The Washington Capitals upstaged US Olympic goalie Ryan Miller’s return to Buffalo by beating the Sabres 3-1 on Wednesday.
Mike Green snapped a third-period tie, Jason Chimera scored and Boyd Gordon added an empty-net goal for Washington, while goalie Jose Theodore finished with 23 saves.
The Capitals ended a three-game losing streak in their first game following the Olympic break.
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Miller made 37 saves in his first start since leading the US to a silver medal.
CANUCKS 6, RED WINGS 3
In Detroit, US Olympian Ryan Kesler scored twice, and gold-medal winning Canadian goalie Roberto Luongo made 28 saves as Vancouver downed Detroit.
Alex Burrows, Kyle Wellwood, Sami Salo and Mikael Samuelsson also scored for the Canucks.
AVALANCHE 4, DUCKS 3
In Anaheim, California, Colorado snapped Anaheim’s 11-game home winning streak.
Matt Duchene scored the go-ahead goal with 11:51 to play with Peter Mueller, Chris Stewart and T.J. Galiardi also scoring for Colorado.
WILD 4, FLAMES 0
In Calgary, Canada, Niklas Backstrom made 29 saves for his fifth shutout of the season as Minnesota downed Calgary.
Mikko Koivu and Andrew Brunette each had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, while Kyle Brodziak and Martin Havlat also scored.
BLACKHAWKS 5, OILERS 2
Chicago made it five wins in six games by beating Edmonton.
Niklas Hjalmarsson, Dustin Byfuglien and Jonathan Toews all scored in the third period for Chicago. Marian Hossa and Dave Bolland also netted for the Blackhawks.
PANTHERS 7, FLYERS 4
Florida ended a seven-game losing streak by dominating Philadelphia. Michael Frolik scored twice and David Booth had a goal and three assists for the Panthers. Booth also fought with Flyers captain Mike Richards, whose hit in an October game caused a concussion that forced Booth to miss 42 games.
Bryan McCabe had three assists and had an empty-net goal, and Steven Reinprecht, Jason Garrison and Stephen Weiss added goals for the Panthers.
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