Daniel Briere scored twice, including the winner at 4:13 of overtime, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-4 victory against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
Maxim Afinogenov had a goal and three assists, and Derek Roy and Rory Fitzpatrick also scored for Buffalo (47-23-6). It is the Sabres' highest victory total since they won 48 in 1983-84.
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff (300-266-84) became the 31st NHL coach to win 300 games, and 16th to do it with the same team.
Daniel Alfredsson, Patrick Eaves, Christoph Schubert and Chris Kelly scored for the Senators, who squandered 3-1 and 4-3 leads.
Briere tied the game with 39 seconds left in regulation.
The Senators lost for the first time in 54 games when scoring four or more goals, ending the third-longest streak in NHL history. The streak dates to a 5-4 overtime loss to Toronto on Feb. 5, 2003.
Thrashers 5, Panthers 2
At Sunrise, Florida, Scott Mellanby and Marian Hossa scored third-period goals to lead Atlanta over Florida.
The Thrashers moved within five points of eighth-place Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference. Florida is eight points behind the playoff cutoff. Hossa added an empty-net goal, Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 49th, and Steve McCarthy also scored for the Thrashers, who had lost three of four after an 11-3 streak.
Devils 6, Penguins 4
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Patrik Elias had three goals for his seventh career hat trick and two assists to lead New Jersey past Pittsburgh.
Scott Gomez added a goal and three assists for the Devils. Zach Parise and Brian Rafalski also scored and Martin Brodeur made 25 saves as New Jersey (40-27-9) reached 40 wins for the ninth straight season.
The Devils are sixth in the Eastern Conference with 89 points and trail fifth-place Philadelphia by four points.
Hurricanes 4, Capitals 3, SO
At Washington, Matt Cullen scored the only goal in the shootout, giving Carolina a win against Washington in the second of three consecutive games between the Southeast Division rivals.
The victory follows Carolina's 6-5 overtime win over Washington on Monday, and it moved the Hurricanes within two points of Ottawa for first place in the Eastern Conference.
The clubs will meet again today in Washington, their fifth matchup in two weeks.
Maple Leafs 3, Islanders 2
At Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky scored a tiebreaking goal with 2:02 remaining and Toronto beat New York.
Toronto moved within six points of eighth-place Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference with seven games remaining.
Darcy Tucker, who hadn't scored in 16 games, had two goals in Toronto's come-from-behind win. The Leafs have earned nine of 10 points in their last five games.
Flames 5, Coyotes 2
At Calgary, Alberta, Dion Phaneuf, Stephane Yelle and Kristian Huselius each had a goal and an assist to lead Calgary over Phoenix.
Jarome Iginla and Shean Donovan also scored for the Flames, and Tony Amonte, Daymond Langkow and Roman Hamrlik each had two assists. Phaneuf tied the club's rookie record when he scored his 19th goal.
Sharks 2, Avalanche 1
At Denver, Marcel Goc broke a third-period tie with a rebound goal past rookie Peter Budaj, and San Jose bolstered its playoff hopes by beating Colorado.
Goc's goal at 2:48 gave the Sharks their first lead, and it stood up. San Jose moved into a tie with eighth-place Vancouver in the Western Conference and within five points of Colorado, which was coming off an exhilarating win over Chicago 48 hours earlier.
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