Marc Chouinard scored for the first time in more than three months as the Minnesota Wild gained a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
"I think the guys knew the importance of this game," coach Jacques Lemaire said. "You look at the entire team -- try to find one player you're not satisfied with. There's nobody."
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Sergei Zholtok and Pascal Dupuis also had goals Friday for the Wild, who won for the third time in four games and ended the Oilers' -- and goalie Ty Conklin's -- three-game winning streak.
"Our consistency level has to get better," Oilers captain Jason Smith said. "We can't have games like this."
Roloson, making his season-high seventh straight start, made 28 saves.
Zholtok and Chouinard scored less than a minute apart in the first period -- Chouinard's third goal of the season and his first since Nov. 7. Chouinard broke his jaw against Edmonton on Nov. 13 and missed the next 32 games while recovering from that and a viral infection that caused him to lose significant weight.
This was the eighth game since his return.
Conklin, who stopped 12 of 14 shots, jammed his wrist and was replaced after the first period by Tommy Salo.
Sabres 8, Kings 3
In Buffalo, New York, Maxim Afinogenov scored twice as Buffalo scored seven times in the final 24 minutes to beat Los Angeles.
Ales Kotalik and Daniel Briere had a goal and two assists apiece in Buffalo's best offensive outing since an 8-0 win over Atlanta on Nov. 8, 2001.
Chris Drury, Jochen Hecht, Rory Fitzpatrick and Henrik Tallinder also scored, helping the Sabres to their sixth win in seven games and improve to 9-2-2 in their last 13 home games.
Jozef Stumpel and Scott Barney had a goal and assist apiece, and Ian Laperriere scored for the Kings, who entered the game 4-0-4-2 in their last 10 road games.
The eight goals against were the most Los Angeles has allowed since an 8-4 loss to Chicago on Dec. 18, 1999.
Predators 5, Capitals 2
In Nashville, Tennessee, Scott Hartnell had two goals and an assist as Nashville beat Washington to snap a three-game losing streak.
Vladimir Orszagh, Wyatt Smith and Marek Zidlicky added goals for the Predators, who scored twice on the power play for the first time in four games.
Washington went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
The Capitals' Mike Grier scored midway through the first period, and Peter Bondra finished the scoring with his 20th goal late in the third period. Robert Lang also had an assist, giving him 40 to go along with his 26 goals this season.
Nashville backup goalie Chris Mason stopped 17 shots in his ninth appearance in the last 18 games.
Islanders 5, Coyotes 2
In Glendale, Arizona, Janne Niinimaa broke a tie early in the third period as the New York Islanders beat Arizona.
It was New York's first win on the road against the Coyotes since they were the Winnipeg Jets. After a 4-2 win in Winnipeg on March 9, 1996, the Islanders went 0-4-2 in trips to Phoenix.
Trent Hunter had two goals, scoring the second into an empty net with 1:07 left, and Rick DiPietro made 22 saves for the Islanders. Cliff Ronning had New York's only power-play goal, and Mariusz Czerkawski also scored.
Jan Hrdina and Mike Sillinger scored for Arizona.
Flames 2, Mighty Ducks 1
In Calgary, Alberta, Jarome Iginla's 28th goal of the season proved decisive and Miikka Kiprusoff made 25 saves as Calgary beat Anaheim.
Iginla's goal at 5:07 of the second period put Calgary ahead 2-0 and gave the Flames' captain nine goals and four assists in his last seven games.
Jordan Leopold also scored for the Flames, who moved into sole possession of fifth place in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the Dallas Stars.
Steve Rucchin scored for the Mighty Ducks, who have just one win in their last nine road games.
Thrashers 4, Canucks 1
In Vancouver, British Columbia, Dany Heatley had a goal and an assist to help Atlanta beat Vancouver and end a 10-game winless skid.
Ronald Petrovicky, Marc Savard and Shawn McEachern also scored, while Pasi Nurminen made 30 saves for the Thrashers, who had given up 29 goals during six straight losses coming into the game.
Heatley, playing his eighth game since returning from injuries sustained during the Sept. 29 car crash that killed teammate and friend Dan Snyder, gave Atlanta a 2-0 lead 3:59 into the second period.
Daniel Sedin scored for the Canucks, who have dropped their first two games since the All-Star break to fall four points behind Colorado in the race for first in the Northwest Division.
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