Toronto — After losing two fights to Donald Brashear, Tie Domi praised Brashear for not gloating.
Brashear also scored as Philadelphia beat Toronto 3-0 on Saturday night for the Flyers' season-high eighth straight victory.
"I'm happy for the guy," said Domi, who was sporting a black eye and a cut. "He's turned his career around a little bit, and he's showing a little bit more respect after altercations. I'm happy for him. He's turned that team around."
Roman Cechmanek made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season for the Flyers, who have won 14 of their last 16 games.
Philadelphia passed Toronto for the Eastern Conference lead last week.
Justin Williams also scored and Todd Fedoruk added an empty-netter for the Flyers, whose 16 road wins are the most in the NHL.
Brashear angered the Maple Leafs with his antics Oct. 19 when he made a hand-washing motion toward the Toronto bench after beating Wade Belak in a fight.
Domi appreciated that Brashear didn't give a repeat performance Saturday.
"I think he finally realized he didn't have much respect," Domi said. "He cut all that stuff out. I know first hand. I was doing all that stuff when I was 20 years old and I had Mark Messier pull me aside and it really made a difference in my career.
"That's how you get respect," Domi added. "You show respect to your peers, and they give it back. It's a good sign he didn't do any of that stuff tonight, and he could have done all that stuff he used to do. He got my respect. He scored a goal too."
Blues 2, Bruins 1, OT
St. Louis Keith Tkachuk had both St. Louis goals, including one on a power play 3:29 into overtime, as the Blues extended a season-high eight-game winning streak. It was his third game-winning goal in the last three games. The Blues are 10-1-0 in their last 11 games and unbeaten in their last seven home games. St. Louis goalie Brent Johnson stopped 28 shots and has been in goal for the eight-game winning streak.
Islanders 3, Kings 2
Los Angeles Adrian Aucoin and Mariusz Czerkawski scored 55 seconds apart early in the second period to lead New York past Los Angeles. Kip Miller had a goal and an assist in his second game with the Islanders, and backup goalie Garth Snow made 14 of his 23 saves in the first period to win his third straight start. Ziggy Palffy and Adam Mair scored for the Kings, who lost for just the fourth time in their last 20 games (13-4-3).
Predators 2,
Blue Jackets 1
Nashville, Tenn. Nashville's Karlis Skrastins got the game-winner when he scored his first goal on home ice this season in a victory over Columbus. The victory gives the Predators a 12-1-5 record in their last 18 games. Greg Johnson also scored for Nashville. Mattias Timander scored for Columbus.
Hurricanes 3, Devils 3
East Rutherford, N.J. Defenseman Aaron Ward scored with 2:53 left to cap a two-goal third-period rally, giving the Carolina a tie with New Jersey. Tom Barrasso had 23 saves as Carolina stretched its unbeaten streak to three games (1-0-2).
Canadiens 5, Lightning 1
Tampa, Fla. Andreas Dackell, Jan Bulis and Gino Odjick had first-period goals for Montreal. Lightning All-Star goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the opening period. He was replaced by Kevin Weekes.
Canucks 5, Capitals 1
Washington Ed Jovanovski and Artem Chubarov scored in a 23-second span late in the second period for Vancouver. Andrew Cassels scored twice and Brendan Morrison also tallied for the Canucks. Chris Simon scored for the Capitals, who have dropped three straight.
Senators 4, Wild 1
Ottawa Shawn McEachern scored for the first time in 22 games and Ottawa stopped a two-game losing streak. Chris Herperger, Martin Havlat and Marian Hossa also scored for the Senators and Patrick Lalime made 22 saves as Ottawa outshot Minnesota 39-23. Wes Walz scored for Minnesota.
Thrashers 6, Panthers 1
Sunrise, Fla. Pascal Rheaume scored four goals, including three on the power play, and added an assist to lead Atlanta. Ilya Kovalchuk had a power-play goal and four assists for Atlanta, giving him an NHL rookie-high 43 points.
Sabres 3, Coyotes 1
Phoenix Martin Biron stopped 32 shots for Buffalo. Stu Barnes, Jay McKee and Miroslav Satan scored for the Sabres, who won for the fifth time in seven games. McKee gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead at 4:03 of the second period. Daniel Briere scored the lone goal for the Coyotes, who are winless in their last six.
Flames 2,
Mighty Ducks 1
Calgary, Alberta Chris Clark scored the go-ahead goal 1:35 into the third period and Calgary ended a four-game losing streak. In the first meeting since their fight-filled game in Calgary on Dec. 8, the teams engaged in a couple of fights early in the first period, but settled down after that. Scott Nichol scored Calgary's other goal. Andy McDonald scored for the Ducks.
Penguins 1, Oilers 0
Edmonton, Alberta Janne Laukkanen scored his first goal of the season and Johan Hedberg stopped 25 shots for Pittsburgh. Laukkanen returned to the Pittsburgh lineup on Nov. 23 after missing the first 21 games of the year recovering from off-season knee surgery. Hedberg, Salo's backup on the Swedish Olympic squad, earned his sixth shutout of the season and second in nine days. Pittsburgh won for the second straight game and ended its Western Canadian road swing 2-1-0-0 after a win in Calgary and a loss in Vancouver. The game marked Mario Lemieux's first visit to Skyreach Centre in over five years. He was held in check by the Oilers and went scoreless to end a two-game goal streak.
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