NHL ROUNDUP | Tuesday's other games

Lightning 5, Capitals 4
WASHINGTON -- Vincent Lecavalier scored his 200th career goal and assisted on Martin St. Louis' 21st and 22nd of the season, helping Tampa Bay build a big lead it nearly gave away. Defenseman Filip Kuba added a goal and two assists, and Nikita Alexeev also scored for Tampa Bay, which snapped a four-game losing streak. The Lightning outshot the Capitals 29-9 through two periods while taking a 5-2 lead, bringing loud boos from an announced crowd of 10,417.
Canadiens 5, Sabres 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brian Higgins scored twice and Cristobal Huet made 42 saves, leading the surging Canadiens. Alex Kovalev, Maxim Lapierre and Tomas Plekanec also scored for Montreal, which won its fourth straight and moved within five points of first-place Buffalo in the Northeast Division. Sheldon Souray and Sergei Samsonov each had two assists for the Canadiens.
Hurricanes 2, Flyers 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Williams and Anton Babchuk scored, and the Hurricanes beat Philadelphia to hand the Flyers their franchise-record seventh straight loss. Simon Gagne scored for the Flyers, who had dropped six in a row five times in their 40-year history -- including twice this season. The Flyers have the fewest points in the NHL (20) and have only three victories at home, also a league low. Cam Ward stopped 29 shots as the Hurricanes won their second consecutive game after snapping their season-high five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win at Tampa Bay last Saturday. His best save came late in the second period when a point-blank shot by Jeff Carter bounced off his shoulder.
Islanders 4, Rangers 3
NEW YORK -- Jason Blake scored three goals and the New York Islanders took advantage of the depleted and tired Rangers. Blake quickly erased the Rangers' only lead of the night in the first period and then scored two power-play goals in the second for his fourth NHL hat trick as the Islanders took a big lead. He already has 19 goals, nine shy of his career best set last season.
Panthers 7, Maple Leafs 3
TORONTO -- Gary Roberts scored three goals against his former team and Ed Belfour made 33 saves in his first game in Toronto since he was cut by the Maple Leafs. Ville Peltonen, Rostislav Olesz, Martin Gelinas and Joel Kwiatkowski also scored for the Panthers, who won back-to-back road games for the first time this season. They lost their previous five in Toronto.
Bruins 7, Senators 2
OTTAWA -- Marco Sturm scored three times and Marc Savard had two goals and two assists, leading the Bruins. Patrice Bergeron had five assists, and Glen Murray and Paul Mara also scored to help Bruins captain Zdeno Chara win his first game in Ottawa since leaving the Senators last offseason for a five-year, 37.5 million contract.
Thrashers 4, Devils 3, SO
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Marian Hossa scored two short-handed goals, then connected in the shootout to help the Thrashers end a season-high five-game losing streak. Slava Kozlov and Hossa, the first two shooters for Atlanta, beat Martin Brodeur. At the other end, Kari Lehtonen stopped Zach Parise and Brian Gionta.
Wild 5, Canucks 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Branko Radivojevic scored twice and Brian Rolston had a goal and an assist to lead the Wild past the Canucks for a split of their home-and-home series. Pavol Demitra and Mark Parrish also scored for the Wild, who won in regulation for only the second time in 21 games. Minnesota has five other wins during that stretch.
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