RALEIGH, N.C. — Jeff Carter had his second career hat trick, scoring three goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers past the Carolina Hurricanes, 8-1 on Thursday night.

Danny Briere scored two goals, Scott Hartnell had a goal and an assist, and Nikolay Zherdev and Mike Richards also scored for the Atlantic Division-leading Flyers.

They led 3-0 less than 2 minutes into the second period and cruised to their seventh win in eight games and their eighth straight over the Hurricanes.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 shots for Philadelphia.

Chad LaRose scored for Carolina, but Cam Ward allowed four goals and stopped only nine shots before he was pulled in the second period. Justin Peters finished, also making nine saves and giving up four goals.

Also on Thursday:

Capitals 6

Lightning 3

WASHINGTON — Alexander Semin scored three third-period goals and added two assists, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and two assists and Washington won its sixth straight game. With the score tied at 2, Semin converted on a power play with 15:27 left, knuckling a shot from between the circles past goalie Dan Ellis. With 9:14 remaining, Semin one-timed a pass from Nicklas Backstrom pass for his team-high 11th goal and a two-goal lead.

Thrashers 5

Wild 1

ATLANTA — Ondrej Pavelec won for the first time since collapsing early in the season opener, making 32 saves in Atlanta’s victory over Minnesota. Pavelec collapsed 2 minutes into the Thrashers’ opener Oct. 8 against Washington and sustained a concussion when the back of his head hit the ice. Andrew Ladd and Fredrik Modin each had a goal and an assist to help the Thrashers end a three-game losing streak.

Rangers 3

Sabres 2

NEW YORK — Artem Anisimov scored his second goal of the game 1:32 into overtime to lift New York. Anisimov forced a turnover in the Buffalo zone, and eventually found a loose puck in the slot for a shot past Buffalo backup goalie Jhonas Enroth.

Canadiens 3

Bruins 1

BOSTON — Rookie defenseman P.K. Subban scored his first NHL regular-season goal, and Carey Price stopped 34 shots to lead Montreal. Tuukka Rask continued his hard-luck season, losing for the fifth time in five appearances despite making 38 saves.

Predators 3

Blues 2

ST. LOUIS — Marcel Goc scored in the fourth round of a shootout to lift Nashville past St. Louis and snap a five-game losing streak. Goc deked to the backhand, pulled the puck back to his forehand and beat Jaroslav Halak.

Canucks 6

Senators 2

OTTAWA — Daniel Sedin and Alex Burrows each had a goal and an assist, and linemate Henrik Sedin also had two points to help Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault reach 300 career victories. Vancouver’s top line produced Daniel Sedin’s 10th goal 33 seconds into the game. The trio combined efforts once again, 22 seconds into the third on Burrows’ first goal of the season.

Red Wings 6

Oilers 2

DETROIT — Dan Cleary and Tomas Holmstrom each scored twice for Detroit. Valtteri Filppula had a goal and an assist, Johan Franzen also scored and Jimmy Howard made 23 saves.

Kings 3

Stars 1

LOS ANGELES — Justin Williams scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 13:09 to play, Jonathan Quick made 27 saves and Los Angeles matched the best home start in franchise history. Captain Dustin Brown and Jack Johnson also scored for the Western Conference-leading Kings, who improved to 7-0-0 at Staples Center with a fight-filled win over their Pacific Division rival.

Sharks 2

Islanders 1

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dan Boyle scored the tying goal on a second-period power play and added the shootout clincher for San Jose. Antero Niittymaki made 24 saves to help the Sharks record a point for the fifth straight home game.