LOS ANGELES - Jarome Iginla was worried his untimely penalty would undo his big offensive night. Instead, the Calgary Flames scored the winning goal with their captain in the penalty box.

Jarome Iginla created effective scoring chances even when he sat in the penalty box. Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Flames captain completed his first hat trick of the season, and ninth of his NHL career, with a shot from the right circle that got past Kings goalie Jonathan Quick with 4:07 left in the game.

For a few hours, Brian Boucher moved from his usual seat on the Philadelphia Flyers' bench to the center of the Los Angeles Kings' target during a 21-shot third period. No wonder this former boy wonder-turned-backup was grateful to sit down again. Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, Boucher made 37 saves in his first victory since his return to Philadelphia, and the Flyers opened a...

Jack Johnson couldn't quite finish his end-to-end rush in overtime. The Los Angeles Kings defenseman didn't miss his chance in the shootout. Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, rallying the Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night. "I just wanted to make sure we got the two points," Johnson said.

Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings rebounded quickly from a one-sided loss. Anze Kopitar scored the lone shootout goal as the Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night. Quick stopped 28 shots, helping Los Angeles win one day after the Kings were routed 7-0 by the Atlanta Thrashers.

If Ilya Kovalchuk plays this well with a gimpy right foot, how much better will he perform when he's 100 percent? Kovalchuk hardly seems to care. The Atlanta captain knows he and the Thrashers can only improve. "Oh, definitely," he said. "It's still going to take me time to heal all the way." Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov each had two goals and two assists to help the...