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PHILADELPHIA, March 18 (UPI) -- Vinny Prospal scored the game-winning goal in the third period Tuesday, handing the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.
Mike Richards and Jeff Carter also scored for the Flyers, who halted a four-game winless streak.
Antero Niittymaki earned a victory for the first time in six weeks. He made 17 stops, including a right pad save on a shot by Ilya Kovalchuk from the low slot with one second remaining in regulation to preserve the win.
Kovalchuk's 50th goal this season brought the Thrashers within 3-2 with only 30 seconds remaining in regulation. Chris Thorburn also scored for the Thrashers.
Kari Lehtonen had 44 saves for the losers.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will merge to form a new superconference, college sports officials said Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A European space mission has seen previously undiscovered islands of star formation and mysterious microwave emissions in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers say.
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VESPER, Wis., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it will not disturb a black bear that picked a drain tunnel to hibernate.
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