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Devils 3, Sabres 0

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Martin Brodeur tied Terry Sawchuk’s NHL record with his 103rd shutout, leading the Devils. Brodeur was rarely tested in making 22 saves to tie Sawchuk, who played from 1949-70. It was Brodeur’s second shutout of the season after he blanked Carolina on Oct. 17. The NHL’s winningest goalie, Brodeur earned his league-leading 18th victory of the season. He preserved the shutout with a lightning-quick glove stop on Buffalo defenseman Steve Montador’s wrist shot from the slot 5 minutes into the third period. Brian Rolston, Travis Zajac and Niclas Bergfors scored for New Jersey (20-7-1), owners of the best road record (11-2-1) and a three-game winning streak.

Canadiens 3, Flyers 1

MONTREAL — Mike Cammalleri got his team-leading 16th goal after Andrei Kostitsyn scored on Montreal’s third shot of the game in the second period and the Canadiens went on to win. Carey Price made 14 saves and Marc-Andre Bergeron also scored for Montreal, which won its second in a row.

Maple Leafs 5, Thrashers 2

TORONTO — Vesa Toskala made 22 saves in his first start since Nov. 23 and Alexei Ponikarovsky scored goals 28 seconds apart for Toronto. Lee Stempniak, Matt Stajan and Mikhail Grabovski also had goals for the Maple Leafs, who bounced back from a 7-2 loss in Boston on Saturday. It was the first time Toronto (8-13-7) won a weekday game at home this season and it came against one of the NHL’s best road teams.

Capitals 3, Lightning 0

TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his return from a two-game suspension and the Capitals beat Tampa Bay for the 12th consecutive time. Ovechkin was suspended by the NHL following a kneeing penalty during a Nov. 30 game with Carolina. Both of his goals came during the Capitals’ three-goal second. Semyon Varlamov, who turned aside a spinning backhander by Vincent Lecavalier in the second, finished with 26 saves.

Avalanche 4, Blues 0

ST. LOUIS — Peter Budaj stopped 35 shots, Chris Stewart had two goals and an assist and the Avalanche ended a five-game trip with a win. Paul Stastny and Matt Duchene each scored goals, Wojtek Wolski had three assists and John-Michael Liles collected two assists for the Avs.

Oilers 3, Panthers 2, SO

SUNRISE, Fla. — Shawn Horcoff scored once in regulation and again in the shootout, leading Edmonton. Lubomir Visnovsky also scored and Jeff Deslauriers made 34 saves for Edmonton. Deslauriers was playing in his ninth straight game while starter Nikolai Khabibulin recovers from a back injury.

Associated Press