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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Jeff Carter scored two goals and Danny Briere had one to end their playoff scoring droughts and lead Philadelphia to a 4-1 win over New Jersey on Tuesday night and a commanding 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Frank Gore Womens Jersey . Unlikely postseason star Daniel Carcillo scored his second goal in two games for the Flyers. Game 5 is Thursday in New Jersey. The Devils havent won three straight games since they won five straight from Dec. 12 to 21. The Flyers have won 17 of 19 playoff series when they hold a 3-1 lead. One of those blown leads came in 2000 in goalie Brian Bouchers rookie season. Ten years later and in his third stint with the organization, Boucher has them on the brink of advancing to the conference semifinal. Martin Brodeur stopped 24 shots for the Devils. Carter and Briere were held without a point in the first three games after combining for 114 this season. Carter led the Flyers in goals and Briere was third. OTTAWA (AP) - Sidney Crosby had four points, including two of Pittsburghs five goals in the second period, leading the Penguins to a 3-1 series lead. Crosby assisted on Evgeni Malkins power-play goal 11:50 in, the only score of the first period. Crosby scored two of Pittsburghs three goals in a 2:25 span early in the second. Matt Cooke scored 12 seconds after Crosbys first goal to make it 3-0, and the Penguins 22-year-old captain added his fourth goal of the series at 6:12 to chase Brian Elliott. Chris Kunitz had a goal and two assists and Maxime Talbot had a goal and an assist as the teams combined for eight goals in the second, one short of the NHL playoff record for goals in a period. Jordan Staal scored in the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for his third straight win. Matt Cullen had a goal and two assists for Ottawa. DETROIT (AP) - Jimmy Howard had a 29-save shutout and Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals to lead Detroit to the series-evening Game 4 victory. Howards saves included one without his helmet. Phoenix will be at home Friday night, but has to return to Detroit for Game 6 on Sunday. Zetterbergs first goal stood after a video review, which didnt help the Red Wings get a call changed in their favor earlier. Replays appeared to show Valtteri Filppula got a puck past the goal line before it bounced on it, lighting the lamp. A video review upheld the on-ice decision to wave off the goal. It turned out to be moot. Pavel Datsyuk also scored for Detroit. Ilya Bryzgalov made 32 saves for the Coyotes. Frank Gore Jersey . Theyll try to accomplish that feat and continue their recent dominance of the New York Rangers with tonights battle at the Pepsi Center. Clay Matthews Jersey . Chone Figgins ended 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored once for the Angels, who have won three straight and six of eight overall. Erick Aybar was 2-for-3 and scored twice in the win. Shane Loux (2-2) lasted seven innings and yielded a run on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk to get the win. Clay Matthews Jersey . And thats a good thing for the team that obviously didnt like the home ice pressure in Berne and placed a disappointing ninth. This time around, the Swiss can come to Vancouver, after a short camp in Winnipeg, and just play. The tournament marks also the end of Ralph Kruegers era at the helm of Team Switzerland. The Manitoba-born coach has agreed to step down after the Olympic tournament. Naturally, he would like to end his 13-year career as the national team coach on the highest possible note: a medal. Authentic Vernon Davis Jersey . The transition of security responsibility that begins in July 2011 will be gradually and based on condition on the ground, he told a joint press conference after meeting President Hamid Karzai at his Palace. B.J. Raji Jersey . Heyward finished 1-for-3 with three RBI and a pair of walks, while Matt Diaz went 3-for-5 and finished a homer shy of the cycle for the Braves, who have won four of their last five and host Philadelphia for the start of a three- game set on Tuesday. SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz slowed down the rest of the Denver Nuggets enough for the first three quarters that they could withstand Carmelo Anthonys surge in the fourth. The Jazz held off the Nuggets 117-106 on Sunday night, surviving the late scare when Anthony scored 12 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, as Utah took a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference playoffs. "It looked like we were going to run out of gas before we finished the game, but I thought we ended up having a good finish," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. Denver was down by 19 in the fourth quarter before Anthony got the Nuggets within range to make the finish interesting. They got within seven points three times, but Utah stopped each run before it got any worse and the Jazz sealed the game by making 11 of 14 from the foul line in the final period. Carlos Boozer had 31 points and 13 rebounds, Deron Williams added 24 points and 13 assists for the Jazz, who can close the series with a win Wednesday night at Denver in Game 5. "Were putting ourselves in a good position to win the series," Williams said. The Jazz controlled the first three quarters, seeming quicker and more determined than Denver while chasing down loose balls and firing up the fans with every hustle play. The frustrated Nuggets battled foul trouble, losing Chauncey Billups while trying to rally in the fourth quarter. C.J. Miles scored 21 and Wesley Matthews added 18 points for Utah. The Jazz led by as much as 20 and had the Nuggets off balance until Anthony led a surge early in the fourth. "The energy and intensity is not there at times," Anthony said. "We start out the game well and then for some odd reason, we turn around and we are down 10 or 11 points." Anthony converted a three-point play, then hit a three-pointer to cut Utahs lead to 90-79, but he was called for his fifth foul with 8:45 left to play when he got tangled up with Williams while going for a rebound. Anthony pleaded to the officials while still on his back outside tthe lane, but there was no changing the call and he was carrying five fouls for the third straight game. Justin Tuck Jersey. Anthony sat for a couple of minutes and the Nuggets were down 98-85 when he returned. Denver put together a few more runs that got it close enough for Jazz fans to get quiet and worry, but Utah was able to hang on. Kenyon Martin and Chauncey Billups scored 14 apiece for the Nuggets. Nene and J.R. Smith both had 10. Anthony and Billups were the only players for Denver to score in double figures in a loss in Game 3, so there was some improvement. "Im trying to do everything I can in my power to beat the Jazz, but at the end of the day I need some help," Anthony said. "Im not sitting here pointing fingers at anybody, but as a unit weve got to do it together." Boozer converted a three-point play to cap a 13-3 run and put Utah up 74-54 with 5:40 left in the third. Anthony got in a layup just before the buzzer to get Denver within 86-68 entering the fourth quarter, then hit three threes during the fourth to make it close down the stretch. "You know theyre going to make runs," Williams said. "Theyre a team that can score in bunches." Williams had 11 points and six assists at halftime and led a 10-2 run in the second quarter after Denver had pulled within three. He converted a three-point play during the spurt, driving the length of the court and drawing a foul on a layup while the Nuggets scrambled to get back, then hit a three-pointer when Denvers defence failed again. Nene bit hard on a head fake when Williams made a half step toward the basket, then Williams backed off behind the arc for a three-pointer that put the Jazz up 54-43 with 2:30 left in the second quarter. NOTES: Denver opened the game on a 10-2 run. ... The only member of the Nuggets not booed loudly during introductions was acting coach Adrian Dantley, the former Jazz player whose No. 4 was retired by the team. ... After committing 10 turnovers in the second quarter, Utah had one in the third period. ' ' '