NHL Friday’s games

Devils 4, Senators 2

NEWARK, N.J. — Martin Brodeur set a National Hockey League record for games played by a goaltender and helped make the milestone a win with 27 saves and an assist, leading New Jersey Devils to victory over Ottawa. Brodeur passed Patrick Roy with his 1,030th appearance. Roy, who played for Montreal and Colorado, played 18 seasons. Brodeur is in his 16th season, all with New Jersey. Jay Pandolfo snapped a second-period tie with a late goal and defenseman Bryce Salvador scored his first of the season for the Devils (24-8-1) with a little more than 10 minutes left. Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston scored early goals for the Devils. Alexandre Picard and Jarkko Ruutu scored for Ottawa (17-13-4), which lost for the ninth straight time to New Jersey, dating to Oct. 27, 2007. Brian Elliot made 18 saves.

Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Miller made 40 saves for his 20th win of the season, and the Sabres scored four times in the second period for their eighth straight win over Toronto. Derek Roy, Toni Lydman, Mike Grier and Matt Ellis all scored in the middle period for Buffalo (21-10-2). Thomas Vanek also scored, and Grier and Lydman added an assist each for the Sabres, winners of five of six. Rookie Viktor Stalberg and Lee Stempniak scored for the Maple Leafs (12-16-7). Vesa Toskala, making his seventh straight start, was pulled after allowing the four second-period goals on six shots. He finished with six saves before giving way to Jonas Gustavsson, who gave up a goal on 17 shots in his first appearance since undergoing a heart procedure in early December.

Panthers 6, Hurricanes 3

SUNRISE, Fla. — Rostislav Olesz and Radek Dvorak scored goals in a 37-second span early in the third period for Florida. Jordan Leopold, Bryan McCabe and Keith Ballard scored in the second period for the Panthers, who earned its fourth win in five games. Dominic Moore added a short-handed goal in the third for the Panthers. Florida’s Tomas Vokoun made 32 saves. Patrick Dwyer, Scott Walker and Eric Staal scored for the Hurricanes.

Lightning 6, Blues 3

ST. LOUIS — Vincent Lecavalier had a pair of assists, giving him 700 points for his career, and Tampa Bay snapped a six-game winless skid.

Associated Press