NHL roundup \ Friday’s games

April 4, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

Sabres 5, Capitals 4 (OT)

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals clinched their second consecutive Southeast Division title despite losing to the Buffalo Sabres on Jason Pominville’s breakaway goal 1:51 into overtime. Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Clarke MacArthur and Maxim Afinogenov also scored for Buffalo, which is hanging onto faint hopes of earning a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Sergei Fedorov scored twice for Washington, Alex Ovechkin raised his NHL-leading goal total to 55, and Alexander Semin netted his 30th.

Devils 5, Lightning 4, OT

NEWARK, N.J. — Martin Brodeur made seven saves in a rare relief role, and Zach Parise scored in overtime as New Jersey snapped a six-game losing streak. Jamie Langenbrunner scored twice, Brendan Shanahan connected on a penalty shot, and Jay Pandolfo also tallied for the Devils, who swept the four-game season series from the Lightning. Tampa Bay got goals from Evgeny Artyukin, Steven Stamkos, Ryan Malone and Martins Karsums.

Thrashers 3, Panthers 1

SUNRISE, Fla. — Rich Peverley scored his second goal of the game in the third period to break a tie and lift Atlanta over Florida. Todd White added a goal for the Thrashers with 1:03 left as Panthers goalie Craig Anderson headed to the bench. Colby Armstrong had two assists for Atlanta, which earned its fourth straight win and fifth in six games.

Flyers 8, Maple Leafs 5

PHILADELPHIA — Jeff Carter scored three goals, Danny Briere had a goal and three assists for Philadelphia. Simon Gagne, Randy Jones, Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell also had goals for the Flyers, who scored five in the first period and passed Carolina for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Carter’s first NHL hat trick gave him 44 goals. Only Washington’s Alex Ovechkin has more this season. Luke Schenn, Boyd Devereaux and Mikhail Grabovski scored for the Leafs in the last four minutes of the second period to cut a 6-0 deficit in half. Nikolai Kulemin and Jamal Mayers also had goals for Toronto.

Wild 4, Flames 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota finally figured out Miikka Kiprusoff with three goals on 10 shots in the first period and shut out Calgary. Andrew Brunette, Cal Clutterbuck and Owen Nolan scored in the first for the 10th-place Wild, who moved within two points of idle eighth-place St. Louis and the postseason cutoff in the Western Conference.

Associated Press