Zholtok’s Overtime Goal Gives Wild Another Win

Sergei Zholtok scored his second goal with 9.1 seconds left in overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks at St. Paul, Minn.

Wes Walz’s cross-checking penalty with 1:03 left in regulation gave the slumping Sharks a power play for nearly the first minute of overtime, but the Wild killed it.

Minnesota (8-1-2) -- which leads the NHL with 18 points after finishing last in the Northwest Division last season -- was headed for its third tie with less than 10 seconds remaining, but Zholtok caught up with a loose puck and sent it past San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov.

Colorado 5, Vancouver 1 -- Joe Sakic scored twice, including one only 32 seconds into the game, to help the Avalanche win at Vancouver, British Columbia. Dan Hinote, Adam Foote and Rob Blake also scored for the Avalanche, which won for the second time in six games, but has points in all but one game this season. Patrick Roy stopped 23 shots.

Atlanta 3, Toronto 3 -- Reserve goalie Pasi Nurminen had 32 saves as the winless Thrashers avoided their 10th consecutive loss, getting the tie at Toronto. Patrik Stefan scored the tying goal at 15:26 of the third period for Thrashers, who are in a 19-game winless streak dating to March 23.

Philadelphia 6, Phoenix 2 -- Michal Handzus and Kim Johnsson scored 2:05 apart in the second period, helping the Flyers come back from a 2-1 deficit to win at Philadelphia.

Calgary 3, Buffalo 0 -- Roman Turek made 30 saves and Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist to lead the Flames to their first home win in six games this season at Calgary, Alberta.