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Penguins keep Maple Leafs at bay in 3-2 win

Ric Jackman, Rico Fata and Aleksey Morozov scored against backup Trevor Kidd, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their season-high fourth straight with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Pittsburgh won despite allowing Toronto to record a season-high 46 shots to the Penguins' 17.

"We're finding ways to wins games. In our streak we weren't getting very good goaltending and our penalty killing wasn't very good," Pittsburgh coach Ed Olczyk said. "Now our goaltending has been superb and our penalty killing has been excellent."

The Penguins own the NHL's worst record, but they've gone 6-2-1 following an 18-game winless streak (0-17-0-1). They have won four straight for the first time since a six-game run from Jan. 17-26, 2002.

Sebastien Caron replaced Penguins starter Jean-Sebastien Aubin, who left the game after making 11 saves on 12 shots in the first period.

Owen Nolan and Mats Sundin scored for Toronto.

Bruins 3, Sabres 2, OT

In Buffalo, New York, Mike Knuble scored his 20th goal of the season 1:15 into overtime, lifting Boston past Buffalo.

Jiri Slegr and Martin Lapointe also scored for the Bruins, who extended their unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-1).

Miroslav Satan and J.P. Dumont scored for the Sabres.

Felix Potvin made 18 saves for the Bruins, and Martin Biron stopped 29 shots for Buffalo.

Flyers 2, Stars 2

In Philadelphia, Brenden Morrow's goal with 35 seconds left in regulation lifted Dallas into a tie with Philadelphia.

Rob DiMaio scored his 100th NHL goal for Dallas, 8-1-2 in its last 11 games. The Stars are three points behind Vancouver for fourth place in the Western Conference.

Marcus Ragnarsson and Tony Amonte scored for Philadelphia, which moved within two points of Tampa Bay for first place in the East.

Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 2

In Columbus, Ohio, Brett Hull snapped a tie midway through the third period and Detroit beat Columbus to stretch its unbeaten streak to six games.

In other NHL games: Blues 1, Predators 1; Panthers 3, Canadiens 2, OT; Devils 6, Blackhawks 4; Flames 4, Senators 2; Sharks 5, Islanders 4
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