Nhl

Sabres 5, Devils 4

East Rutherford, N.J.

Donald Audette scored two of Buffalo’s four power-play goals and stopped New Jersey on 8 of 9 extra-man chances in a 5-4 win on Saturday.

“Our power play and penalty killing right now is going very well,” said Audette, who also added two assists as the Sabres won their third straight. “That’s why we are winning.”

Defenseman Alexei Zhitnik added a goal and three assists and Dominik Hasek had 43 saves as the Sabres also snapped the Devils’ four-game (3-0-1) unbeaten streak.

Buffalo 2 2 1 - 5

New Jersey 3 1 0 - 4

First period-1, New Jersey, Thomas 6 (Sykora, Guerin), :38. 2, New Jersey, Dowd 4 (Zelepukin), 8:56. 3, Buffalo, Zhitnik 1 (Audette, Burridge), 14:11 (pp). 4, Buffalo, Burridge 8 (Zhitnik, Astley), 15:01 (pp). 5, MacLean 7 (Chambers, Broten), 16:08.

Second period-6, New Jersey, Richer 3 (Chambers, Zelepukin), 10:28 (pp). 7, Buffalo, Khmylev 4 (LaFontaine, Audette), 15:24. 8, Buffalo, Audette 5 (LaFontaine, Zhitnik), 17:15 (pp).

Third period-9, Buffalo, Audette 6 (Astley, Zhitnik), :51 (pp).

Shots on goal-Buffalo 6-11-9-26. New Jersey 18-16-13-47.Power-play opp.- Buffalo 4 of 6; New Jersey 1 of 9.Goalies- Buffalo, Hasek 7-8-1 (47 shots-43 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 7-7-2 (20-15), Schwab (3:11 third, 6-6).A-19,040 (19,040).

Flyers 4 Whalers 2

Hartford, Conn.

Karl Dykhuis scored two goals and Rod Brind’ Amour added three assists to lead Philadelphia over Hartford.

Philadelphia 1 2 1 - 4

Hartford 1 0 1 - 2

First period-1, Philadelphia, Dykhuis 2 (Brind’Amour, Falloon), 8:38. 2, Hartford, Wesley 3 (Emerson, Cassels), 11:28 (pp).

Second period-3, Philadelphia, Dykhuis 3 (Brind’Amour, Otto), 17:25. 4, Philadelphia, Podein 6 (Semenov, DiMaio), 18:32.

Third period-5, Hartford, Wesley 4, 18:40. 6, Philadelphia, Lindros 14 (Mactavish, Brind’Amour), 19:59 (en).

Shots on goal-Philadelphia 6-8-13-27. Hartford 9-4-10-23.Power-play opp.- Philadelphia 0 of 4; Hartford 1 of 4.Goalies-Philadelphia, Snow 3-2-1 (23 shots-21 saves). Hartford, Burke 6-6-1 (26-23).A-13,910 (15,635).

Canadiens 5, Senators 1

Montreal

Defensemen Patrice Brisebois and Lyle Odelein each had a goal and an assist to lead Montreal past slumping Ottawa.

The Canadiens, 11-2-0 since Mario Tremblay replaced Jacques Demers as coach, won a fourth consecutive game while Ottawa suffered a seventh straight defeat.

Ottawa 0 1 0 - 1

Montreal 1 3 1 - 5

First period-1, Montreal, Damphousse 6 (Kiprusoff, Odelein), 13:21 (pp).

Second period-2, Montreal, Brisebois 5 (Brashear, Koivu), 1:24. 3, Montreal, Odelein 1 (Racine), 5:44. 4, Montreal, Koivu 6 (Bure, Brisebois), 6:32. 5, Ottawa, Hill 3 (Straka, Drury), 10:52 (pp).

Third period-6, Montreal, Stevenson 1 (Bure, Koivu), 18:31.

Shots on goal-Ottawa 6-15-11-32. Montreal 16-8-5-29.Power-play opp.- Ottawa 1 of 5; Montreal 1 of 3.Goalies- Ottawa, Beaupre 6-8-0 (29 shots-24 saves). Montreal, Roy 11-6-0 (32-31).A-17,302 (16,259).

Maple Leafs 2, Jets 1

Toronto

Mats Sundin and Benoit Hogue each scored and Toronto had one of its finest defensive efforts of the season to beat Winnipeg.

Winnipeg 0 1 0 - 1

Toronto 1 1 0 - 2

First period-1, Toronto, Sundin 7 (Hogue, Murphy), 8:40.

Second period-2, Toronto, Hogue 5 (Momesso, Sundin), 5:24. 3, Winnipeg, Selanne 10 (Turcotte), 11:30 (sh).

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Winnipeg 4-4-14-22. Toronto 14-18-4-36.Power-play opp.- Winnipeg 0 of 5; Toronto 0 of 6.Goalies- Winnipeg, Khabibulin 8-4-0 (36 shots-34 saves). Toronto, Potvin 9-5-0 (22-21).A-15,746 (15,642).

Penguins 3, Capitals 0

Pittsburgh

Ken Wregget stopped 32 shots for his second shutout this season as Pittsburgh beat Washington.

Washington 0 0 0 - 0

Pittsburgh 1 2 0 - 3

First period-1, Pittsburgh, Dziedzic 1 (Joseph, Jagr), 13:21.

Second period-2, Pittsburgh, Smolinski 2 (Jagr, Francis), 5:50. 3, Pittsburgh, Lemieux 17 (Jagr, Sandstrom), 9:36 (pp).

