Nhl

Avalanche 7, Rangers 1

Denver

Patrick Roy made 42 saves to go with plenty of Colorado offense Saturday as the Avalanche ended New York’s ninegame unbeaten streak.

Colorado, unbeaten in the last seven home games (3-0-4), scored four times in the first period against Glenn Healy. New York lost for the first time since Dec. 31 and for only the second time in 17 games.

N.Y. Rangers 0 1 0 - 1

Colorado 4 3 0 - 7

First period-1, Colorado, Foote 3 (Kamensky, Forsberg), 1:41. 2, Colorado, Sakic 34 (Young, Deamarsh), 1:58. 3, Colorado, Ozolinsh 7 (Lemieux, Kamensky), 6:51 (pp). 4, Colorado, Young 15 (Ozolinsh, Sakic), 14:02 (pp).

Second period-5, Colorado, Lemieux 26 (Foote, Gusarov), 4:01. 6, Colorado, Kamensky 22 (Forsberg, Ozolinsh), 10:05 (pp). 7, Colorado, Sakic 35 (Young, Klemm), 12:56. 8, New York, Kovalev 12 (Driver, Messier), 13:55.

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-New York 14-12-17-43. Colorado 21-12-7-40.Power-play opp.-New York 0 of 7; Colorado 3 of 7.Goalies-New York, Healy 11-4-7 (31 shots-24 saves), Ramm (12:56 second, 9-9). Colorado, Roy 21-16-2 (43-42).A-16,061 (16,061).

Bruins 4, Sabres 2

Boston

Tim Sweeney’s first goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie in the second period as Boston sent Buffalo to its eighth defeat in 10 games.

Bruins goalie Bill Ranford stopped Buffalo’s Randy Burridge on a penalty shot with 1:39 remaining, coming out of the cage to knock the puck off the Sabres’ stick.

Buffalo 0 1 1 - 2

Boston 1 1 2 - 4

First period-1, Boston, Stumpel 12 (D.Sweeney), 10;41 (pp).

Second period-2, Buffalo, Lafontaine 22 (Galley), 1:00 (pp). 3, Boston, T.Sweeney 1 (Elik), 16:14.

Third period-4, Boston, Leach 8 (McLaren), 4:41. 5, Buffalo, Burridge 17 (Plante, Zhitnik), 8:16. 6, Boston, Oates 17 (Bourque), 19:49 (en).

Shots on goal-Buffalo 3-14-8-25. Boston 9-8-15-32.Power-play opp.-Buffalo 1 of 4; Boston 1 of 6.Goalies-Buffalo, Hasek 14-19-3 (31 shots-29 saves). Boston, Ranford 16-21-6 (25-23).A-17,565 (17,565).

Blackhawks 4, Sharks 1

San Jose, Calif.

Bernie Nicholls had a goal and two assists, and Jeff Hackett stopped 29 shots against his former team as Chicago defeated San Jose.

Jeremy Roenick, Brent Sutter and Tony Amonte also scored for Chicago, which extended its unbeaten streak to six games.

Chicago 0 3 1 - 4

San Jose 0 0 1 - 1

First period-None.

Second period-1, Chicago, Roenick 25 (Suter, Nicholls), 2:55 (pp). 2, Chicago, Nicholls 12 (Probert, Murphy), 8:05. 3, Chicago, Sutter 8 (Shantz, Roenick), 14:57.

Third period-4, San Jose, Janney 9 (Sykora), 2:57. 5, Chicago, Amonte 15 (Nicholls), 7:41.

Shots on goal-Chicago 9-11-9-29. San Jose 12-9-9-30.Power-play opp.-Chicago 1 of 3; San Jose 0 of 8.Goalies-Chicago, Hackett 14-5-3 (30 shots-29 saves). San Jose, Terreri 12-20-1 (29-25).A-17,190 (17,190).

Red Wings 3, Penguins 0

Detroit

Chris Osgood turned in his NHL-best fifth shutout as Detroit defeated Pittsburgh, sending Pittsburgh to its third straight loss.

It was only the second time this season the Penguins have failed to score, and the first since a 1-0 loss Dec. 23 in Montreal.

Pittsburgh 0 0 0 - 0

Detroit 1 0 2 - 3

First period-1, Detroit, Fedorov 22 (Kozlov, Larionov), 4:17.

Second period-None.

Third period-2, Detroit, Larionov 13 (Fedorov, Kozlov), 9:57. 3, Detroit, Fetisov 2 (Fedorov, Brown), 19:10 (en).

