Philadelphia — Mark Recchi scored twice, including the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:17 left in the third period, to rally the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.
The win moved the Flyers into first place in the Atlantic Division, one point ahead of the New Jersey Devils.
Eric Desjardins, Dan McGillis, Ruslan Fedotenko and Keith Primeau also scored for the Flyers, who are 9-1-1 in their last 11 home games.
Recchi, who also had two assists, scored on a one-timer from the right circle after taking a pass from Desjardins.
Desjardins scored a short-handed goal at 5:57 of the third period to tie it 4-4. He scored at the end of a 3-on-2 break with Keith Primeau and Recchi. Desjardins' initial shot sailed high over the net, but bounced hard off the boards right back to his stick and he backhanded it past goaltender John Grahame.
Boston's Joe Thornton scored two power-play goals within 56 seconds early in the second to put the Bruins ahead 4-3. Brian Rolston and Jason Allison also scored for the Bruins, who missed a chance to move ahead of Carolina in the battle for the final playoff spot.
Boston dropped its sixth straight road game. Philadelphia took a 3-2 lead after a wild first period when five goals were scored in an 8:23 span and the Flyers outshot the Bruins 16-7.
Islanders 5, Rangers 2
New York Jason Blake had a goal and an assist and Mariusz Czerkawski had a goal and two assists as the New York Islanders made Lorne Henning a winner in his latest debut as coach in a 5-2 victory Monday over the New York Rangers.
The Islanders, who snapped a four-game losing streak, built a 4-0 lead, including goals by Blake, Bill Muckalt and Juraj Kolnik within 85 seconds of the second period. John Vanbiesbrouck made 40 saves.
Kenny Jonsson closed the Islanders' scoring with a breakaway goal with 1:04 left. Jonsson tripped after the goal and slid into the boards, knocking him woozy.
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