ROUNDUP | Thursday's other games
Bruins 3, Senators 0
BOSTON -- In the first game since he was acquired in a trade for Joe Thornton, Marco Sturm had a goal and an assist and Hannu Toivonen handed first-place Ottawa its first shutout of the season. Toivonen stopped 26 shots to earn his first career shutout and give Boston just its second victory in 11 games. The slump that forced the desperate team to trade its captain to the San Jose Sharks for Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart. Sturm made an immediate impact, scoring 77 seconds into his Boston debut and then assisting on Patrice Bergeron's goal with 11:13 left in the first period. Dan LaCouture made it 3-0 at the 6:13 mark of the third on a pass from Alexei Zhamnov. Dominik Hasek made 21 saves for the Senators, who had won six in a row and hadn't lost to a Northeast Division rival in 12 games this season. Dany Heatley was held without a point for the first time all season.
Maple Leafs 4, Thrashers 0
ATLANTA -- Mikael Tellqvist stopped 28 shots for his first career shutout, Darcy Tucker scored twice and Toronto stretched its winning streak over Atlanta to six games. Tellqvist, giving regular starter Ed Belfour a night off as the Maple Leafs were playing back-to-back games, earned Toronto's first shutout of the season. Alexei Ponikarovsky had a short-handed goal and Alex Steen also scored for the Maple Leafs. With two assists, Bryan McCabe has 34 points and the NHL scoring lead for defensemen.
Panthers 3, Capitals 2
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Nathan Horton scored in his first game back after missing 10 games due to injury, and Roberto Luongo stopped 36 shots for Florida, which won for the second time in four games after losing 12 straight. Stephen Weiss and Olli Jokinen also scored for the Panthers. Bryan Muir and Andrew Cassels scored for Washington, which lost its fifth straight. Washington's Brent Johnson, making his sixth start of the season in place of Olie Kolzig, stopped 33 of 36 shots.
Sabres 3, Canadiens 2, OT
MONTREAL -- Brian Campbell scored 2:15 into overtime and Tim Connolly had a goal and two assists as Buffalo extended its season-high winning streak to five. Campbell took a pass from Connolly and beat Jose Theodore with a shot into the top of the net. Campbell also assisted on Connolly's power-play goal in the second as Buffalo improved to 8-0-1 since a 6-1 loss in Ottawa on Nov. 12. Chris Drury scored the Sabres' second power-play goal 15:45 into the third to tie it at 2. Michael Ryder scored his team-high 11th goal and assisted on linemate Pierre Dagenais' second of the season for Montreal. The Canadiens lost their fourth in a row, extending their longest losing streak of the year. Montreal has dropped six of seven.
Flames 3, Red Wings 2
DETROIT -- Tony Amonte scored a tiebreaking goal 19 seconds into the third period to lead Calgary. Daymond Langkow and Chuck Kobasew finished with a goal and an assist for Calgary, which outshot Detroit 36-20. Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstron scored for Detroit, and Jason Williams added two assists.
Predators 2, Wild 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Adam Hall and Jerred Smithson scored and Tomas Vokoun made 19 saves to lead Nashville. Recently criticized by coach Barry Trotz for not shooting enough, the Predators took 46 shots against the Wild. Minnesota goaltender Dwayne Roloson finished with 44 saves.
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