Recap: Buffalo vs. Calgary

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Thrashers stun Kings, score 7

Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov each had two goals and two assists to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings 7-0 on Friday night for their third straight victory.

Thrashers rookie Evander Kane, the fourth overall draft pick, also scored two goals and had an assist. His fifth goal made it 1-0 at the 10:22 mark of the second. His sixth was a short-handed goal that ended the scoring with 3:26 remaining.

Kovalchuk, who returned the night before in New York from a broken bone in his foot that sidelined him for three weeks, has seven points in the last two games.

Calgary Flames (11-4-2) at Toronto Maple Leafs (3-9-5), 7 p.m.

The Calgary Flames will try to bounce back from a close loss when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Air Canada Centre in the finale of a three-game road trip.

The Flames rode a season-high, four-game winning streak into Friday's game at Buffalo, but were dealt a shootout loss by the Sabres. Calgary is still 7-2-1 in its last 10 contests and 5-1-2 as the visiting club this season.

Jason Pominville netted the shootout winner and Ryan Miller was solid with 25 saves to lift the Sabres to the 2-1 victory. Daymond Langkow had the lone goal for Calgary, while Miikka Kiprusoff recorded 32 saves in the setback.

Flames shut out Red Wings again

Miika Kiprusoff made 40 saves for his second shutout of the season and 32nd overall, leading the visiting Calgary Flames to a 3-0 victory over the slumping Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.

Detroit hasn't scored in 153 minutes, 22 seconds. The Red Wings have been shut out in consecutive games for the first time since December 2001 and the first time at home since 1977. On Wednesday night, they lost 2-0 to Atlanta.

Jamie Lundmark and Olli Jokinen each had a goal and an assist, Nigel Dawes also scored, and Jarome Iginla had two assists.

National Hockey League Game Capsules

Daniel Alfredsson's first hat trick of the season fueled Ottawa's 5-1 decision over Boston at TD Garden. Alex Kovalev and Jonathan Cheechoo also scored for the Senators, who won their third straight game. Mike Fisher added three assists and Brian Elliott won with a 22-save performance. Daniel Paille provided the only score for the Bruins, who have dropped five of six. Tim Thomas, who had won his last 11 decisions against Ottawa, was pulled and suffered the loss after allowing three goals on nine shots in 30-plus minutes. Tuukka Rask finished the contest by stopping 15-of-17 shots.

Final Score: NY Islanders 4, New Jersey 0

Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) - Rick DiPietro stopped all 20 shots he faced to post his first shutout of the season as the New York Islanders shocked the New Jersey Devils, 4-0, at Nassau Coliseum. DiPietro, who made his return to the lineup nine days ago after missing the first three months of the season following major left-knee surgery, posted his first whitewash since February 21

National Hockey League Game Capsules

Henrik Lundqvist was solid with 36 saves and Artem Anisimov's second-period goal wound up as the game-winner in a 2-1 Rangers win against the Flyers. Chris Drury opened the scoring in the first period and Lundqvist shut the door with 28 saves over the final 40 minutes for New York, which ended a five-game losing streak Thursday by taking the back end of a home-and-home set from the rival Islanders. Chris Pronger's fifth goal on the year was the sole score for Philadelphia, which has lost five of its last six games coming off a home-and-home sweep at the hands of division-rival Pittsburgh. Brian Boucher turned back 22-of-24 shots in the setback, the Flyers' 10th in 12 games overall.

Final Score: Dallas 4, Detroit 3

Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Karlis Skrastins recorded the first multi-goal game of his 11-year career, netting his first two tallies of the year to propel Dallas past Detroit, 4-3. Skrastins, a defenseman, had scored just 27 goals in his 711 career games coming into Saturday, and James Neal