 lead when Peter Schaefer and Jason Spezza scored 51 seconds apart late in the second period. Schaefer scored with 1:36 left in the second, shortly after Daniel Sedin gave Vancouver a 2-0 lead.

Leafs 3, Thrashers 1

ATLANTA – Ed Belfour made 31 saves, allowing only Ilya Kovalchuk’s NHL-leading 17th goal Thursday night in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.

Kovalchuk scored with 1:26 left to bring the Thrashers within 2-1 but Owen Nolan scored his second goal of the game 27 seconds later to seal Toronto’s third straight win – matching a season-best streak.

Belfour had an injury scare two minutes earlier when he was sent sprawling to the ice following a collision with Atlanta’s Serge Aubin. Belfour took a shot to his left knee, but remained in the game as Aubin drew penalties for charging and roughing.

Coyotes 6, Kings 4

PHOENIX – Ladislav Nagy scored three goals to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

The hat trick was a first for Nagy, a 24-year-old left wing considered the Coyotes’ best prospect. Phoenix has looked for a prolific scorer since trading Keith Tkachuk to St. Louis in March 2001.

Nagy, who also had an assist for a career-high four points, was part of the package the Blues sent to the Coyotes in the deal.

Branko Radivojevic and Shane Doan also had goals, and Doan and Daymond Langkow had two assists each, helping the Coyotes snap a three-game losing streak. Tyson Nash added an empty-net goal with 37 seconds left.

Avalanche 6, Flames 5

CALGARY, Alberta – Derek Morris scored at 2:24 of overtime, helping the Colorado Avalanche snap a two-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory Thursday over the Calgary Flames.

Adam Foote, Milan Hejduk, Joe Sakic, Teemu Selanne and Travis Brigley also scored for the Avalanche, who rallied from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits before blowing leads of 4-3 and 5-4.

Andrew Ference scored at 11:53 of the third to tie it 5-5 and force overtime. Brigley scored at 5:55 to give Colorado a 5-4 lead.

Oleg Saprykin had two goals, and Shean Donovan and Jordan Leopold also scored for the Flames, who had won three straight.

David Aebischer made 27 saves for the Avalanche, and Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 19 shots for the Flames.

Trailing 4-3 after two periods, Saprykin tied it for Calgary 1:02 into the third period before Brigley and Ference traded goals.

Sakic scored at 13:09 and Selanne added a goal at 17:10 as Colorado turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead.

Leopold gave Calgary a 3-2 lead at 7:45 of the second.

Foote opened the scoring just 1:02 in the game but Donovan tied it at 5:52 with a short-handed goal. Saprykin put the Flames up at 9:39 before Hejduk made it 2-2 at 12:19.

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