Panthers shut down Leafs
Juraj Kolnik had two goals and an assist, and Roberto Luongo made 33 saves for his second consecutive shutout to help the Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-0, last night in Sunrise, Fla.
It was the sixth shutout of the season for Luongo, who beat the Bruins, 2-0, Monday night. Luongo came in leading the NHL in saves and ranked second with a .934 save percentage.
Matt Cullen had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who are unbeaten in their last five (3-0-2).
Niklas Hagman also scored for the Panthers, and Mike Van Ryn and Valeri Bure each had two assists.
Devils 8, Sabres 2 -- Martin Brodeur became the first NHL goaltender to win 30 games in nine straight seasons and New Jersey had its highest-scoring game since October 2000 with a victory over visiting Buffalo.
Brodeur (30-17-10) had to make only 20 saves in moving ahead of recently retired Patrick Roy for consecutive 30-win seasons.
Patrik Elias, Jay Pandolfo, and Brian Gionta each scored twice, and Brian Rafalski and Jeff Friesen also scored.
Blackhawks 4, Blue Jackets 3 -- Tuomo Ruutu had two goals and an assist and Kyle Calder added the winning score and two assists, leading visiting Chicago over Columbus.
Columbus scrambled back from a 3-1 deficit to pull even early in the third period. But Calder redirected Ruutu's slap shot from the top of the right circle with 3:50 left.
Stephane Robidas added a shorthanded goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who are averaging four goals over their last six games.
Penguins 4, Coyotes 3 -- Pittsburgh snapped an 18-game winless streak when Ric Jackman scored with 3:12 left in overtime for a victory over Phoenix in Glendale, Ariz.
The Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Ryan Malone and Aleksey Morozov scored second-period goals, the latter coming with 26 seconds left in the period, and the Penguins came back from a 3-1 deficit for their first win since Jan. 12 at Philadelphia.
Hurricanes 2, Capitals 1 -- Erik Cole and Jeff O'Neill had goals to lead Carolina to victory in Washington.
Cole tipped a shot past Washington goalie Sebastien Charpentier late in the first period to give Carolina a 1-0 lead. O'Neill's goal, with the Hurricanes holding a two-man advantage midway through the second period, put Carolina up, 2-0.
Lightning 4, Thrashers 2 -- Vincent Lecavalier sneaked behind the defense with 1:24 remaining for his second goal as streaking Tampa Bay beat host Atlanta.
Tampa Bay won at Philips Arena for the first time in eight games. Brad Richards scored early in the third period, Cory Stillman added an empty-net goal, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 23 shots.
Mighty Ducks 4, Oilers 2 -- Joffrey Lupul had his second two-goal game and fellow rookie Chris Kunitz had two assists as host Anaheim beat Edmonton.
Niclas Havelid and Samuel Pahlsson scored second-period goals and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 24 saves for the Ducks, who had not beaten the Oilers since Giguere's 2-0 victory on April 5, 2002.
Kings 1, Stars 1 -- Alexander Frolov's goal with 5:55 left in regulation lifted visiting Los Angeles into a tie with Dallas.
