Penguins romp past Capitals

Mark Recchi and John LeClair each had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins broke a 10-game losing streak with an 8-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday in the first game in Pittsburgh since the retirement of superstar Mario Lemieux.

Sidney Crosby got the best of the showdown between the league’s two marquee rookies. Crosby had a goal and three assists for the Penguins, while Alexander Ovechkin scored for Washington.

Hurricanes 4, Panthers 3 (SO): At Sunrise, Fla., Erik Cole and Ray Whitney scored in a shootout to lift streaking Carolina past Florida.

Canadiens 5, Flyers 3: At Philadelphia, Jan Bulis scored a career-best four goals as Montreal snapped a seven-game road losing streak by topping Philadelphia.

Stars 4, Blues 3 (SO): At Dallas, Sergei Zubov and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout as Dallas held off St. Louis.

Oilers 6, Mighty Ducks 3: At Anaheim, Calif., Chris Pronger broke open a tie game with a pair of power-play goals in the third period as Edmonton beat Anaheim.

Kasparaitis draws Sabres’ ire

Buffalo Sabres center Tim Connolly will miss at least six weeks with a left knee injury that occurred after a hit by New York Rangers defenseman Darius Kasparaitis.

Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said the hit in Tuesday’s game was a cheap shot on Connolly, who was tied for the team lead with 38 points. “He’s known for that,” Ruff said of Kasparaitis. “He’s a cheap-shot artist.”