RESULTS, SCHEDULE

* at Carolina 3, Minnesota 2: The Hurricanes have won six of seven and improved to 9-2-1 since Feb. 12.

* Toronto 8, at Boston 2: Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin played his 1,300th career game and scored his 553rd career goal.

* N.Y. Rangers 4, at N.Y. Islanders 1: The Rangers earned a split of the home-and-home series.

* at Philadelphia 3, Tampa Bay 2: Jeff Carter scored his second goal with 1:54 left in the third period and the Flyers ended a five-year home losing streak against the Lightning.

* at Florida 5, Pittsburgh 2: Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots and the Panthers remained seven points behind Carolina in the Southeast Division standings.

* Montreal 4, at Phoenix 2: The Canadiens are 6-0-3 against the Coyotes since 1998.

* at Vancouver 6, Nashville 2: The Canucks moved into a tie on points with the Predators for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.

* at Colorado 1, Ducks 0: Jose Theodore stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season.

* at Kings 2, Ottawa 0: Erik Ersberg recorded his first NHL shutout and Alexander Frolov scored on a power play in the second period.