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NHL: Dany Heatley helps Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres

Dany Heatley had a goal and two assists and Martin Gerber made 29 saves as Ottawa beat Buffalo 5-3 on Wednesday.

Wade Redden added a goal and assist for the Senators, who scored three times in the second period.

Antoine Vermette, Mike Fisher and Daniel Alfredsson also scored for Ottawa, which has won two straight and eight of its last 10 games in the NHL.

Capitals 3, Lightning 2

In Washington, Matt Bradley scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left, and Washington ended a three-game skid by beating Tampa Bay.

David Steckel had a goal and two assists for the Capitals, who earlier in the day learned that the team removed the "interim" tag from Bruce Boudreau's coaching title.

Islanders 4, Maple Leafs 3, OT

In Uniondale, New York, Mike Comrie scored with just 9.6 seconds left in overtime, Wade Dubielewicz made 22 saves in relief of injured Rick DiPietro and New York spoiled Jason Blake's return.

Blake spent parts of six seasons with the Islanders before signing with Toronto during the summer.

Rangers 4, Hurricanes 2

In New York, Jaromir Jagr scored twice to end a goal-scoring slump and Brendan Shanahan set up a pair of third-period power-play goals to help New York beat Carolina.

Chris Drury and Dan Girardi also scored for the Rangers, who snapped a three-game losing streak, winning for only the third time in the last 11 games.

Scott Walker and Eric Staal scored for Carolina, which had won 3-of-4.

In other games it was:

* Blue Jackets 2, Thrashers 0

* Red Wings 5, Blues 0

* Stars 8, Wild 3

* Sharks 3, Kings 2

* Blackhawks 5, Predators 2
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