RENTON, Wash. - Less than a week ago, the question was whether the Seattle Seahawks were on the verge of falling out of contention in the NFC West and on their way to being the latest Super Bowl champion to miss the playoffs.And in five days, the Seahawks completely changed the tenor of their season.Seattles 19-3 win over San Francisco on Thursday night elevated the Seahawks from just being in the playoff race. With a defence that appears to be returning to its 2013 form, Seattle is back in the conversation among the best in the NFC.Were having a good time. Were dedicated to one another right now. When youre on the field playing for one another, were playing like some 9-year-old, 10-year-old kids, not worried about the outcome, not worried about individual stats or anything like that, cornerback Richard Sherman said after his two interceptions against the 49ers. Guys are just playing really hard for one another, enjoying one another. When a teams playing like that, were really hard to beat.It was the Seahawks (8-4) second straight 19-3 victory following their win over NFC West-leading Arizona last Sunday. The dominance of Seattles defence was overwhelming in both victories and the first time since 2005 — when Seattle made its first Super Bowl trip — the Seahawks did not allow a touchdown in consecutive games.The 164 total yards allowed to the 49ers were a season-low for Seattle and the ninth time since 2010 the Seahawks have held an opponent under 200 total yards. Seattle is 18-1 in regular season and playoff games under Pete Carroll when holding its opponent under 250 total yards — and both the 49ers and Cardinals have been added to that total in the last week.Everybody feels very clear about what were trying to get done now, Carroll said on his radio show Friday morning. Were on point with what it takes to prepare and take it to game time.Much of what Seattle has accomplished on defence can be attributed to the return of middle linebacker Bobby Wagner and the improved health of strong safety Kam Chancellor. Wagner led Seattle with 10 tackles against the 49ers while Chancellor — after being named NFC defensive player of the week for his game against Arizona — helped to make San Franciscos run game a non-factor and silence Vernon Davis. The 49ers finished with 64 yards rushing and Davis had two catches for 13 yards.We talk about finishing. Were a team that preaches finishing all the time, no matter what it is, no matter what the circumstance is_just finish, Chancellor said. The way weve been finishing lately just speaks volumes of how much we care about one another, how much we care about the team, and how much we care about winning.There was another upside for the Seahawks: health. Despite playing two physical opponents in five days, the Seahawks managed to avoid major injury. Carroll said on his radio show Friday there were no injuries out of Thursdays game.For as well as Seattle has played defensively the past two weeks, there are two glaring concerns going forward. Seattle has struggled to finish drives with touchdowns and penalties continue to add up.The Seahawks have seen Steven Hauschka kick 10 field goals in the past three games. Thats good. The downside is seven of those have come inside of 40 yards, meaning Seattles offence has stalled inside the opponents 25. Twice against Kansas City, twice against Arizona and once more on Thursday night, the Seahawks drove inside the opponents 15 and settled for a field goal.Then there are the penalties. Seattle was flagged 14 times on Thursday, tied for the most since Carroll took over in 2010. The Seahawks are averaging 8.5 penalties per game this season.Were playing really hard and really aggressive so its kind of like last year. Were pretty good at leading and last year too in penalties. Youve got to be first in something I guess, so thats what it is, Carroll said. The only thing is I wish they called some penalties on the other guys. Weve got our own problems on one side but I just wish they called some on the other guys.___AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley contributed to this report.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFLDeMar DeRozan Jersey . Zdeno Chara scored with 13 seconds left in regulation after David Krejci tied it late, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night in a game that saw Orpik taken from the ice on a stretcher. 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Eller said the Oilers were a "junior team" that was "all over the place" before Edmontons 4-3 victory over Montreal on Tuesday night, Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins took offence to Ellers comments and used it to motivate his youthful team.Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Wayne Simmonds, Scott Laughton and Jakub Voracek each posted a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers thumped the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, on Saturday. Michael Raffl and Sean Couturier each scored while Steve Mason made 25 saves for the Flyers, who have won the first two games of a four-game homestand. Eric Staal had the lone goal of the game for the Hurricanes, who have lost five straight. Anton Khudobin allowed all five goals on 23 shots in the loss. Final Score: Ottawa 3, Boston 2 (SO) Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) - Bobby Ryan scored the shootout winner in the Ottawa Senators 3-2 win against the Boston Bruins Saturday. New Senators coach Dave Cameron earned his first win with goals from Mika Zibanejad and David Legwand, along with 29 saves by Robin Lehner. Ottawa has won two of its last three