BOSTON Cam Ward made 47 saves - 22 in the first period and 20 in the third - Brandon Sutter had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes finished their first season-sweep of the Boston Bruins with a 3-0 victory Thursday.

The Hurricanes, who won all four meetings with the Bruins, are 15-25-9 against the rest of the NHL and are last in the Eastern Conference. Carolina outscored Boston 14-5 in the season sweep, the franchise's first over Boston, dating to the days when the team was the Hartford Whalers.

Eric Staal scored in the first period, Tuomo Ruutu converted Sutter's rebound in the second, and Sutter added a goal.

Ward, 11-11-2 against the Bruins, posted his third shutout of the season and 19th of his NHL career - including three over Boston.

Flyers 4, Predators 1: Wayne Simmonds scored two goals, Matt Read and Claude Giroux also had goals, and host Philadelphia snapped Nashville's five-game winning streak.

Ilya Bryzgalov made 26 saves to earn his 175th career win, and the Flyers finally played just 60 minutes. They went to a shootout in their previous three contests, losing twice.

Ryan Suter had Nashville's lone goal. The Predators had won nine of their last 10 games.

DEVILS 5, CANADIENS 3: Zach Parise scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally with two minutes, 44 seconds remaining, and New Jersey rallied to beat visiting Montreal.

David Clarkson also scored twice, including an empty-netter in the final seconds. Dainius Zubrus added a goal, and Ilya Kovalchuk had three assists for the Devils, who have won two straight.

JETS 2, LIGHTNING 1 (OT): Kyle Wellwood scored three minutes, 14 seconds into overtime to lead Winnipeg past host Tampa Bay.

Wellwood scored off a pass from Blake Wheeler.

Wheeler also scored for the Jets, who had lost seven straight at Tampa Bay, dating to the franchise's time in Atlanta. Ondrej Pavelec finished with 30 saves.

Notes:

NHL investigating malfunction: The NHL is investigating a scoreboard error that could have an "enormous impact" on playoff races in the Western Conference.

During Wednesday night's game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the clock briefly stopped in the closing seconds - giving Drew Doughty enough time to score the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The puck officially crossed the line with less than a second to play in regulation. However, when the Blue Jackets looked at video after the game, they discovered the clock froze for roughly a second just prior to Doughty's goal - meaning time should have expired.

The NHL's video room looked at the play immediately after the goal was scored, but didn't notice that the scoreboard stopped while the Kings were buzzing around the net.

Byfuglien's case at standstill: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien will likely go to trial in a boating while impaired case in Minnesota.

Mitch Robinson said he and a prosecutor were "miles apart," and unable to agree. The next hearing is April 19, and Robinson anticipates the case will go to trial in June.

Byfuglien is accused of boating while intoxicated and other charges stemming from an Aug. 31 incident on Lake Minnetonka.

Flyers, Capitals swap minor leaguers: Philadelphia has acquired right wing Matt Ford from the Washington Capitals for defenseman Kevin Marshall in a trade of minor leaguers.

Columbus activates Carter: After missing 10 games with a separated shoulder, Jeff Carter has been activated by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

At the same time, the Blue Jackets placed defenseman Nikita Nikitin on injured reserve.

Sabres send down McNabb: The Buffalo Sabres have demoted defenseman Brayden McNabb to AHL Rochester, where the rookie will have the benefit of getting more playing time after missing eight games with a concussion.