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Pat LaFontaine scored two goals and backup goaltender Andrei Trefilov had 37 saves as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Wednesday night in Buffalo, N.Y.

Sabres 2, Canadiens 1

Montreal 0 1 0 - 1 Buffalo 0 2 0 - 2

First period-None.

Second period-1, Buffalo, LaFontaine 12 (Hughes, Huddy), 8:13. 2, Buffalo, LaFontaine 13, 11:42 (sh). 3, Montreal, Murray 1 (Damphousse, Rucinsky), 14:14.

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Montreal 7-14-17-38. Buffalo 10-7-2-19.Power-play opp.-Montreal 0 of 6; Buffalo 0 of 3.Goalies-Montreal, Jablonski 2-3-0 (19 shots-17 saves). Buffalo, Trefilov 3-3-0 (38-37).A-13,003 (16,230).

Flames 3, Whalers 2

Hartford

Zarley Zalapski had a goal and an assist against his former team, leading Calgary over Hartford in front of the smallest announced crowd in franchise history. Just 6,563 attended the game at the Hartford Civic Center due to more than a foot of snow.

Calgary 2 0 1 - 3

Hartford 0 1 1 - 2

First period-1, Calgary, Ward 3 (Evason, Zalapski), 12:52. 2, Calgary, Zalapski 5 (Titov, Nylander), 19:00.

Second period-3, Hartford, Daniels 2 (Kapanen), 3:04.

Third period-4, Calgary, Titov 13 (Fleury, Nylander), 11:19 (pp). 5, Hartford, Emerson 13 (Sanderson, Kron), 19:04 (pp).

Shots on goal-Calgary 14-8-10-32. Hartford 10-11-9-30.Power-play opp.-Calgary 1 of 1; Hartford 1 of 3.Goalies-Calgary, Tabaracci 6-6-2 (30 shots-28 saves). Hartford, Burke 9-13-1 (32-29).A-6,563 (15,635).

Blackhawks 4, Maple Leafs 2

Toronto

Tony Amonte scored twice to lift Chicago.

Chicago 1 2 1 - 4

Toronto 0 1 1 - 2

First period-1, Chicago, J.Murphy 11 (Dubinsky, Sutter), 14:07.

Second period-2, Chicago, Amonte 5 (Suter, Chelios), 3:57 (sh). 3, Toronto, Gilmour 14 (Ellett), 6:20 (sh). 4, Chicago, Sutter 2 (Dubinsky, J.Murphy), 16:42.

Third period-5, Chicago, Amonte 6 (Poulin, Savard), 1:20. 6, Toronto, Jonsson 3 (L.Murphy, Gilmour), 15:29 (pp).

Shots on goal-Chicago 12-7-4-23. Toronto 12-7-8-27.Power-play opp.-Chicago 0 of 3; Toronto 1 of 4.Goalies-Chicago, Hackett 5-3-3 (27 shots-25 saves). Toronto, Rhodes 3-3-1 (23-19).A-15,746 (15,746).

Avalanche 4, Oilers 1

Edmonton, Alberta

Joe Sakic scored twice on the power play and Peter Forsberg had three assists as Colorado beat Edmonton.

Colorado 1 3 0 - 4

Edmonton 1 0 0 - 1

First period-1, Edmonton, Weight 12 (Arnott, Richardson), 12:07. 2, Colorado, Leschyshyn 2 (Forsberg, Lemieux), 19:55.

Second period-3, Colorado, Sakic 21, 7:36 (pp). 4, Colorado, Sakic 22 (Forsberg, Ozolinsh), 9:25 (pp). 5, Colorado, Lemieux 17 (Forsberg, Kamensky), 18:29.

Third period-

Shots on goal-Colorado 8-12-6-26. Edmonton 5-10-14-29.Power-play opp.-Colorado 2 of 5; Edmonton 0 of 9.Goalies-Colorado, Roy 14-12-1 (29 shots-28 saves). Edmonton, Ranford 11-14-5 (26-22).A-10,743 (16,230).

Red Wings 6, Mighty Ducks 1

Anaheim, Calif.

Steve Yzerman and Vyacheslav Kozlov each scored twice as Detroit beat Anaheim for its 17th victory in 19 games.

Detroit 3 3 0 - 6

Anaheim 0 0 1 - 1

First period-1, Detroit, Yzerman 14 (Konstantinov, Errey), 8:36. 2, Detroit, Primeau 8 (Fetisov), 10:32 (pp). 3, Detroit, Kozlov 14 (Lidstrom), 18:49.

Second period-4, Detroit, Yzerman 15 (Coffey, Ciccarelli), 4:06. 5, Detroit, Kozlov 15 (Brown, Larionov), 11:25 (pp). 6, Detroit, Lapointe 4 (Primeau, Johnson), 18:27 (pp).

Third period-7, Anaheim, Douris 8 (Krygier, Kariya), 9:02 (pp).

Shots on goal-Detroit 14-12-15-41. Anaheim 11-11-11-33.Power-play opp.-Detroit 3 of 5; Anaheim 1 of 7.Goalies-Detroit, Vernon 9-4-1 (33 shots-32 saves). Anaheim, Hebert 9-12-1 (41-35).A-17,174 (17,174).

Canucks 2, Kings 2

Inglewood, Calif.

Wayne Gretzky’s shot from behind the net deflected in off Vancouver defenseman Bret Hedican with 1:51 left in the third period as Los Angeles tied it.

Vancouver 0 1 1 0 - 2

Los Angeles 1 0 1 0 - 2

First Period-1, Los Angeles, Perreault 11 (Khristich, Yachmenev), 11:46.

Second Period-2, Vancouver, Linden 17 (Courtnall), 11:18.

Third Period-3, Vancouver, Walker 4 (Beranek), 14:29. 4, Los Angeles, Gretzky 9, 18:09.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-Vancouver 13-15-18-3-49. Los Angeles 16-15-7-2-40.Power-play opp.-Vancouver 0 of 4; Los Angeles 0 of 6.Goalies-Vancouver, McLean 9-9-7 (40 shots-38 saves). Los Angeles, Hrudey 1-3-2 (49-47).A-13,175 (16,005).