Capitals look set to be the team to catch

Devils 2, Panthers 1

At Sunrise, Florida, Christian Berglund and Scott Gomez scored second-period goals to lead New Jersey past Florida.

Martin Brodeur, who had a 19-game unbeaten streak against Florida snapped in the teams' last meeting, made 27 saves.

Olli Jokinen scored a power-play goal in the third period and Roberto Luongo stopped 34 shots for Florida, which lost its fifth straight at home.

Wild 2, Coyotes 1

At St. Paul, Minnesota, Cliff Ronning and Andrei Zyuzin each scored power-play goals to help Minnesota snap a three-game losing streak.

Dwayne Roloson made 28 saves for the Wild.

Mike Johnson scored and Zac Bierk made 41 saves for Phoenix, winless in its last three after winning four in a row.