NHL ROUNDUP | Friday's other games

Capitals 3, Thrashers 2
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored the only shootout goal Friday night, lifting Washington over Atlanta. Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk shot wide left, Marian Hossa fired wide right and Capitals goalie Olaf Kolzig gobbled up Peter Bondra's attempt that would have prolonged the Thrashers' first shootout. Ovechkin, Washington's first shooter, deked goalie Mike Dunham off his skates and then pushed the puck under his right leg. Bryan Muir and Jakub Klepis scored in regulation for Washington, which had lost six of eight. Muir's goal broke a 47-game goal drought, dating to March 30, 2002, when he played for Colorado. Klepis, recalled from Hershey of the AHL earlier Friday, scored in his NHL debut. Bondra and Bobby Holik had goals for Atlanta.
Oilers 7, Blues 2
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Jarrett Stoll had his first career two-goal game and added two assists to help Edmonton win its fifth straight and hand St. Louis its seventh consecutive loss. Ryan Smyth also had two goals, including one on a penalty shot in the second period. Edmonton has outscored opponents 25-9 during their streak that is the Oilers' longest since a five-game run from March 14 -22, 2002. Alexei Semenov, Fernando Pisani and Jani Rita also scored. Bryce Salvador scored at 13:32 of the first period to cut the Blues' deficit to 2-1. Lee Stempniak scored his first career NHL goal with 1:04 remaining. Oilers forward Raffi Torres, who scored the winning goal in overtime at Detroit on Thursday, had a career-high three assists. He extended his point streak to a career-best six games.
Canadiens 3, Sabres 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Niklas Sundstrom scored with just under three minutes remaining to lift Montreal over Buffalo. Alexander Perezhogin and Michael Ryder also scored for the Canadiens, who won their third straight. The Canadiens improved to an NHL-best 6-0-1 on the road, and won for the first time in eight games in Buffalo. Montreal has won eight of 10 one-goal games this season. Rory Fitzpatrick and Adam Mair scored for Buffalo, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Yann Danis made 24 saves for his second win of the season.
Stars 9, Blackhawks 1
DALLAS -- Stu Barnes capped a hat trick with a short-handed goal and Jason Arnott scored twice and had an assist, as Dallas matched the most goals it has scored since moving to Texas. Dallas had four goals in each of the first two periods. Niko Kapanen scored with 2:52 left, giving the Stars their most goals since Feb. 1, 1995. Bill Guerin, Jere Lehtinen and Brenden Morrow also scored for Dallas. Kapanen had three assists, while Guerin, Sergei Zubov, Philippe Boucher and Antti Miettinen each had two assists. Rookie Mikael Holmqvist scored for Chicago to break up the shutout.
Associated Press