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Brian Boucher's NHL record shutout streak ended with a goal that deflected in off a Phoenix teammate.

The reaction was relief, not disappointment.

"I'm happy that it's over," Boucher said after the Coyotes tied the Atlanta Thrashers 1-1 Sunday night. "It was a nice run, something that I'll never forget. But we're talking about one goal. I think it's good for the team that we don't have to answer questions about it anymore."

Miami University product Randy Robitaille's wrist shot glanced off the chest of Phoenix defenseman David Tanabe - a former Cincinnati Cyclone - and into the net for a power-play goal that ended Boucher's string of five consecutive shutouts at 6:16 of the first period.

Daymond Langkow scored an unassisted goal to tie it 1-1 at 6:21 of the third period as Atlanta's winless streak reached seven games and Phoenix's unbeaten string grew to six.

Boucher, normally the backup to starter Sean Burke, broke modern-day records for consecutive shutouts and minutes without allowing a goal when he beat Minnesota 2-0 Friday.

He was not scored upon for 332 minutes, 1 second and had 146 saves in that span. The old records of 309:21 and four consecutive shutouts were set by Montreal's Bill Durnan in 1949.

Boucher's scoreless sequence ranks third in NHL's overall annals. George Hainsworth of Montreal went 343:05 without a goal in the 1928-29 season, and Alex Donnell of Ottawa had a 461:29 run in 1927-28.

• Senators 2, 'Canes 2: Former Cincinnati Cyclone Eric Cole of Carolina broke a 26-game scoring drought. Marian Hossa scored twice for the Senators, and Eric Staal had the other goal for Carolina.

• Lightning 2, Rangers 1, OT: Jassen Cullimore scored 2:03 into overtime. New York's Alexei Kovalev and Miami University graduate Dan Boyle also scored.

• Capitals 1, Oilers 0: Olaf Kolzig made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season. Robert Lang scored.

• Avs 5, Blackhawks 4, OT: Alex Tanguay scored 3:42 into overtime.

• Jackets 2, Ducks 2: Rick Nash of Columbus scored his NHL-leading 25th goal of the season with 5:23 left in the third period.

AHL DUCKS FALL: Steve Maltais scored a power play goal with one second left in the second period, and Kari Lehtonen made 23 saves to lead the Chicago Wolves to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Sunday at Chicago's Allstate Arena.

Brendan Yarema and Daniel Corso also scored for the Wolves, who have lost just twice in their last 10 games (6-2-2-0).

Chris Armstrong and Casey Hankinson scored for Cincinnati, which had its three-game win streak halted. Armstrong's goal extended his point streak to a season-high six games.

Mighty Ducks	1	1	0	-2
Chicago	2	1	0	-3

First period: 1. Chi, Yarema 6 (Stewart, DiPenta), 2:43. 2. Cin, Armstrong 6 (Aucoin, Parenteau), 5:25 (ppg). 3. Chi, Corso 9 (Weaver, Piros), 8:44.

Second period: 3. Cin, Hankinson 7 (Aucoin, Mottau), 11:33. 5. Chi, Maltais 12 (Healey, Heins), 19:59 (ppg).

Shots on goal: Cin 8-8-9=25; Chi 13-7-5=25. Power play opportunities: Cin 1-for-6; Chi 1-for-7. Goaltenders: Cin, Ferhi (25 shots, 22 saves; record 2-5-2); Chi, Lehtonen (25-23; 14-10-1). A: 6,835. Records: Cin 15-17-5-1; Chi 19-14-5-2.

Bowling

PBA TOUR: Walter Ray Williams Jr. threw three strikes in the 10th frame to defeat Lonnie Waliczek 211-205 and to win the Earl Anthony Classic in Seattle. Waliczek needed to mark to take the championship but shot a 1-2-4-6-10 washout and left the 6 and 10 pins, giving six-time PBA Player of the Year Williams his 38th career title. His 38 titles are second to Earl Anthony's 41 titles.

Tennis

TATA OPEN: Top-seeded Carlos Moya defeated defending champ Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) in the final at Madras, India. Moya, once ranked No. 1 but now No. 7, won his 15th title.