Sean Avery scored twice within three minutes of the second period and Michael Cammalleri got the winner on a power play with 5:55 remaining in the Los Angeles Kings' 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
The Kings' tied a season best with their fourth straight victory after losing seven consecutive. All the wins were decided by one-goal. Los Angeles survived a Columbus power play during the final 1:20, after Avery was sent off for high-sticking Duvie Westcott.
Down 2-0, the Blue Jackets rallied with Nikolai Zherdev's 20th and 21st goals.
But Cammalleri regained the lead for the Kings while Columbus captain Adam Foote was serving an interference penalty.
Sabres 3, Bruins 2
At Boston, Jean-Pierre Dumont scored the go-ahead goal with 4:58 left in the second period and Buffalo goaltender Martin Biron made it stand up with 20 saves in the third.
Jochen Hecht had a goal and two assists, and Daniel Briere added a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit.
Sergei Samsonov had a chance to tie it for Boston but his shot hit the crossbar from the right circle late in the period.
The Bruins built their lead in the opening 7:05 on goals by Marco Sturm and Glen Murray.
Canadiens 6, Lightning 2
At Tampa, Florida, Richard Zednik, Mike Ribeiro, and Alex Kovalev scored in a six-minute span of the third period to lift Montreal past Tampa Bay.
Jan Bulis closed the scoring with a breakaway goal with 3:03 remaining.
Rookie center Christopher Higgins scored two goals for the Canadiens, who moved within two points of seventh-place Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference. Cristobal Huet made 27 saves for Montreal, 6-0-2 in its last eight games.
Ruslan Fedotenko and Vincent Lecavalier scored for the Stanley Cup champion Lightning, who are 0-2 since returning from the Olympic break. Tampa Bay has been outscored 14-4 in the two losses.
Devils 2, Rangers 1
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Martin Brodeur made 26 saves and became the first goalie to win 30 games in 10 straight seasons.
Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta scored for New Jersey, which snapped New York's seven-game winning streak. Martin Rucinsky scored the only goal for the Rangers, who had won six straight on the road.
Brodeur, the only NHL goalie to have more than eight straight 30-win seasons, was lucky and good in the third period to preserve the victory. He made 12 saves in the frame and was helped when Darius Kasparaitis hit the post and when Petr Sykora's deflected shot struck the crossbar.
Senators 4, Maple Leafs 2
At Toronto, Dany Heatley scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Ottawa beat Toronto for the seventh time this season.
Patrick Eaves, Brian Pothier and Zdeno Chara also scored for the Senators, who have outscored the Maple Leafs 40-14.
Alex Steen and Alex Ponikarovsky had goals for the Maple Leafs, who have lost five straight.
Toronto -- 4-14-2 since Jan. 6 -- is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in coach Pat Quinn's seven-year tenure.
The Maple Leafs suffered another blow as Eric Lindros didn't play in the third period after reinjuring his wrist.
Hurricanes 7, Penguins 5
At Pittsburgh, Erik Cole scored two goals for the second night in a row before getting hurt in the third period, and Carolina chased both Pittsburgh goalies.
Cole left the ice in visible pain with 14 1/2 minutes remaining, clutching his right arm, after being driven into the boards by the Penguins' Brook Orpik. Orpik drew a five-minute boarding major and a game misconduct.
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