Nhl

Panthers 3, Devils 0

Miami

Martin Straka had a goal and an assist in his first game for Florida as the Panthers snapped a nine-game winless streak Sunday night.

Panthers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season and first victory since Feb. 8.

New Jersey 0 0 0 - 0

Florida 2 0 1 - 3

First period-1, Florida, Garpenlov 20 (Sheppard, R.Niedermayer), 8:30. 2, Florida, Straka 12 (Lindsay, Svehla), 11:05. Second period-None. Third period-3, Florida, Lindsay 10 (Straka, Vanbiesbrouck), 5:43.

Shots on goal-New Jersey 10-10-13-33. Florida 12-12-6-30.Power-play opp.- New Jersey 0 of 5; Florida 0 of 3.Goalies- New Jersey, Brodeur 29-23-11 (28 shots-25 saves), (Schwab 8:34 third, 2-2). Florida, Vanbiesbrouck 21-14-7 (33-33).A-14,703 (14,503).

Red Wings 4, Flames 2

Detroit

Detroit clinched the Central Division title, getting a goal and an assist from Igor Larionov.

Chris Osgood stopped 26 shots for his 12th straight win and remained unbeaten (17-0-1) in his last 18 starts. Osgood was looking for his sixth shutout of the season until 13:30 of the third period.

Calgary 0 0 2 - 2

Detroit 2 1 1 - 4

First period-1, Detroit, Larionov 19 (Kozlov, Konstantinov), 1:48. 2, Detroit, Fedorov 30 (Ciccarelli), 11:55. Second period-3, Detroit, Primeau 22 (McCarty, Larionov), 19:27 (pp). Third period-4, Detroit, Lidstrom 14 (Larionov, McCarty), :56 (pp). 5, Calgary, Fleury 39, 13:30. 6, Calgary, Zalapski 10, (Nylander), 18:26.

Shots on goal-Calgary 9-8-11-28. Detroit 7-14-4-25.Power-play opp.-Calgary 0 of 4; Detroit 2 of 5.Goalies-Calgary, Tabaracci 16-12-3 (25 shots-21 saves). Detroit, Osgood 34-5-3 (28-26).A-19,983 (19,875).

Capitals 2, Stars 1

Landover, Md.

Peter Bondra and Michal Pivonka each scored, and Jim Carey tied the Washington record for wins with his 29th victory.

Dallas 0 0 1 - 1

Washington 1 1 0 - 2

First period-1, Washington, Bondra 39 (Gonchar, Konowalchuk), 14:56 Second period-2, Washington, Pivonka 13, 14:19. Third period-3, Dallas, Nieuwendyk 13, (Gilchrist, K.Hatcher), 19:08.

Shots on goal-Dallas 11-8-10-29. Washington 11-10-8-29.Power-play opp.-Dallas 0 of 5; Washington 0 of 3.Goalies-Dallas, Moog 11-14-5 (29 shots27 saves). Washington, Carey 29-20-6 (29-28).A-18,130 (18,130).

Leafs 4, Canucks 2

Toronto

Mike Gartner and Larry Murphy each scored twice as Toronto extended its unbeaten streak to four games.

Vancouver 0 0 2 - 2

Toronto 1 1 2 - 4

First period-1, Toronto, Gartner 30 (Gill, Sundin), 2:52. Second period-2, Toronto, Murphy 9 (Muller, Gartner), 9:59 (pp). Third period-3, Vancouver, Gelinas 28 (Courtnall), 4:09. 4, Toronto, Murphy 10 (Gilmour), 10:17. 5, Vancouver, Mogilny 53 (Babych), 12:23. 6, Toronto, Gartner 31 (Gagner), 16:44.

Shots on goal-Vancouver 11-14-17-42. Toronto 7-8-15-30.Power-play opp.- Vancouver 0 of 3; Toronto 1 of 4.Goalies- Vancouver, MacLean 13-18-9 (30 shots-26 saves). Toronto, Potvin 24-22-11 (42-40).A-15,746 (15,746).

Blackhawks 5, Isles 1

Chicago

Tony Amonte scored twice on perfect passes from Jeremy Roenick in a 1:24 span of the second period for Chicago.

N.Y. Islanders 1 0 0 - 1

Chicago 0 3 2 - 5

First period-1, New York, Andersson 12 (Luongo, Bertuzzi), 4:05. Second period-2, Chicago, Amonte 26 (Roenick, Nicholls), 8:03 (pp). 3, Chicago, Amonte 27 (Roenick), 9:30 (sh). 4, Chicago, Sutter 12 (Shantz, Probert), 18:49. Third period-5, Chicago, Carney 5 (Shantz, Probert), 9:31. 6, Chicago, Shantz 3, 17:32.

Shots on goal-New York 13-6-8-27. Chicago 6-13-8-27.Power-play opp.- New York 0 of 5; Chicago 1 of 3.Goalies- New York, Soderstrom 10-19-6 (27 shots-22 saves). Chicago, Belfour 19-13-8 (27-26).A-21,768 (20,500).

