Sabres post seven goals in second period

Thomas Vanek and Paul Gaustad each scored twice in Buffalo’s seven-goal second period, and Ales Kotalik had three assists to lead the Sabres to a 7-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night in Buffalo, N.Y.

Jiri Novotny, Jaroslav Spacek and Chris Drury also scored for the Sabres, who won for the sixth time in eight games.

Penguins 5, Flyers 3: At Philadelphia, Ryan Whitney had a goal and two assists, and Sidney Crosby and Dominic Moore each added a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia.

John LeClair and Sergei Gonchar also scored for the Penguins.

Panthers 3, Bruins 2: At Boston, Alex Auld made 29 saves, Martin Gelinas scored a power-play goal and Florida snapped Boston’s season-high, four-game winning streak.

Joe Nieuwendyk netted a third-period, power-play goal and Nathan Horton scored in the second period for the Panthers.

Predators 3, Blue Jackets 1: At Columbus, Ohio, Paul Kariya and Martin Erat each had a goal and an assist as Nashville beat Columbus.

Tomas Vokoun lost his shutout bid with 15 seconds left but finished with 23 saves in his 10th win of the season for the Predators.

Senators 5, Wild 3: At Ottawa, Andrej Meszaros, Chris Kelly and Chris Neil scored first-period goals and Ray Emery made 42 saves, leading Ottawa to a win over Minnesota.

Meszaros and Kelly scored 1:08 apart before seven minutes elapsed. Neil made it 3-0 with his sixth goal on a power play at 14:06.

Stars 5, Avalanche 4: At Dallas, Antti Miettinen punched a loose puck through Peter Budaj’s pads with 6:02 left to give Dallas a win over Colorado. Eric Lindros scored the tying goal for Dallas on an assist from Mike Modano.

Maple Leafs 4, Islanders 2: At Toronto, Darcy Tucker scored his 13th goal and Toronto held on for a victory over New York. John Pohl, Kyle Wellwood and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored for the Maple Leafs.