Devils win 8th in a row on road
OTTAWA – Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth consecutive road game with a 3-2 comeback win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
The Devils are 8-0 away from New Jersey, the second-longest road winning streak to open a season in NHL history. The Buffalo Sabres started 10-0 on the road to start the 2006-07 season.
Bruins 4, Sabres 2: At Boston, Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as goal-starved Boston halted a rough stretch with a win against Buffalo. The Sabres suffered consecutive losses for the first time this season.
The Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak. Boston had scored only once in its previous three games.
Predators 3, Kings 1: At Los Angeles Francis Bouillon, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead Nashville past Los Angeles.
Maple Leafs 5, Red Wings 1: At Toronto, Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto, and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs past Detroit.
Capitals 7, Panthers 4: At Washington, Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and short-handed Washington beat Florida for a sweep of the home-and-home series.
Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 2: At Columbus, Ohio, Rick Nash scored Columbus’ third goal in a 2:41 span of the third period to send Carolina to a franchise-record 12th consecutive loss.
Flyers 2, Blues 1 (SO): At Philadelphia, Mika Pyorala scored in the shootout to lead Philadelphia past St. Louis.
Pyorala’s goal in the fourth round was the difference as the Flyers won their fourth game in a row.
Islanders 6, Thrashers 3: At Uniondale, N.Y., Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help New York break out of a two-game offensive drought and defeated Atlanta.
Lightning 3, Canadiens 1: At Montreal, Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist to lead Tampa Bay past Montreal.
Wild 3, Stars 2: At St. Paul, Minn., Cal Clutterbuck and Mikko Koivu scored first-period goals, and Minnesota held on to beat Dallas.
Ducks 4, Coyotes 3: At Anaheim, Calif., Mike Brown’s goal off a faceoff in the third period became a game-winner as Anaehim defeated Phoenix.
Sharks 5, Penguins 0: At San Jose, Calif., Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves, and San Jose beat Pittsburgh.
Flames 3, Rangers 1: At Calgary, Alberta, Jarome Iginla scored the go-ahead goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves as Calgary defeated New York.
