NHL ROUNDUP | Saturday's other games

Capitals 3, Hurricanes 1
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dynamic rookie Alexander Ovechkin scored his 47th goal, Matt Pettinger added a short-handed score and the Washington Capitals snapped an eight-game losing streak. It was Pettinger's fifth with his team down a man, tying him for the best in the NHL, as Washington won for the first time since beating Pittsburgh 2 1/2 weeks ago. Five of the eight losses since were by one goal, with two going to a shootout and another decided in overtime. Dainius Zubrus scored on the power play midway through the third period to seal it for the Capitals. They jumped on top early when Ovechkin took a misdirected pass from Brooks Laich, whirled and beat goaltender Martin Gerber less than 2 minutes into the first period. When Pettinger got his during a Carolina power play in the first minute of the second, Washington was in control. Rod Brind'Amour scored on the power play early in the final period for the Hurricanes, who returned home following a stretch of nine of 10 games on the road. That cut the lead to 2-1, and Brind'Amour appeared to tie it a few minutes later.
Flyers 6, Senators 3
PHILADELPHIA -- The Flyers scored four goals in the first period and Antero Niittymaki made the early spurt stand up with 33 saves to lead Philadelphia. Petr Nedved, Niko Dimitrakos, Jeff Carter and Michal Handzus each scored in the first period to chase goalie Ray Emery and lead the Flyers to their fourth straight victory. While catching the Eastern Conference-leading Senators in the standings seems out of reach, Philadelphia has helped its playoff push with wins over New Jersey and the New York Rangers this week. Ottawa, which snapped a four-game winning streak, might hope to somehow avoid the Flyers in the postseason. The Flyers finished 3-1 this season against the Senators, the first time since 1997-98 they won three games against Ottawa.
Islanders 5, Thrashers 1
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Mike York scored twice, and Miroslav Satan added a goal and two assists for New York. Rick DiPietro earned his career-best 27th win by making 22 saves. Sean Bergenheim, Alexei Yashin and Bruno Gervais added goals for New York. Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 45th of the season for Atlanta, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. With Montreal's win over Toronto on Saturday, Atlanta fell one point behind the Canadiens for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Bruins 5, Sabres 4
BOSTON -- Marco Sturm scored late in the third period, Brad Boyes recorded a goal and two assists, and Boston snapped a three-game losing streak, just hours after the Bruins fired general manager Mike O'Connell. Glen Murray, Tom Fitzgerald and Patrice Bergeron also scored for Boston, which defeated Buffalo for the first time since March 13, 2004, and improved to 1-6 against the Sabres this season. Buffalo had outscored Boston 23-12 while winning the first six games of the eight-game season series. Before the game, O'Connell was dismissed and replaced by assistant GM Jeff Gorton, who will run the club the rest of the season. Boston is 28-32-12 but well out of playoff contention as the Bruins are in 13th place in the Eastern Conference.
Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 2
MONTREAL -- Radek Bonk and Michael Ryder each scored twice and Cristobal Huet made 26 saves as the Montreal Canadiens completed a sweep of their two-game home set against Toronto. Andrei Markov and Garth Murray also scored for Montreal, which moved one point ahead of Atlanta into the eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 77 points.
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