Nhl

Devils 3, Flyers 2

Philadelphia

Randy McKay’s goal midway through the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and helped New Jersey sweep a weekend series with a win over Philadelphia Sunday.

Scott Niedermayer unloaded a slap shot from the top of the slot that McKay managed to deflect from midair for his second goal of the year at 7:03. New Jersey had used up just 5 seconds of a power-play.

New Jersey 2 0 1 - 3

Philadelphia 0 2 0 - 2

First period-1, New Jersey, Holik 3 (Peluso, Niedermayer), 5:39. 2, New Jersey, Niedermayer 2 (Thomas, Guerin), 6:25.

Second period-3, Philadelphia, Podein 4 (Montgomery), 11:49. 4, Philadelphia, Otto 3 (Brind’Amour, Renberg), 12:31 (pp).

Third period-5, New Jersey, McKay 2 (Niedermayer, Holik), 7:03 (pp).

Shots on goal-New Jersey 17-10-6-33. Philadelphia 9-10-9-28.Power-play opp.-New Jersey 1 of 6; Philadelphia 1 of 4.Goalies-New Jersey, Brodeur 6-6-1 (28 shots-26 saves). Philadelphia, Hextall 5-1-0 (33-30).A-17,380 (17,380).

Sabres 6, Lightning 4

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Tampa Bay squandered a two-goal lead in the third period for the fourth time this season, as Buffalo scored four times in the last 20 minutes.

Buffalo 0 2 4 - 6

Tampa Bay 2 1 1 - 4

First period-1, Tampa Bay, Burr 4 (Cullen, Hamrlik), 5:10. 2, Tampa Bay, Klima 8 (Hamrlik, Bradley), 19:59.

Second period-3, Buffalo, Hannan 2 (May, Khmylev), 15:28. 4, Tampa Bay, Bellows 6 (Bradley), 16:10. 5, Buffalo, Jackson 1 (Huddy, Hannan), 18:48.

Third period-6, Tampa Bay, Selivanov 8 (Cullen, Klima), 1:09 (pp). 7, Buffalo, Plante 2 (Burridge, Conn), 5:23. 8, Buffalo, Hughes 2 (Barnaby), 6:39. 9, Buffalo, Hannan 3 (Bodger, Khmylev), 7:41 (pp). 10, Buffalo, Barnaby 2 (Holzinger, Zhitnik), 15:00.

Shots on goal-Buffalo 8-14-12-34. Tampa Bay 18-8-8-34.Power-play opp.-Buffalo 1 of 6; Tampa Bay 1 of 4.Goalies-Buffalo, Trefilov 1-1-0 (34 shots-30 saves). Tampa Bay, Wilkinson 0-3-0 (34-28).A-16,656 (28,000).

Canadiens 4, Canucks 2

Vancouver, British Columbia

Brian Savage scored twice as Montreal continued its remarkable surge under new coach Mario Tremblay with a win over Vancouver.

Montreal 2 2 0 - 4

Vancouver 1 1 0 - 2

First period-1, Montreal, Savage 14, 5:04. 2, Montreal, Turgeon 7, 11:18 (sh). 3, Vancouver, Mogilny 14 (Ronning), 19:20.

Second period-4, Montreal, Recchi 4 (Malakhov, Brisebois), 1:33 (pp). 5, Montreal, Savage 15 (Kiprusoff, Damphousse), 9:39. 6, Vancouver, Oksiuta 5 (Ronning, Lumme), 9:54.

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Montreal 6-13-3-22. Vancouver 11-8-14-33.Power-play opp.-Montreal 1 of 2; Vancouver 0 of 5.Goalies-Montreal, Roy 9-6-1 (33 shots-31 saves). Vancouver, Hirsch 1-2-1 (22-18).A-18,422 (19,056).

Oilers 4, Blackhawks 4

Chicago

Todd Marchant scored on his own rebound with 7:03 left in regulation as Edmonton rallied to tie Chicago.

Joe Murphy had put the Blackhawks ahead 4-3 with 9:05 remaining in the third period, beating Joaquin Gage with a slap shot from the top of the left circle at the end of a 3-on-1 break.

Edmonton 2 0 2 0 - 4

Chicago 3 0 1 0 - 4

First Period-1, Edmonton, Oliver 4 (White, Thornton), 2:23. 2, Edmonton, Weight 4 (Arnott, Ciger), 8:51 (pp). 3, Chicago, Roenick 9 (Craven, Suter), 11:36 (pp). 4, Chicago, Chelios 4 (Belfour), 12:35 (pp). 5, Chicago, Daze 8, 19:19.

Second Period-None.

Third Period-6, Edmonton, Ciger 8 (Arnott), 3:34. 7, Chicago, Murphy 5 (Savard, Roenick), 10:55. 8, Edmonton, Marchant 4 (Buchberger, Marchment), 12:57.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-Edmonton 9-8-13-3-33. Chicago 6-8-3-4-21.Power-play opp.-Edmonton 1 of 7; Chicago 2 of 3.Goalies-Edmonton, Ranford (6 shots-3 saves), Gage 0-1-1 (0:00 second, 15-14). Chicago, Belfour 7-3-1 (33-29).A-18,116 (20,500).