Havlat, Alfredsson push Ottawa into conference lead

Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson scored goals for Ottawa, one night after each tied the team record with four goals, leading the Senators to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Dany Heatley, who scored Ottawa’s other two goals in a 10-4 victory in Buffalo on Wednesday night, assisted on Alfredsson’s first-period goal to extend his team-record points streak to 12 games to begin the season.

The Senators moved ahead of idle Montreal for first place in the Northeast Division and the Eastern Conference with 20 points.

Flyers 8, Capitals 1: At Philadelphia, Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne and Jon Sim each scored twice, leading Philadelphia over Washington.

Mike Knuble and Peter Forsberg also scored and Robert Esche had 29 saves for the Flyers, who have won three of their last four games and five straight at home.

Penguins 5, Islanders 1: At Uniondale, N.Y., Sidney Crosby had his first two-goal game in the NHL and set up another Pittsburgh score, and the Penguins rode a rare early lead to a victory over New York.

Crosby, the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, had a goal and an assist in the first period and then scored again in the third off a brilliant pass from Mario Lemieux for his second three-point game in 13 contests. Crosby has at least one point in all but two games.

Bruins 4, Panthers 1: At Boston, Hannu Toivonen made 15 saves in the third period and finished with 29 to help Boston beat Florida.

Boston, playing without top free-agent acquisitions Brian Leetch (knee) and Alexei Zhamnov (shoulder), is 3-0-4 in its last seven games.

Hurricanes 4, Maple Leafs 3: At Raleigh, N.C., Erik Cole scored with 1:34 left in regulation and Carolina rallied with two goals in the third period to win its sixth consecutive game by beating Toronto.

Eric Staal regained the NHL scoring lead with two goals and an assist, and Cole added an assist as Carolina improved to 6-0 at home and extended the best start in team history.

Rangers 4, Devils 2: At East Rutherford, N.J., Jaromir Jagr scored his NHL-leading 13th and 14th goals of the season and Michael Nylander also had two goals to lead New York over New Jersey.

Oilers 4, Red Wings 3, (OT): At Detroit, Raffi Torres scored 1:51 into overtime, and Edmonton beat Detroit to end the Red Wings’ nine-game winning streak.

Shawn Horcoff had a goal and an assist for Edmonton. Ryan Smyth and Fernando Pisani also scored, and Chris Pronger added three assists.

Avalanche 4, Mighty Ducks 3: At Denver, Antti Laaksonen scored two goals and Joe Sakic moved into a tie for 14th place on the NHL’s career points list, helping Colorado beat Anaheim.

Sakic put Colorado up 3-1 in the second period, tying Doug Gilmour with his 1,414th point, and Laaksonen sealed Colorado’s fourth straight win on a short-handed goal with 4:42 left – one of numerous defensive breakdowns by the Ducks.

Coyotes 4, Kings 0: At Glendale, Ariz., Curtis Joseph stopped the streaking Kings with his second shutout this season, and Phoenix responded to coach Wayne Gretzky’s scolding with a victory over Los Angeles.

Flames 2, Blue Jackets 1: At Calgary, Alberta, Marcus Nilson scored the winning goal and had an assist in Calgary’s victory over Columbus.

Around the league

Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque rejoined the Boston Bruins as a coaching consultant. … Buffalo Sabres rookie goaltender Ryan Miller is expected to be out six to eight weeks and will undergo surgery after breaking his right thumb during practice. … Los Angeles Kings left wing Luc Robitaille was expected to miss at least three weeks with a broken right ankle and was placed on the injured list.