et The San Jose Sharks arent heading home empty-handed -- or looking up at the Phoenix Coyotes in the Pacific Division. Tony Gonzalez Womens Jersey. San Jose got 18 saves by Evgeni Nabokov and goals from four players as it beat Minnesota 4-1 on Tuesday night, ending a six-game losing streak that included regulation losses in the first five games of a six-game trip. Goals by Joe Pavelski, Dany Heatley, Torrey Mitchell and Joe Pavelski helped San Jose win for the first time since beating Nashville on March 11. The Sharks snapped their longest skid since Nov. 5-30, 2005. It was also their first road win since beating Detroit on Feb. 11. "We didnt give them as many chances as we have in the past, and we still found a way to win the game," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "But it wasnt easy. It wont be easy from here on in." The victory, combined with the Coyotes 2-0 loss at Chicago, also moved San Jose back into first place in the Pacific Division. The Sharks are second in the West, one point behind Chicago. "We need to keep working," McLellan said. "Obviously, we know how fast it can go and get away from you." Playing against the Wild was just the tonic for Nabokov, who had started and lost all five games on the trip but improved to 11-0-1 in his last 12 games against Minnesota by allowing fewer than three goals for the first time since March 6. "In the first period they had a couple of power plays and were zipping around pretty good," Heatley said. "Nabby made some big plays for us. I thought he was real good in goal." Joe Pavelski Center - SJS GOALS: 22 | ASST: 24 | PTS: 46 SOG: 200 | +/-: 1 Pavelski beat Niklas Backstrom 5:12 into the first period to give San Jose a 1-0 lead. Heatley scored his 38th of the season on a backhander 8:35 into the second to give the Sharks a 2-0 lead, a rare cushion on this road trip. "Its tough to chase," Backstrom said of playing from behind. "Theyre a tough team when they get up. They played pretty tight and didnt give us much." Guillaume Latendresse cut the deficit to 2-1 at 12:44 when he beat a sprawling Nabokov for a power-play goal. It was his 27th of the season and 25th since in 48 games since coming to the Wild. But Mitchell scored his second goal of the season and first since Dec. 30 just 17 seconds into the third to put the game out of reach. Thornton added an empty-netter to send the Sharks home on a positive note despite getting only 17 shots on goal. Minnesota had just 19 and didnt test Nabokov often. "They play tough through the neutral zone, and we just didnt generate enough chances the other way," Wild defenseman Nick Schultz said. "They had five guys back, so its hard for us to generate offense." The Wild remained 13th in the West, nine points behind eighth-place Detroit with nine games remaining. "I think the desire and will was there. We played a very good team and we had our opportunities and were unable to cash in," coach Todd Richards said. "They had a lot of opportunities. Backstrom was good, but they obviously finished more than we did." Flames 3, Ducks 1 | HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTOS Rene Bourques breakaway goal broke a second-period tie as the Flames won a game they had to have. Jarome Iginla poke-checked the puck away from Corey Perry and chipped it to Bourque, who raced in alone and wristed a shot past Jonas Hiller with 1:35 remaining in the second period to break a 1-1 tie. Rene Bourque Left Wing - CGY GOALS: 23 | ASST: 28 | PTS: 51 SOG: 187 | +/-: 5 "Jarome reacted quickly to him," Flames coach Brent Sutter said of Perry, who was carrying the puck over the Calgary blue line. "He stripped the puck away and was able to get it to Bourque. That was a huge goal -- we were able to go into the third period ahead a goal instead of tied." Niklas Hagman added an insurance goal 3:05 into the third, converting a feed from Iginla for his first goal in 13 games, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 22 saves. The victory gave the Flames 83 points, two behind eighth-place Detroit in the Western Conference playoff race, though the Red Wings have a game in hand. Nigel Dawes opened the scoring 15:11 into the game with a power-play goal that gave Calgary a 1-0 lead. Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer tied it with a wrist shot through traffic that beat Kiprusoff at 14:27 of the second. "We didnt give up much time and space," Sutter said of his teams defensive effort.