David Clarkson

David Clarkson netted four goals as the Lowell Devils beat the Phantoms, 5-3, in the AHL last night at Tsongas Arena. After Lowell jumped out to a 2-0 lead, the Phantoms tied it at 3-3 in the third period. The Devils won it with two goals in the final minute. Ryan Murphy picked up a rebound at the bottom of the right circle and sent it to the front of the net. The puck caromed off Phantoms goaltender Martin Houle and went in for the game-winner with 58.8 seconds remaining.

Score: Devils 4, Flyers 1 What happened: The Devils, dismissed around here as likely sweep victims, dominated the Flyers over the final 50 minutes. They scored an unlikely four goals in the third period. What it means: Game 1 gets all the attention but Game 2 often helps determine a series. If the Flyers had won, they would have enjoyed a 2-0 series lead and would be halfway to advancing. At 1-1, the Devils have life, home-ice advantage and a strut in their step. Series on, folks.

Darren Reid scored a hat trick, including two goals on the power play, as the Phantoms snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Lowell Devils last night in an AHL game at the Wachovia Spectrum. Niko Dimitrakos and Pete Zingoni also scored for the Phantoms (13-19-1-1), while goaltender Martin Houle made 31 saves. Matt Ellison, Boyd Kane and John Slaney each added two assists. Chris Minard had a goal and an assist for Lowell (17-16-2-1), and Ryan Murphy and David Clarkson had the other goals.

The Phantoms suffered their first defeat of the season Saturday, but don't blame Stefan Ruzicka. Ruzicka, a rookie, scored two power-play goals for the Phantoms (2-1) in a 3-2 loss at the Albany River Rats. R.J. Umberger assisted on one of the goals and leads the Phantoms with five points. The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for the Phantoms against Albany. Albany's Ari Ahonen stopped 26 shots. Jamie Storr had 31 saves for the Phantoms. The Phantoms had a goal disallowed by a blown whistle with 30.3 seconds left.

Rangers score 4 in third period to top Penguins Marian Gaborik and Ryan Callahan scored power-play goals 11 seconds apart as part of a four-goal third period Sunday and the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 5-2 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins. Elsewhere: David Clarkson scored twice and Martin Brodeur made 13 saves to earn his NHL-record 115th shutout as the New Jersey Devils snapped a two-game slide with a 3-0 victory over the host Columbus Blue Jackets.

While Ilya Kovalchuk refuses to take credit for the New Jersey Devils' surge since the all-star break, his teammates can see that the forward has elevated his game. Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the Devils extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Anton Volchenkov, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and David Clarkson also scored for the Devils, who remained perfect since the all-star break while equaling their season-best win streak.

Zach Parise, David Clarkson and Matt Taormina scored and Martin Brodeur made 21 saves to help the streaking New Jersey Devils beat the host Montreal Canadiens, 3-1, on Sunday night. The Devils improved to 34-20-4 with their third straight victory and jumped past Atlantic Division rivals Pittsburgh and the Flyers into fourth in the Eastern Conference. Max Pacioretty scored for Montreal. The Canadiens have lost eight straight against New Jersey at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens last beat the Devils in Montreal on March 11, 2008.

Ilya Kovalchuk and David Clarkson scored less than two minutes apart in the second period as the New Jersey Devils beat the host Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, on Sunday night for their fifth straight win. Clarkson's power-play goal at 13 minutes, 20 seconds of the second period was his second of the game and ninth of the season. Elsewhere: Carl Hagelin had two goals in the New York Rangers' 5-1 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. . . . Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal on a third-period power play to lead the visiting Boston Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

    Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers, 1-0, on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive win. David Clarkson gave him all the offense he needed with a first-period, power-play goal. The Rangers appeared to score the tying goal with 3.5 seconds left, but it was disallowed because Marian Gaborik was called for goalie interference when he crashed into Brodeur in the crease after being shoved from behind by New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov.

