The New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers for the fifth straight time this season, moving into first place in the Atlantic Division on Tuesday night. The Devils tied their franchise record for power-play goals and fell one short of the team mark. The team had notched five power-play goals two other times in their history.

Ty Conklin and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept two positive streaks going and stopped a bad one in the progress. Conklin made 35 saves; Jordan Staal had two goals and an assist; and the Penguins extended their winning streak to eight games with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. It's the Penguins' longest win streak since a 10-game stretch in January and February 1999. Pittsburgh also stopped a 12-game losing skid against Tampa Bay. "I think everybody's confident," Conklin said. "It's not one or two guys; it's a team."

Sweden reached the final of the World Junior Hockey Championships with a 2-1 overtime victory against Russia on Friday. Mikael Backlund scored the winner 6:18 into overtime. Russia took the lead when Nikita Filatov opened the scoring in the second period. Sweden tied it when Robin Figren scored on a power play with 8:10 left. On Saturday, Sweden will face either three-time defending champion Canada or the United States, who played later Friday. Russia will take on the losing team for the bronze.

Talent and hard work have made the San Jose Sharks the NHL's top road team. A little luck never hurt, either. Jonathan Cheechoo's goal on a fortunate bounce was the game-winne,r and the Sharks made a mark in the NHL record book, winning 3-2 for their 10th consecutive road victory on Monday night. The goal came just 10 seconds after the Minnesota Wild had tied the score. Steve Bernier and Kyle McLaren also scored for the Sharks, who last lost a road game on Nov. 9, and are now tied with four other teams for second on the NHL's list for consecutive road wins. "We got kind of a lucky bounce, and Cheech buried it," said Sharks' Coach Ron Wilson, who marveled at his team's effort. "You play four games in six nights on the road, with cross-country travel, and it's pretty phenomenal we found a way to come back on them."