Miroslav Satan scored with 7:45 remaining Wednesday to help the Buffalo Sabres end a four-game losing streak by beating the Ottawa Senators 4-3.
Chris Drury had two goals, and Maxim Afinogenov also scored for the Sabres. Satan added two assists for Buffalo, outscored 23-6 in its last four games.
"Whatever happens, happens," said Satan, the Sabres' leading scorer during his seven-plus year tenure in Buffalo. "There might be a chance that it could be my last game."
Daniel Alfredsson scored twice and Marian Hossa once for the Senators, who failed to earn the 400th NHL coaching victory for Jacques Martin.
"We knew it was a big game," Senators forward Mike Fisher said. "We have to start winning and create some space, but it's tough."
Buffalo's Martin Biron stopped 31 shots, including kicking out his left pad to stop Wade Redden in the final 10 seconds.
Red Wings 2, Flames 1
In Detroit, Manny Legace made 28 saves to lift Detroit over Calgary.
Henrik Zetterberg and Mark Mowers scored for Detroit.
Jarome Iginla had Calgary's goal, and Roman Turek made 20 saves. Iginla foiled Legace's shutout attempt with 4:59 remaining.
Flyers 5, Predators 2
In Philadelphia, Kim Johnsson had two goals and an assist, leading Philadelphia over Nashville.
Alexei Zhamnov and Tony Amonte each had a goal and two assists for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game winless streak.
Robert Esche, who missed 10 games with a left knee injury, stopped 22 shots to record his first victory since Jan. 31.
Scott Walker and Adam Hall scored for Nashville.
Devils 5, Panthers 2
In Sunrise, Florida, Patrik Elias scored two second-period goals, and Scott Gomez had a goal and four assists in New Jersey's victory over Florida.
Brian Gionta and Scott Niedermayer also scored for New Jersey, and Martin Brodeur had 27 saves as the Devils broke a three-game losing streak.
Marcus Nilson and Juraj Kolnik scored for Florida and Roberto Luongo had 22 saves in two periods. Steve Shields came on to make 10 saves and allowed Gomez's goal at 7:06 of the third period that stretched New Jersey's lead to 5-2.
Lightning 5, Blackhawks 3
In Chicago, Brad Richards had a goal and two assists as Tampa Bay beat Chicago for its sixth straight win.
Vincent Lacavalier, Cory Sarich and Ruslan Fedotenko each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, 9-0-0-2 in their last 11 games and 21-2-1-4 in 28. Fredrik Modin also scored for Tampa Bay.
Martin St. Louis had two assists, and Nikolai Khabibulin made 27 saves for the Lightning.
Mark Bell, Kyle Calder and Tuomo Ruutu scored for Chicago, winless in four games (0-2-2).
Stars 4, Blue Jackets 2
In Dallas, Bill Guerin scored three goals and Ron Tugnutt stopped 15 shots in a rare start as Dallas beat Columbus to stretch its home unbeaten streak to 12 games.
Guerin registered his third hat trick of the season to reach the 30-goal mark for the fourth time. Dallas improved to 8-0-4 in its last 12 home games, the NHL's longest current streak.
Stu Barnes also scored and Jason Arnott had three assists for the Stars, 5-0-1 in the first six games of an eight-game homestand.
Rick Nash scored his 35th and 36th goals, both on the power play, but the Blue Jackets' three-game winning streak ended. Nash broke the record for the most goals in a season in the four-year history of the Blue Jackets.
Canucks 5, Avalanche 5
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