Devils closing in on road victory record
PITTSBURGH – Niclas Bergfors had a goal and two assists, and the New Jersey Devils closed within a victory of tying the NHL record of 10 consecutive road victories to start a season, beating the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, on Thursday night.
Zach Parise added a goal and an assist, Andy Greene and David Clarkson also scored, Travis Zajac had three assists, and Martin Brodeur made 25 saves.
The Devils can tie the road streak record Monday in Philadelphia.
New Jersey won its seventh in a row overall and, with 26 points, tied idle Washington for first place in the Eastern Conference.
Panthers 1, Bruins 0 (SO): At Boston, Tomas Vokoun stopped 40 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Cory Stillman scored in the shootout for Florida.
Boston’s Tim Thomas made 23 saves in regulation and overtime to extend his shutout streak to 172 minutes, 28 seconds. He stopped the first three Florida attempts in the shootout, but Stillman beat him on the glove side to end it.
Flyers 5, Senators 1: At Philadelphia, Ray Emery made 22 saves in his first start against his former team, and Danny Briere scored two goals to help Philadelphia beat Ottawa.
Lightning 4, Wild 3 (SO): At Tampa, Fla., Ryan Malone tied it with 14.7 seconds left in regulation, and Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout for Tampa Bay.
Malone tied it at 3 on a backhander during a power play with Lightning goalie Antero Niittymaki off the ice for an extra skater.
Red Wings 3, Canucks 1: At Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg scored midway through the third period, and Jimmy Howard made 31 saves for Detroit.
Tomas Holmstrom and Niklas Kronwall also scored for Detroit.
Roberto Luongo made 26 saves for Vancouver in his first start since aggravating a broken rib against Detroit on Oct. 27.
Thrashers 5, Rangers 3: At New York, Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists in his first game back from a foot injury, and Rich Peverley also had a goal and two assists for Atlanta.
Predators 3, Blues 1: At St. Louis, Jordin Tootoo scored on a wrist shot with 3:43 left to lift Nashville past St. Louis.
Canadiens 4, Coyotes 2: At Glendale, Ariz, Marc-Andre Bergeron and Glen Metropolit scored 1:02 apart in the third period, and Carey Price made 18 saves for Montreal.
Stars 3, Sharks 2 (SO): At San Jose, Calif., Stephane Robidas scored the only shootout goal to lift Dallas after James Neal and Matt Modano tied it with goals in a 1:45 span in the third.
