third period

Ducks down Canucks Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo loses his stick while playing the Anaheim Ducks during the third period of an NHL game in Vancouver on Sunday night.

BOSTON Nathan Horton's second goal of the game keyed Boston's three-goal third period as the Bruins beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 Tuesday night.

Arron Asham and Pascal Dupuis scored 1:27 apart in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins made a late defensive stand to beat the slumping Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.

Tomas Holmstrom's power-play goal broke a tie early in the third period, and Pavel Datsyuk and Jonathan Ericsson each had a goal and an assist in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

St. Louis Blues' David Backes, right, checks Detroit Red Wings' Darren Helm into the boards during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov.

Patrick Sharp broke a tie early in the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks went on to beat Colorado 3-1 on Thursday night, snapping the Avalanche's winning streak at five.

Ryan Kesler broke a tie with a power-play goal at 7:28 of the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Thursday night to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.

Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone scored 24 seconds apart in the third period and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington, 4-3 , to push the top-seeded Capitals to the brink of elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night.

Brad Winchester scored the winning goal 5:15 in the third period and Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 shots to lift the St.

Roman Polak broke a broke a third-period tie, and David Perron scored twice to help the St.