NHL ROUNDUP Thursday's games

Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 1
BOSTON -- Eric Lindros had a goal and an assist, and Mikael Tellqvist made 31 saves to lift Toronto over Boston. Toronto has won three straight for the first time this season and scored two power-play goals. Lindros and Mats Sundin broke open a 1-1 game in the third period when they scored two minutes apart. Darcy Tucker made it 4-1 with 5:27 left. Nik Antropov added a goal for the Maple Leafs. Brad Isbister scored for Boston, which lost its fourth straight and fell to 1-7-1 against Northeast Division rivals. Bruins captain Joe Thornton went scoreless for the first time in nine games.
Hurricanes 5, Rangers 1
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kevyn Adams scored his first three goals of the season for his first career hat trick and Eric Staal added his 13th before leaving with an injury. Martin Gerber made 28 saves as the Hurricanes (14-3-1) won for the 11th time in 12 games and extended the best start in franchise history. Justin Williams had a goal, and Radim Vrbata added a pair of assists.
Sabres 8, Capitals 5
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Taylor Pyatt recorded his second career hat trick, and Brian Campbell had two goals to help Buffalo beat Washington. Ales Kotalik, Dmitri Kalinin and Tim Connolly also scored for the Sabres, who won their third straight at home and second overall. Rookie standout Alexander Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, and Chris Clark, Andrew Cassels, Brian Sutherby and Ben Clymer also scored for the Capitals.
Lightning 3, Islanders 2
TAMPA, Fla. -- Martin St. Louis scored a tie-breaking, rebound goal with 1:43 remaining. St. Louis was back in the lineup less than a week after breaking a bone near the tip of his left ring finger. Alexei Yashin had a goal and an assist for the Islanders. Robert Nilsson put New York ahead 1-0 at 5:35 of the first. The Lightning tied it at 1 on Ruslan Fedotenko's goal with 1:28 left in the first and Brad Richards gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead on a second-period goal.
Senators 4, Panthers 1
OTTAWA -- Daniel Alfredsson scored power-play goals 20 seconds apart midway through the third period and Ottawa extended Florida's season-high losing streak to 10 games.
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