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NHL Scores from Dec.13; Teemu Selanne, Sidney Crosby, and Pierre Turgeon lead their teams to wins.
Teemu Selanne scored two goals, including the go-ahead goal in the 13th minute of the third period to lift the Anaheim Ducks (25-3-6) past the Atlanta Thrashers (18-9-5) 2-1. Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 of the 35 shots he faced for the Ducks. Niko Kapanen scored the only goal for the Thrashers.
The Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-5) scored 3 goals in the first, another 3 in the second, and 2 more in the third to beat the Philadelphia Flyers (13-12-5) 8-4. Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added five assists and Sergei Gonchar scored two goals and handed out three assists in the Penguins win. Ryan Potulny scored a goal and had an assist for the Flyers. The Flyers collected 20 minutes of penalties in the loss.
Milan Hejudk and Pierre Turgeon each had a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche (15-14-2) skated past the St. Louis Blues (7-19-4) 4-1. The Avalanche fell behind 1-0 in the first period but scored three goals in the second period to take control of the game. Peter Budaj stopped 25 of 26 shots in goal. Colorado managed to get off 45 shots against the Blues.