Shots on goal-Pittsburgh 8-9-6-23. Detroit 13-8-13-34.Power-play opp.-Pittsburgh 0 of 3; Detroit 0 of 5.Goalies-Pittsburgh, Barrasso 19-7-2 (33 shots-31 saves). Detroit, Osgood 24-5-3 (23-23).A-19,983 (19,875).

Flyers 7, Blues 3

St. Louis

Eric Lindros had his eighth career hat trick and first of the season, and Joel Otto had two goals to lead Philadelphia past St. Louis.

The four-goal deficit matched the worst defeat of the season for the Blues, who have lost two other games by four-goal margins. The win was the second straight for the Flyers, who are 3-3-5 in their last 11 games. The Blues are 5-3-2 in their last 10.

Philadelphia 2 3 2 - 7

St. Louis 1 1 1 - 3

First period-1, St. Louis, Hull 29 (Pronger), 5:09. 2, Philadelphia, Otto 8, 15:15. 3, Philadelphia, Lindros 31 (Quinn, Brind’Amour), 18:25 (pp).

Second period-4, Philadelphia, Falloon 13 (Quinn, Dykhuis), 2:03. 5, St. Louis, Courtnall 15 (Hudson, Pronger), 10:52. 6, Philadelphia, Lindros 32 (LeClair, DiMaio), 11:47. 7, Philadelphia, Lindros 33 (Otto), 17:58 (pp).

Third period-8, Philadelphia, MacTavish 3 (Semenov, Brimanis), 3:38. 9, Philadelphia, Otto 8 (Lindros, Desjardins), 6:27 (pp). 10, St. Louis, Hull 30 (Matteau, Daigneault), 11:56 (pp).

Shots on goal-Philadelphia 8-13-11-32. St. Louis 12-11-11-34.Power-play opp.-Philadelphia 3 of 11; St. Louis 1 of 5.Goalies-Philadelphia, Hextall 17-7-5 (34 shots31 saves). St. Louis, Fuhr (9-6), Racine 0-3-0, (2:03 second, 5-4), Fuhr (11:47 second, 9-6).A-20,040 (19,260).

Panthers 5, Lightning 3

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Geoff Smith and Stu Barnes scored second-period power-play goals to lead Florida over Tampa Bay.

Smith’s goal tied the game at 2-2 9 minutes into the period and Barnes scored at 11:50, wiping out a 2-1 deficit. The victory continued Florida’s mastery of its in-state rival. The Panthers lead the all-time series 9-1-2.

Florida 1 3 1 - 5

Tampa Bay 0 2 1 - 3

First period-1, Florida, Mellanby 25 (Svehla), :42.

Second period-2, Tampa Bay, Houlder 3 (Bradley, Bellows), 4:44 (pp). 3, Tampa Bay, Zamuner 9, 7:00 (sh). 4, Florida, Smith 2 (Belanger, Dvorak), 9:00 (pp). 5, Florida, Barnes 14, 11:50 (pp). 6, Florida, Fitzgerald 11, 17:42.

Third period-7, Tampa Bay, Cullen 9 (Shaw, Hamrlik), 8:57. 8, Florida, Svehla 5 (Woolley, Barnes), 13:19 (pp).

Shots on goal-Florida 7-11-6-24. Tampa Bay 6-11-12-29.Power-play opp.-Florida 3 of 7; Tampa Bay 1 of 5.Goalies-Florida, Vanbiesbrouck 19-5-1 (29 shots-26 saves). Tampa Bay, Reese 6-6-1 (24-19).A-20,828 (28,000).

Devils 3, Senators 2 (OT)

Kanata, Ontario

Randy McKay scored 41 seconds into overtime to give New Jersey the win.

McKay intercepted a pass by defenseman Jaroslav Modry inside the Senators’ blue line and chipped the bouncing puck past Ottawa goaltender Damian Rhodes.

New Jersey 2 0 0 1 - 3

Ottawa 1 1 0 0 - 2

First period-1, New Jersey, Rolston 5 (MacLean, Broten), 1:28. 2, Ottawa, Alfredsson 17 (Chorske), 10:28. 3, New Jersey, Stevens 4 (MacLean, Holik), 16:10 (pp).

Second period-4, Ottawa, Alfredsson 18 (Chorske, Yashin), 8:58.

Third period-None.

Overtime-5, New Jersey, McKay 8, :41.

Shots on goal-New Jersey 14-11-16-1-42 Ottawa 10-1-14-0-25.Power-play opp.-New Jersey 1 of 4; Ottawa 0 of 1.Goalies-New Jersey, Brodeur 20-19-6 (25 shots-23 saves). Ottawa, Rhodes 5-10-2 (42-39).A-18,280 (18,500).

Capitals 6, Islanders 5 (OT)

Landover, Md.