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Washington 16-10-6-32. Pittsburgh 10-13-3-26.Power-play opp.- Washington 0 of 8; Pittsburgh 1 of 3.Goalies-Washington, Carey 7-6-1 (26 shots-23 saves). Pittsburgh, Wregget 2-2-1 (32-32).A-17,181 (17,181).

Lightning 5, Canucks 4, (OT)

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Petr Klima set up Alexander Selivanov’s tying goal with 2.2 seconds left in regulation and then had the game-winner at 2:06 of overtime as Tampa Bay came back to defeat Vancouver.

Vancouver 2 0 2 0 - 4

Tampa Bay 2 0 2 1 - 5

First Period-1, Vancouver, Ronning 4 (Hedican, Courtnall), 4:25 (pp). 2, Vancouver, Gelinas 6 (Hedican), 12:33. 3, Tampa Bay, Hamrlik 2 (Bradley), 13:39 (pp). 4, Tampa Bay, Bradley 4 (Zamuner, Ysebaert), 18:09 (pp).

Second Period-None.

Third Period-3, Vancouver, Lumme 2 (Oksiuta, Mogilny), 5:31. 6, Tampa Bay, Ysebaert 7 (Bellows, Bradley), 14:30 (pp). 7, Vancouver, Oksiuta 6 (Ronning), 16:56. 8, Tampa Bay, Selivanov 11 (Kilma, Hamrlik), 19:57 (pp).

Overtime-9, Tampa Bay, Klima 9 (Hamrlik, Gratton), 2:06.

Shots on goal-Vancouver 14-8-9-0-31. Tampa Bay 16-14-13-4-47.Power-play opp.-Vancouver 1 of 4; Tampa Bay 4 of 8.Goalies-Vancouver, McLean 4-6-2 (47 shots-42 saves). Tampa Bay, Puppa 5-4-4 (31-27).A-15,528 (28,000).

Bruins 5, Blues 2

Boston

Ray Bourque had two goals and an assist and Scott Bailey stopped 36 shots to earn his first NHL victory to lead Boston past St. Louis.

Bourque recorded his first multiple-goal game of the season to give Boston its first victory in four tries. The loss ended a four-game unbeaten streak for the Blues as Grant Fuhr, who had allowed six goals in the previous five games, was pulled after 50 minutes and four goals.

St. Louis 0 1 1 - 2

Boston 2 0 3 - 5

First period-1, Boston, Bourque 7 (Elik, Leach), 6:14. 2, Boston, McEachern 6 (Neely, Stumpel), 9:05.

Second period-3, St. Louis, Courtnall 6 (Noonan), :15.

Third period-4, Boston, Bourque 8 (Sweeney, Stumpel), 2:51 (pp). 5, Boston, Zombo 1 (Neely, Sweeney), 10:00. 6, St. Louis, Zezel 2 (Baron, Hawerchuk), 11:47. 7, Boston, Stevens 6 (Bourque), 17:15.

Shots on goal-St. Louis 10-17-11-38. Boston 14-7-16-37.Power-play opp.-St. Louis 0 of 7; Boston 1 of 2.Goalies-St. Louis, Fuhr 8-9-2 (34 shots-30 saves), Racine (10:00 third, 3-2). Boston, Bailey 1-0-1 (38-36).A-17,565 (17,565).

Kings 3, Panthers 2

Inglewood, Calif.

Kevin Todd scored a tie-breaking shorthanded goal in the second period and Dimitri Khristich had two assists as Los Angeles beat Florida.

Florida 1 0 1 - 2

Los Angeles 1 1 1 - 3

First period-1, Florida, Fitzgerald 5 (Hull), 13:12 (sh). 2, Los Angeles, Tocchet 9 (Perreault, Khristich), 16:52 (pp).

Second period-3, Los Angeles, Todd 3 (Khristich), 6:17 (sh).

Third period-3, Los Angeles, Conacher 3 (Lacroix, Todd), 7:00. 4, Florida, Belanger 4 (Mellanby, Svehla), 18:59 (pp).

Shots on goal-Florida 8-11-15-34. Los Angeles 13-9-6-28.Power-play opp.- Florida 1 of 7; Los Angeles 1 of 3.Goalies- Florida, Vanbiesbrouck 10-4-1 (28 shots-25 saves). Los Angeles, Dafoe 7-4-5 (34-32).A-13,346 (16,005).

Avalanche 5, Flames 2

Denver

Joe Sakic scored his 12th goal of the season and Claude Lemiuex had two assists as Colorado remained unbeaten at home.

Calgary 0 1 1 - 2

Colorado 2 2 1 - 5

First period-1, Colorado, Sakic 12 (Simon, Lemieux), 11:29. 2, Colorado, Ozolinsh 4 (Forsberg, Rucinsky), 19:17.

Second period-3, Colorado, Kovalenko 4 (Lefebvre, Ricci), 3:03. 4, Calgary, Nylander 4 (Torgajev), 8:37. 5, Colorado, Kamensky 8 (Lemieux, Wolanin), 16:22.

Third period-6, Calgary, Titov 4 (Torgajev, Fleury), 15:12. 7, Colorado, Wolanin 4, 18:59 (sh-en).

Shots on goal-Calgary 5-14-11-30. Colorado 13-11-6-30.Power-play opp.- Calgary 0 of 6; Colorado 0 of 4.Goalies- Calgary, Kidd (13 shots-11 saves), Tabaracci 1-5-0 (0:00 second, 16-14). Colorado, Fiset 11-2-1 (30-28).A-16,061 (16,061).