NHL Roundup Friday’s games

Devils 3, Flyers 0

NEWARK, N.J. — Martin Brodeur stopped 37 shots in his 96th regular-season shutout, and the Devils won their 11th straight home game. Brodeur has four shutouts this season and is seven shy of tying Terry Sawchuk’s mark of 103. Brodeur’s total of 118, including 22 in the playoffs, is an NHL record. The Devils lost the first game of the season series but have won four straight, stretching their dominance over Philadelphia to 14-1-1. The Flyers haven’t won in New Jersey since March 9, 2004, and have one more chance this season. Devils defenseman Paul Martin, who hadn’t recorded a point in 11 games, had a goal. Travis Zajac scored his first in nearly a month, and Patrik Elias added a power-play tally in his first game since missing two due to a groin injury. The Devils won their fifth in six games and are 16-4-1 in the past 21. Brodeur made 11 saves in the first period and was especially sharp in the second when he also stopped 11 shots. He has 40 of his 515 career wins against Philadelphia, his most against any team. The frustration spilled over for the Flyers when defenseman Derian Hatcher bit a finger on Zajac’s left hand during a second-period scrum.

Senators 5, Sabres 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson scored late in the third period, and the Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo to hand the Sabres their season-worst fifth straight loss. Heatley, Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Andrej Meszaros each had a goal and assist for the Senators, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the fourth time in six games. Ray Emery made 36 saves and Cody Bass scored his first NHL goal. Ales Kotalik, Jochen Hecht and Michael Ryan scored for Buffalo, which erased a three-goal deficit before Heatley and Alfredsson scored.

Hurricanes 4, Thrashers 3

ATLANTA — The Carolina Hurricanes stopped Ilya Kovalchuk for a change. Two days after Kovalchuk had four points in an overtime win at Carolina, the Atlanta star was held without a goal as the Hurricanes padded their Southeast Division lead by beating the Thrashers. Cory Stillman’s goal with a two-man advantage gave Carolina its first lead with 3:23 left. The decisive score came with 9 seconds remaining on the two-man advantage. Carolina’s late power play came after a 4-minute high-sticking penalty on Ken Klee and a 2-minute delay of game penalty on Thrashers captain Bobby Holik.

Associated Press