Peter Bondra scored four goals, including three in the third period, and Michal Pivonka scored the game-winner with 3:39 left to give Washington an improbable victory.

The Capitals trailed 5-2 entering the third period before Bondra scored three times in a span of 6:41 to tie the game with 7:25 left. It was his fifth career hat trick and second this season.

N.Y. Islanders 3 2 0 0 - 5

Washington 1 1 3 1 - 6

First period-1, New York, Andersson 7, 9:36 (sh). 2, New York, Straka 10 (King, Bertuzzi), 14:03. 3, Washington, Pivonka 7 (Bondra, Cote), 19:07 (sh). 4, New York, Semak 16 (Dalgarno, McCabe), 19:21 (pp).

Second period-5, New York, Bertuzzi 11 (King, Pilon), 7:41. 6, Washington, Bondra 29 (Hunter, Gonchar), 10:50. 7, New York, King 10 (Green, Schneider), 15:32 (pp).

Third period-8, Washington, Bondra 30 (Johansson, Pivonka), 5:54 (pp). 9, Washington, Bondra 31 (Gonchar, Pivonka), 10:35. 10, Washington, Bondra 32 (Pivonka, Juneau), 12:35.

Overtime-11, Washington, Pivonka 8 (Bondra, Jones), 1:21.

Shots on goal-New York 9-8-4-0-21. Washington 17-14-11-2-44.Power-play opp.-New York 2 of 5; Washington 1 of 9.Goalies-New York, Soderstrom 8-12-6 (44 shots-38 saves). Washington, Carey 22-15-4 (5-3), Kolzig (14:03 first, 7-5), Carey (7:41 second, 9-8).A-18,130 (18,130).

Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1

Toronto

Jocelyn Thibault stopped 49 shots and Martin Rucinsky continued his hot streak as Montreal extended Toronto’s winless streak to eight games.

It’s the longest Maple Leafs coach Pat Burns has gone without a victory since he took over in June 1992. The red-hot Rucinsky had his eighth and ninth goal and 17th point in his last six games.

Chris Murray and Vince Damphousse also scored for Montreal.

Montreal 1 1 2 - 4

Toronto 1 0 0 - 1

First period-1, Montreal, Rucinsky 18 (Turgeon, Malakhov), 4:11 (pp). 2, Toronto, Sundin 23 (Craig, Warriner), 9:51.

Second period-3, Montreal, Murray 2 (Stevenson, Koivu), 5:01.

Third period-4, Montreal, Damphousse 24 (Rusinsky, Recchi), 9:05. 5, Montreal, Rucinsky 19 (Recchi), 19:31 (en).

Shots on goal-Montreal 8-6-6-20. Toronto 19-21-10-50.Power-play opp.-Montreal 1 of 2; Toronto 0 of 4.Goalies-Montreal, Thibault 15-8-3 (50 shots-49 saves). Toronto, Potvin 18-14-8 (19-18).

Flames 2, Kings 1

Calgary, Alberta

Goaltender Trevor Kidd continued his strong play as Calgary beat Los Angeles.

Kidd, who has two shutouts in his last 11 games, extended his unbeaten streak to six games (4-0-2). In the 11 games, the former Spokane Chiefs netminder has allowed only 17 goals.

The victory moved the Flames into seventh place in the Western Conference standings. The Kings, 1-8-2 in their last 11, are tied for eighth in the conference with Winnipeg.

Los Angeles 0 0 1 - 1

Calgary 1 0 1 - 2

First period-1, Calgary, Roberts 9 (Zalapski, Housley), 18:30 (pp).

Second period-None.

Third period-2, Calgary, Chiasson 5 (Nylander), 3:38. 3, Los Angeles, Khristich 19 (Boucher, K.Stevens), 18:30 (pp).

Shots on goal-Los Angeles 4-8-6-18. Calgary 12-7-11-30.Power-play opp.-Los Angeles 1 of 5; Calgary 1 of 3.Goalies-Los Angeles, Dafoe 10-16-6 (30 shots-28 saves). Calgary, Kidd 10-15-7 (18-17).A-18,923 (20,230).

Bureau suspended

Defenseman Marc Bureau of the Montreal Canadiens was suspended for five games for what the NHL termed “flagrant elbowing” of Philadelphia’s Petr Svoboda.

The suspension was announced a couple of hours after Bureau had a discipline hearing before NHL vice-president Brian Burke and prior to Montreal’s game with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Svoboda was elbowed in the face by Bureau in the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime victory Thursday night. He fell to the ice, hitting his head, and had to be carried off on a stretcher.

Svoboda was released from the hospital Friday.

Bureau said after the game he thought the check was clean, made with his shoulder, although television replays showed he hit Svoboda with his elbow.