NHL Roundup for Friday’s games

NHL ROUNDUP

Friday’s games

Sharks 3, Red Wings 2

DETROIT — Dominik Hasek gave up early goals in each of the first two periods of a rusty return as San Jose beat Detroit. Joe Pavelski scored on the first shot of the game, and Devin Setoguchi had a goal 52 seconds into the second period. The rookie scored again midway through the third. Henrik Zetterberg had his 36th goal and Mikael Samuelsson scored to pull the Red Wings within a goal with 7-plus minutes left, but they couldn’t tie the game. Evgeni Nabokov made 20 saves, helping San Jose win a fourth straight game on its eight-game road trip.

Capitals 4, Devils 0

NEWARK, N.J. — Cristobal Huet stopped 18 shots in his first start for Washington and fellow newcomer Sergei Fedorov made a sensational no-look pass to help break a scoreless tie. Mike Green, Viktor Kozlov, Alexander Semin and Donald Brashear scored for the Capitals, who pulled to within three points of first-place Carolina in the Southeast Division. Semin also had an assist for Washington, which has played two fewer games than the Hurricanes. The shutout was the third of the season for Huet, who was acquired from Montreal for a draft pick in a trading deadline deal on Tuesday.

Canadiens 6, Sabres 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tomas Plekanec had three power-play goals for his first hat trick, and rookie Carey Price won his second straight start since taking over as Montreal’s top goalie. Plekanec added an assist, Mark Streit had a goal and two assists, and Alex Kovalev had four assists for Montreal. The Canadiens moved ahead of idle Ottawa into first place in the Northeast Division with its sixth win in eight games. Andrei Kastsitsyn and Siarhei Kastsitsyn also scored for the Canadiens, who had lost the last three meetings against Buffalo. Thomas Vanek had a goal and assist, and Tim Connolly added a goal for the Sabres, who have dropped three of four.

Lightning 3, Maple Leafs 2, OT

TAMPA, Fla. — Dan Boyle scored a power-play goal with 2:58 left in overtime and Tampa Bay beat Toronto. Tampa Bay’s John Tortorella tied Bob Johnson for the most NHL wins by an Amercian-born coach with 234.

Wild 3, Panthers 2

SUNRISE, Fla. — Mikko Koivu, Stephane Veilleux and Brent Burns scored and Minnesota beat Florida for the sixth straight time. It was the sixth loss in seven games for the Panthers.

Associated Press