Miroslav Satan and Trent Hunter beat Martin Brodeur in a shootout for the second time in six days, lifting the New York Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Satan matched Viktor Kozlov's goal in the first round, and Hunter then gave the Islanders the lead. Rick DiPietro stopped Brian Gionta and Jamie Langenbrunner -- New Jersey's lone scorer in regulation -- to give New York its fifth win against the Devils in seven games this season (5-1-1). Three were decided in shootouts.
Mark Parrish got the Islanders even at 1 early in the third period. The Devils fell to 16-4-3 since Dec. 31 and have helped New York maintain its playoff hopes.
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DiPietro finished with 30 saves. Brodeur made 29.
Sabres 3, Bruins 2
At Buffalo, New York, Jochen Hecht broke a tie late in the second period, and Daniel Briere had two assists in Buffalo's comeback victory over Boston.
Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek added goals, and Ryan Miller made 25 saves to help Buffalo win its third straight. The Sabres swept the home-and-home series to improve to 5-0 against Boston this season.
Patrice Bergeron and Milan Jurcina scored for the Bruins. Boston has lost seven its last nine games.
Blackhawks 3, Blue Jackets 1
At Columbus, Patrick Sharp scored on a third-period breakaway, and Craig Anderson had 27 saves for Chicago.
Radim Vrbata had a first-period goal for the Blackhawks, and Matthew Barnaby added an empty-netter. Manny Malhotra scored for Columbus.
Lightning 5, Penguins 4, SO
At Pittsburgh, Brad Richards and Vinny Prospal beat goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on consecutive shots in a shootout and Tampa Bay held off Pittsburgh's third furious but unsuccessful rally in three games.
Dan Boyle scored twice.
Dimitry Afanasenkov and Fredrik Modin scored in regulation for the Lightning.
Josef Melichar and Ryan Malone added goals for Pittsburgh.
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 3
At Toronto, Tomas Kaberle had a goal and three assists to help Toronto beat Montreal and end a five-game losing streak.
Mats Sundin scored twice, and Kyle Wellwood and Jason Allison also scored power-play goals for the Maple Leafs.
Richard Zednik, Andrei Markov and Christopher Higgins scored for the Canadiens.
Coyotes 5, Red Wings 2
At Detroit, Mike Comrie scored twice, and former Detroit goalie Curtis Joseph stopped Mark Mowers on a penalty shot and finished with 35 saves.
Boyd Devereaux, Dave Scatchard and Shane Doan also scored for the Coyotes. Pavel Datsyuk and Brendan Shanahan scored for the Red Wings. Nicklas Lidstrom assisted on Datsyuk's goal to become the 14th NHL defensemen with 600 assists.
Kings 3, Wild 2, OT
At St. Paul, Minnesota, Lubomir Visnovsky scored 1:21 into overtime to give Los Angeles its fifth straight victory -- all by one goal.
Jeremy Roenick and Tom Kostopoulos added goals for the Kings. Wes Walz scored two goals for Minnesota.
Avalanche 2, Blues 1, SO
At St. Louis, Milan Hejduk scored the only goal in a shootout, and David Aebischer made 23 saves to help Colorado hold out St. Louis.
Colorado's Joe Sakic tied it with a power-play goal with 5:28 left in regulation.
Former National Hockey League player Steve Moore filed court papers on Tuesday against Todd Bertuzzi, alleging assault and battery for an on-ice attack two years ago and giving the former Colorado Avalanche forward the option to bring another lawsuit against the Canucks forward.
The writ of summons was filed in British Columbia Supreme Court the day before Moore's chance to sue Bertuzzi expired. The papers ask for general, special and punitive damages for Bertuzzi's punch on Moore during a game in Vancouver two years ago.
Moore's attorney, Tim Danson, said the papers were filed in case there are snags with Moore's other attempts to sue Bertuzzi. Moore filed a lawsuit in an Ontario court last month. He also filed a suit in the US in 2004 but it was thrown out.
Bertuzzi pleaded guilty to assaulting Moore during a game in Vancouver on March 8, 2004 for approaching him from behind and punching him in the head. Moore, then with the Colorado Avalanche, was left with three fractured neck vertebrae, a concussion and other injuries.
Bertuzzi was reinstated to the NHL in August after being indefinitely suspended and missing 13 regular-season games and the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2004. He lost about US$502,000 in salary and is to earn about US$5.2 million this season.
Bertuzzi faced up to one-and-a-half years in prison after Vancouver authorities charged him with assault. He pleaded guilty and was then sentenced to probation and community service.
After playing for Canada during the Turin Olympics, Bertuzzi is back playing for the Canucks. Moore hasn't played since the attack and was not re-signed by the Avalanche.
His suit in Ontario last month is seeking US$15 million.
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