Philadelphia • After nearly giving up a four-goal lead, the Philadelphia Flyers were glad to hold on for the win.
Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist and the Flyers held off the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday night for their third straight win.
Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Flyers, and Jakub Voracek added three assists to his league-leading total to help Philadelphia win its fifth straight at home. Steve Mason stopped 36 shots to hang on for his third consecutive win.
Trailing 4-0 after two periods, Colorado got goals from Maxime Talbot, Alex Tanguay and Zach Redmond in the third period.
"It's good to get a win," Voracek said, "but that's not the way we want to play in the third."
Philadelphia's penalty-kill unit fended off a furious attack by Colorado, following defenseman Braydon Coburn's holding penalty at 2:49 of the third period, after which Flyers coach Craig Berube called a timeout.
Reto Berra stopped 23 of 27 shots as the Avalanche lost their sixth straight on the road.
Philadelphia reconfigured its top line earlier this week by moving Simmonds, the right-winger with a right-handed shot, to the left side for the first time in his career. Berube said he was looking for "chemistry." The result: Three goals in a span of 11 minutes, 27 seconds from the top line.
Penguins 6, Sabres 1 • Sidney Crosby had five assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins earned their seventh straight win with a 6-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Lightning 7, Blue Jackets 4 • Tyler Johnson scored twice and Ryan Callahan added a goal and two assists to lead Tampa Bay over Columbus. The Lightning won their fifth straight and extended the Blue Jackets' losing streak to eight games.
Maple Leafs 5, Rangers 4 • Leo Komarov snapped a tie with 5:34 left, and Toronto beat the New York Rangers
Flames 6, Panthers 4 • Lance Bouma scored the go-ahead goal to lift Calgary over Florida.
Jets 2, Senators 1, SO • Mathieu Perreault scored in the sixth round of the shootout to give Winnipeg a victory over Ottawa.
Islanders 1, Coyotes 0 • Frans Nielsen scored the lone goal with 2:31 left in the third period, Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves, and the New York Islanders held on to beat Arizona.
Capitals 4, Hurricanes 3, OT • Nicklas Backstrom scored off the rebound of Alex Ovechkin's shot at 4:46 of overtime to lift Washington over Carolina.