Flyers 8, Sharks 2

Philadelphia

John LeClair scored his third career hat trick, Eric Lindros added four assists and former Spokane Chief Pat Falloon scored twice for Philadelphia.

San Jose 1 1 0 - 2

Philadelphia 4 3 1 - 8

First period-1, Philadelphia, Falloon 22 (Lindros, Brind’Amour), 10:07 (pp). 2, San Jose, Donovan 13 (Dahlen), 10:39. 3, Philadelphia, Podein 12 (Otto, Semenov), 12:01. 4, Philadelphia, Otto 10 (Hawerchuk, Semenov), 15:16. 5, Philadelphia, LeClair 35 (Desjardins, Otto), 18:00. Second period-6, Philadelphia, LeClair 36 (Lindros, Dykhuis), 6:22. 7, Philadelphia, Falloon 23 (Dykhuis, Haller), 9:57 (pp). 8, Philadelphia, LeClair 37 (Hawerchuk, Lindros), 16:04 (pp). 9, San Jose, Bodger 4 (Racine), 19:53 (pp). Third period-10, Philadelphia, Hawerchuk 14 (Lindros, LeClair), 11:56.

Shots on goal-San Jose 7-9-4-20. Philadelphia 10-11-3-24.Power-play opp.-San Jose 1 of 4; Philadelphia 3 of 3.Goalies-San Jose, Sarjeant 0-2-0 (24 shots-16 saves). Philadelphia, Snow 9-8-4 (20-18).A-17,380 (17,380).

Senators 5, Lightning 0

Kanata, Ontario

Damian Rhodes recorded his second straight shutout, and Ottawa set a franchise record for victories by getting its 15th in 68 games.

Tampa Bay 0 0 0 - 0

Ottawa 2 2 1 - 5

First period-1, Ottawa, Duchesne 10 (Archibald, Dmitra), 9:32 (pp). 2, Ottawa, Duchesne 11 (Cunneyworth, Yashin), 11:45. Second period-3, Ottawa, Cunneyworth 13 (Yashin, Alfredsson), 9:17 (pp). 4, Ottawa, Yashin 12 (Chorske), 18:39. Third period-5, Ottawa, Mallette 2 (Vial), 8:51.

Shots on goal-Tampa Bay 9-14-7-30. Ottawa 7-10-9-26.Power-play opp.- Tampa Bay 0 of 6; Ottawa 2 of 9.Goalies- Tampa Bay, Puppa 23-13-7 (11 shots-8 saves), (Reese 9:17 second, 15-13). Ottawa, Rhodes 11-20-3 (30-30). A-15,102 (18,500).

Mighty Ducks 5, Blues 1

Anaheim, Calif.

Teemu Selanne earned his second hat trick in 15 games and Anaheim closed within three points of Winnipeg for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth.

St. Louis 0 1 0 - 1

Anaheim 2 1 2 - 5

First period-1, Anaheim, Selanne 34 (Kariya, Rucchin), 7:43 (pp). 2, Anamein, Selanne 35 (Olausson, Kariya), 19:32 (pp). Second period-3, St. Louis, Baron 2 (Gretzky, MacInnis), 2:48. 4, Anaheim, Dollas 7, 9:14. Third period-5, Anaheim, Selanne 36 (Kariya, York), :33. 6, Anaheim, Campbell 2 (Olausson), 13:26.

Shots on goal-St. Louis 12-12-12-36. Anaheim 12-5-12-29.Power-play opp.- St. Louis 0 of 7; Anaheim 2 of 8.Goalies-St. Louis, Fuhr 29-24-12 (12 shots-10 saves), Casey (20:00 second, 17-14). Anaheim, Hebert 20-20-3 (36-35).A-17,174 (17,174).

Avalanche 8, Oilers 1

Denver

Joe Sakic became the fifth NHL player to reach 100 points this season with a goal and four assists as Colorado snapped a two-game home losing streak.

Edmonton 0 1 0 - 1

Colorado 5 2 1 - 8

First period-1, Colorado, Ricci 5 (Ozolinsh, Sakic), :42 (pp). 2, Colorado, Forsberg 27, 2:58. 3, Colorado, Lemieux 34 (Forsberg, Sakic), 4:36 (pp). 4, Colorado, Deadmarsh 20 (Leschyshyn, Marha), 6:37. 5, Colorado, Yelle 7 (Keane, Ricci), 13:56. Second period-6, Colorado Sakic 43 (Young, Ozolinsh), 7:52. 7, Edmonton, Roberts 3 (Satan, Czerkawski), 17:20. 8, Colorado Young 18 (Sakic, Simon), 17:40. Third period-9, Colorado Simon 12 (Sakic, Young), 13:15.

Shots on goal-Edmonton 10-8-10-28. Colorado 9-14-4-27.Power-play opp.- Edmonton 0 of 7; Colorado 2 of 6.Goalies- Edmonton, Joseph 11-13-1 (8 shots-3 saves), Gage (14:39 first period, 19-16). Colorado, Roy 28-21-2 (28-27).A-16,061 (16,061).