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Devils edge Caps as Hurricanes end up getting thrashed

Grant Marshall scored the game-winner late in the second period and Martin Brodeur made 18 saves to lead the New Jersey Devils past the Washington Capitals 3-2 in the NHL on Saturday.

Vladimir Malakhov and Jamie Langenbrunner also scored for the Devils, who gained all three goals on the power play.

The Devils beat the Capitals 4-3 on Friday in Washington to sweep the home-and-home series.

Matt Bradley and Brian Sutherby scored for the Capitals, who lost their third straight.

Thrashers 9, Hurricanes 0

At Raleigh, North Carolina, Ilya Kovalchuk scored two more goals to help Atlanta beat Carolina and set a franchise scoring record.

The Thrashers, who broke the team mark of eight goals, snapped Carolina's franchise-record winning streak at nine games. The loss was the worst for the Hurricanes since the team moved from Hartford.

Atlanta scored on its first two shots, with Kovalchuk, who had a career-high four goals Friday night in a 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay, and Scott Mellanby beating Martin Gerber. Gerber, who had two shutouts in his previous three games, was pulled after Mellanby's goal with 9:03 left in the period.

Bobby Holik, Jim Slater, Marian Hossa, Greg de Vries, Serge Aubin and Peter Bondra also scored for Atlanta. Marc Savard had four assists.

Rangers 6, Penguins 1

At Pittsburgh, former Penguins star Jaromir Jagr scored three goals, including a pair 15 seconds apart with the teams skating 4-on-4 in the second period, and New York Rangers won its third in a row on the road.

Jagr's 15th, 16th and 17th goals came after he went scoreless for four games -- a stretch in which the Rangers won three times, losing only to the Penguins on Monday night. Jagr is tied for the NHL goal lead with Philadelphia's Simon Gagne

Steve Rucchin had two goals in the third period, and Jed Ortmeyer also scored for New York. Kevin Weekes made 23 saves, allowing only Mark Recchi's goal.

Senators 6, Sabres 1

At Ottawa, Dany Heatley scored twice to extend his club-record scoring streak to 15 games in Ottawa's victory over Buffalo.

Heatley has at least one point in every game the Senators (13-2-0) have played this season. He has 15 goals and 13 assists.

Chris Neil, Daniel Alfredsson, Mike Fisher and Brian Pothier also scored for the Senators, who lead the NHL with 75 goals and have allowed a league-low 31.

Ray Emery made 24 saves, allowing only Derek Roy's goal with 5:39 left.

Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 4, OT

At Montreal, Jeff O'Neill scored a power-play goal 4:13 into overtime as Toronto edged Montreal.

Jason Allison scored the tying goal with 2:28 remaining in the third, and O'Neill got the winner with 46.8 seconds left in overtime. Bryan McCabe, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Kyle Wellwood also scored for the Maple Leafs.

Alex Kovalev, Steve Begin, Andrei Markov and Michael Ryder scored for the Canadiens, who retired the No. 12 in honor of Hall of Famers Dickie Moore and Yvan Cournoyer during a ceremony before the game.

Islanders 5, Bruins 2

At Uniondale, New York, Trent Hunter snapped a 12-game scoring drought with 6:15 left, after the official scorer took an earlier goal away, and Arron Asham added an insurance for New York.

Shawn Bates had two goals and Mike York scored his 100th NHL goal for the Islanders. Rick DiPietro, a Massachusetts native, made 29 saves after missing an earlier meeting with the Bruins because of a bruised knee.

Flames 5, Avalanche 3

At Calgary, Alberta, Jarome Iginla, Tony Amonte and Craig MacDonald scored in a 2:05 span in Calgary's four-goal first period. Chuck Kobasew added a power-play goal in the first period.
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