NHL Roundup: Wednesday’s other games

Devils 3, Bruins 2, SO

NEWARK, N.J. — Zach Parise scored the only goal in a four-round shootout and New Jersey topped Boston for its third straight win. Martin Brodeur stopped Bruins shooters Glen Metropolit, Phil Kessel, David Krejci and Marco Sturm in the first four rounds, setting up Parise’s duel with Tim Thomas. The Bruins inched closer to a playoff spot, earning a point for the sixth straight game (3-0-3) on goals by Dennis Wideman and Milan Lucic. It gave them 92 points, tying Boston with Ottawa for sixth place in the Eastern Conference — one point ahead of eighth-place Philadelphia. All three teams have two games to play. New Jersey’s win assured that the Devils won’t finish lower than fifth in the East. Dainius Zubrus and David Clarkson scored for the Devils, with Clarkson’s goal with 5:28 left in regulation forcing an entertaining overtime that featured 10 shots.

Hurricanes 6, Lightning 2

RALEIGH, N.C. — Chad LaRose scored three goals to lead Carolina past Tampa Bay, moving the Hurricanes within one win of the Southeast Division title. Eric Staal and Tuomo Ruutu each had a goal and an assist, and Scott Walker also scored for Carolina, which broke a 1-all tie by scoring four straight goals. The Hurricanes lead Washington by two points in the Southeast race with one game left. The Capitals have two games remaining. Cam Ward turned aside 23 shots in his career-best 19th straight start, the longest streak by a Carolina goalie since Arturs Irbe started 26 consecutive games from February-April 2001. Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist, Jeff Halpern scored and Mike Smith stopped 26 shots for last-place Tampa Bay.

Associated Press