games. Tuukka Rask also made 29 saves, including two in overtime, but it wasnt enough for the Bruins, who have lost five out of their last six. Craig Cunningham scored his first NHL goal, and Loui Eriksson tallied the other Boston goal. Final Score: NY Islanders 3, Chicago 2 Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Kyle Okposo and Lubomir Visnovsky tallied 51 seconds apart midway through the third period and the New York Islanders brought the Chicago Blackhawks win streak to an end thanks to a 3-2 final at Nassau Coliseum. Cal Clutterbuck added a second-period strike for the Islanders, who put the brakes on a three-game skid. Jaroslav Halak turned aside 23 shots for the win. Dan Carcillo and Patrick Kane scored for the Blackhawks, who had won eight in a row since Nov. 26 to reach the top of the Central Division. Scott Darling took the loss despite making 38 saves. Final Score: Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2 Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Nicklas Backstrom notched his first career hat trick to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots, Eric Fehr scored an empty-net goal and Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each supplied two assists for the Capitals, who have won four of their last five games. Tyler Johnson and Matt Carle each scored late in the third period and Ben Bishop made 24 saves for Tampa Bay, which has dropped three of its last four. Final Score: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3 (SO) Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - Ryan Johansen was credited with the game winner in the shootout, and Columbus recovered from a Pittsburgh rally late in regulation to post a 4-3 victory at Nationwide Arena. Nick Foligno, Boone Jenner and Jack Johnson scored for the Blue Jackets, who extended their season-high win streak to six games. Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves, then turned away Brandon Sutter in the games final segment to lock up the win. Kris Letang tallied twice, including the tying marker with less than 11 seconds to play for the Penguins, who also received a goal from Blake Comeau. Thomas Greiss stopped 24 pucks in 65 minutes of play, but allowed two of three Columbus shooters to best him. Final Score: Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 1 Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) - Ryan Getzlaf scored the go-ahead goal during a big second period for the Ducks, and Anaheim posted its seventh straight win, 4-1 over the Winnipeg Jets. Jakob Silfverberg and Nate Thompson also lit the lamp in the second period for the NHL-leading Ducks, who equaled their season-best winning streak. They also ended Winnipegs eight-game points streak (5-0-3) by beating the Jets for the second time at MTS Centre in less than a week. 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Sean Bergenheim and Jimmy Hayes scored second-period goals to erase a 2-0 deficit for Florida, which lost two of three games on its road trip. Al Montoya made 28 saves for the Panthers but did not stop the only shot he faced in OT. Final Score: Toronto 4, Detroit 1 Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Jonathan Bernier made 27 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored four unanswered goals for a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. The goals from James van Riemsdyk, Richard Panik, Morgan Rielly and an empty-netter from Nazem Kadri gave the Maple Leafs their first four-game winning streak of the season. It includes back-to-back victories over the Red Wings, who fell to Toronto 2-1 in a shootout on Wednesday. Saturday marked the fifth and final meeting of the season between the Atlantic Division foes. The Maple Leafs won the last three after the Red Wings swept a home-and-home in October. Niklas Kronwall scored and Petr Mrazek gave up three goals on 40 shots in Detroits third straight loss. Final Score: Minnesota 4, Arizona 3 (SO) Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu both scored in the shootout to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. Parise, Minnesotas first shooter, beat Devan Dubnyk with a wrist shot, but Antoine Vermette answered back for Arizona by firing the puck under the arm of Niklas Backstrom. Koivu skated up the left side, cut across the slot, and roofed the puck over Dubnyk. Tobias Rieders shot was wide to seal the win for the Wild. Parise netted the game-tying goal late in regulation, Nino Niederreiter and Jason Zucker also scored and Backstrom made 26 saves for the Wild, who bounced back from a 2-1 loss to San Jose on Thursday. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Lauri Korpikoski and Vermette all lit the lamp for the Coyotes, who lost their ninth straight home game. Dubnyk made 32 stops in defeat. Final Score: Dallas 4, New Jersey 3 Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Shawn Horcoff scored the deciding goal late in the second period as the Dallas Stars held off a late New Jersey push for a 4-3 victory on Saturday. Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza each finished with a goal and an assist, Trevor Daley also scored and Antoine Roussel supplied two helpers for the Stars, who entered the game with five losses in their previous six games. Kari Lehtonen stopped 28-of-31 shots in the win. Jon Merrill, Eric Gelinas and Scott Gomez all lit the lamp for New Jersey, which dropped its third straight game. Cory Schneider allowed four goals on 33 shots over the first two periods and Keith Kinkaid made three saves in relief during the third. 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