Chris Kunitz scored a hat trick in the Pittsburgh Penguins' Super Bowl Sunday visit to the nation's capital, leading a 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals that reflected both teams' fortunes so far in the lockout-shortened season. Kris Letang, Paul Martin, and Matt Cooke also scored; Sidney Crosby had three assists; and Tomas Vokoun made 21 saves against his former team for the Penguins, who have won three straight and four of five to lead the Atlantic Division.   Devils bounce back Johan Hedberg made 22 saves for his 22d career shutout and the New Jersey Devils beat the host New York Islanders, 2-0. Steve Bernier scored for New Jersey in the third period and David Clarkson added an empty-netter to help the Devils snap a four-game winless streak (0-1-3)

Travis Zajac set up two goals, and the host New Jersey Devils rode another solid performance by Martin Brodeur to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Patrik Elias and David Clarkson scored for New Jersey, and Brodeur finished with 17 saves as the Devils won their second straight since the 40-year-old goalie returned to the lineup.   Leafs top Bruins Nazem Kadri scored in the first period, and Frazer McLaren added a timely goal in the third as the host Toronto Maple Leafs ended an eight-game losing streak to the Boston Bruins with a 3-2 victory.

Playing their first game since general manager Paul Holmgren roasted them in a meeting and in the media, the Flyers responded Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Ilya Bryzgalov played one of his best games in several weeks - making four outstanding saves in overtime alone - as the Flyers defeated the New Jersey Devils in a shootout, 2-1. The Flyers are now 24-42 in career shootouts, and they improved to 1-5 this year in games that are tied heading into the third period. Matt Read and Claude Giroux (winner)

Playing their first game since general manager Paul Holmgren roasted them in a meeting and in the media, the Flyers responded Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Ilya Bryzgalov played one of his best games in several weeks - making four outstanding saves in overtime alone - as the Flyers defeated the New Jersey Devils in a shootout, 2-1. The Flyers are now 24-42 in career shootouts, and they improved to 1-5 this year in games that are tied heading into the third period. Matt Read and Claude Giroux (winner)

NEWARK, N.J. - The Flyers briskly exited the dressing room Friday night into a corridor and then to a waiting bus at the Prudential Center, a walk that included a familiar feeling in this venue. Their 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils was the Flyers' sixth consecutive to the Devils, a skid that includes the 2012 postseason. Four of those defeats came in New Jersey, and the Flyers have not won on the Devils' ice in their last five attempts. Friday offered a chance to halt the drought, especially when the Flyers jumped to a 3-1 lead at the end of the first period.

NEWARK, N.J. - The Flyers briskly exited the dressing room Friday night into a corridor and then to a waiting bus at the Prudential Center, a walk that included a familiar feeling in this venue. Their 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils was the Flyers' sixth consecutive to the Devils, a skid that includes the 2012 postseason. Four of those defeats came in New Jersey, and the Flyers have not won on the Devils' ice in their last five attempts. Friday offered a chance to halt the drought, especially when the Flyers jumped to a 3-1 lead at the end of the first period.

Ilya Kovalchuk and David Clarkson scored less than two minutes apart in the second period as the New Jersey Devils beat the host Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, on Sunday night for their fifth straight win. Clarkson's power-play goal at 13 minutes, 20 seconds of the second period was his second of the game and ninth of the season. Elsewhere: Carl Hagelin had two goals in the New York Rangers' 5-1 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. . . . Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal on a third-period power play to lead the visiting Boston Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

THE DETROIT Red Wings have put together their best streak of the lockout-shortened season, winning three straight in a span of 4 days that included the puck dropping twice in less than 24 hours. Detroit defeated the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, 3-2, on a goal by Jonathan Ericsson with 5 seconds left - less than a minute after the defending Stanley Cup champions had tied the game. "I knew it was going to be ugly," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "But I just wanted it to be an ugly win. " The Red Wings, coming off victories against Edmonton on Saturday afternoon and at St. Louis on Thursday night, went ahead 2-0 as Henrik Zetterberg set up goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Damien Brunner in the first period.

David Clarkson scored twice and set up New Jersey's other goal, and Patrik Elias matched his career best with three assists to lead the Devils to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night in Newark in their first meeting since last spring's Eastern finals. The Devils won that series in six games, and they still had the Rangers' number in getting 24 saves from Martin Brodeur. Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, who have yet to jell this season despite adding scoring star Rick Nash.

MARTIN Brodeur isn't the only New Jersey Devils goalie who knows a thing or two about shutouts. Veteran backup Johan Hedberg made 22 saves for his 22nd career blanking, and Steve Bernier scored two of New Jersey's three third-period goals in the Devils' 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday in Uniondale, N.Y. The game was scoreless until Bernier broke the deadlock with a power-play goal with 3:54 remaining. He doubled New Jersey's lead just 1:10 later, and David Clarkson sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute as the Devils snapped a four-game losing streak (0-1-3)