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Hockey Today ^SCOREBOARD ^Saturday, Jan. 25
Detroit at Philadelphia (3 p.m. EST). The Red Wings and Flyers complete their home-and-home series after a 2-2 tie on Wednesday night in Detroit. Philadelphia is 15-1-6 in its past 22 games, but just 1-1-3 in its past five. Detroit is 1-5-3 in its past eight games.
^STARS ^Thursday
- Radek Dvorak, Panthers, had two goals and an assist to lead Florida to a 4-1 win over Boston.
- Brett Hull, Blues, scored his second goal of the game with 1:14 to play as St. Louis edged Vancouver 4-3.
- Cliff Ronning, Coyotes, scored two goals and added an assist in a 6 3 victory over Anaheim.
^SNAPPED
Pittsburgh rookie goalie Patrick Lalime lost for the first time in 17 NHL starts as Colorado defeated the Penguins 4-3 in overtime Thursday night. His 14-0-2 record was the best start to a career for an NHL goalie.
^SETTING UP
Oleg Tverdovsky had four assists for Phoenix as the Coyotes defeated Anaheim 6-3 Thursday night.
^SENDING 'EM HOME
Valeri Kamensky scored at 3:55 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche ended Pittsburgh's 14-game unbeaten streak Thursday night and goaltender Patrick Lalime's 17-game unbeaten streak with a 4-3 win.
^SUPERB IN DEFEAT
Anaheim's Paul Kariya accounted for all of the Mighty Ducks' scoring as he recorded his second career hat trick in a 6-3 loss to Phoenix on Thursday night.
^SURGE
After falling behind Colorado 3-0 Thursday night, Pittsburgh rallied for three goals in the third period to send the game into overtime, before losing to the Avalanche 4-3.
^SLUMPING
Boston has lost six of its last eight and three straight at home, including a 4-1 loss to Florida on Thursday night.
^SPECIAL TEAMS
Phoenix scored on 3 of 5 power-play opportunities in a 6-3 victory Thursday night over Anaheim, the worst road penalty-killing unit in the league.
^SCOUTING
Paul DiPietro's second goal of the game, at 14:58 of the third period, pushed the Cincinnati Cyclones past the Orlando Solar Bears 5-4 Thursday night in International Hockey League action.
^SPEAKING
``I was sorry the streak had to end but I knew it had to end sometime. We'll just have to start a new streak.'' - Pittsburgh goalie Patrick Lalime after his 17-game unbeaten streak and the Penguins' 14-game unbeaten streak were snapped with a 4-3 overtime loss to Colorado.
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