NHL ROUNDUP Wednesday's games

Blue Jackets 3, Predators 2
COLUMBUS -- Adam Foote scored on a short-handed rush 35 seconds into overtime as Columbus snapped the Predators' season-opening, eight-game winning streak. The quickest overtime goal in the NHL this season left Nashville two wins short of tying Toronto's league-best start of 10-0 in 1993. Foote, the biggest free-agent signing in franchise history, helped Columbus end a slide in which the Blue Jackets lost their previous two games (both against Detroit on home ice) by a combined score of 12-2. Trevor Letowski and Mark Hartigan also scored for Columbus. Martin Prusek, making his first start of the year, stopped 22 shots. Paul Kariya and Adam Hall had goals for the Predators, and Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves.
Hurricanes 4, Bruins 3, OT
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Matt Cullen reached around Nick Boynton to knock in his second goal of the game, helping Carolina rally to beat Boston in overtime. The Hurricanes remained unbeaten in four home games and gave the Bruins their fifth loss in six games. Frantisek Kaberle and Erik Cole scored for Carolina, and Ward and Eric Staal each finished with two assists. Brian Leetch and Brad Boyes both had a goal and an assist for the Bruins. The Hurricanes, who have won five of six, bounced back from a two-goal deficit to force overtime, with Cole tying it about 7 1/2 minutes into the third period.
Lightning 6, Devils 3
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Dave Andreychuk scored twice in the third period against his former team, and Vincent Lecavalier added a short-handed goal shortly after to lift Tampa Bay. The loss was even more costly for the Devils because two-time Vezina Trophy winner Martin Brodeur left the game with 6:50 remaining with an apparent injury to his right knee. Backup goalie Scott Clemmensen replaced Brodeur and surrendered the final two goals to Andreychuk and Lecavalier -- 56 seconds apart -- that pushed Tampa Bay's lead to 6-3. Martin St. Louis, Fredrik Modin and Vaclav Prospal also scored for the defending champion Lightning (5-3-2). The Devils (4-5) got second-period goals from Sean Brown and Vladimir Malakhov, and another 16 seconds into the third from Sergei Brylin to take a 3-2 lead. But the Lightning, who got 20 saves from John Grahame, scored the game's final four goals to pull away.
Capitals 3, Sabres 2
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Defenseman Jamie Heward broke a tie on a two-man power play early in the third period in Washington's victory over host Buffalo. The game was played at BlueCross Arena, the home of the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate. Jeff Friesen and Petr Sykora also scored to help the Capitals snap a two-game losing streak and end the Sabres' two-game winning streak. Ales Kotalik and Jochen Hecht scored for Buffalo in the Sabres' first home loss of the season. Olaf Kolzig finished with 15 saves for Washington, which used a suffocating defense to stifle the Sabres. Buffalo came into the game averaging a league-high 36 shots on goal, while Washington had allowed 40 or more shots in each of its last four games. Steve Eminger added two assists for Washington.
Associated Press