NHL Daily Quick Fix: Weekend Wrap

How far can a playoff MVP fall? Jean-Sebastian Giguere hopes he has seen the limit. The Anaheim goaltender was back in the net on Sunday, trying to salvage a nightmarish month in the midst of a miserable season. Also on the weekend, the Flyers run into a familiar brick wall; the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pavel Datsyuk and Trent Hunter keep pouring it on.

Sunday's Games:

He was pulled in Detroit (4 goals on 24 shots). Two nights later he was pulled in Atlanta (5 goals on 28 shots). So the Anaheim Mighty Ducks let J.S. Giguere watch three games from the bench. Last spring's playoff hero was back in the net on Sunday and looking better (3 goals on 29 shots), but not good enough to beat the Edmonton Oilers. Raffi Torres scores his ninth of the season with just under six minutes left, giving the Oilers a 3-2 victory.

A pair of struggling teams struggle to a 1-1 tie. Steve Sullivan scores on a breakaway for Chicago. Sergei Zubov gets a shorthanded goal for Dallas.

The Vancouver Canucks need extra minutes again. Markus Naslund finishes a rush by Todd Bertuzzi to lift the Canucks over the Carolina Hurricanes, 2-1. With five wins in 12 tries, the Canucks are tied with St. Louis for most overtime victories. Naslund leads the NHL with three OT goals and is tied for the overall NHL scoring lead.

Saturday's Games:

Are the Flyers Stanley Cup contenders? Only if someone else knocks off the Devils. After Saturday's 2-0 loss, Philadelphia is 0-2-1 against New Jersey this season. Martin Brodeur records the shutout on 32 shots. Jersey trails Philadelphia by four points at the top of the Eastern Conference.

With their 10th win in 11 games, the Toronto Maple Leafs move to within a point of the Flyers. Mikael Renberg (2 goals-1 assist) and Gary Roberts (1 goal-2 assists) drive the Leafs to a 3-1 win against the New York Rangers. After the game, Rangers' coach Glen Sather singles out Eric Lindros: "I didn't think he was playing very well."

It seems there is no stopping Pavel Datsyuk. He scores twice in Detroit's 5-2 win over Washington. With 36 points, he finishes the game sitting one ahead of the Capitals' Robert Lang and Vancouver's Markus Naslund in the NHL scoring race.

The best team in the West might be the St. Louis Blues. A 2-1 win over Los Angeles gives the Blues 39 points. That's one point less than Detroit, but St. Louis has five games in hand.

No comeback for the Thrashers on this night. Atlanta loses for the first time in five games, 4-0 to the Islanders. Trent Hunter, with his 11th goal, moves into a tie with Vancouver's Jason King for most goals by an NHL rookie.

For the second straight game, goaltender David Aebischer is the best player on the Colorado Avalanche. Aebischer makes 32 saves in Colorado's 1-1 tie with Calgary. On Thursday, he stopped 37 shots for a 1-1 tie in Vancouver.

Bruins 3-Senators 2/Penguins 5-Blue Jackets 3/Canadiens 5-Lightning 2/Panthers 2-Predators 2/Wild 3-Sabres 2/Sharks 2-Mighty Ducks 0.

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