nhl roundup Tuesday’s other games

Wild 1, Bruins 0

BOSTON — Niklas Backstrom stopped 28 shots for his second straight shutout and fifth of the season to lead the Wild. Marek Zidlicky scored a second-period power-play goal, lifting Minnesota to its second win against the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins this season. The victory was the sixth straight against an Eastern Conference team for the Wild and raised their mark to 10-1-1 against teams from the East this season. It was Boston’s second straight loss, coming after its longest winning streak in nearly 36 years was stopped at 10 games on Saturday.

Hurricanes 3, Devils 2

RALEIGH, N.C. — Sergei Samsonov scored his 200th career goal and the Hurricanes withstood a late rally. Ray Whitney and Tuomo Ruutu also scored for the Hurricanes, who extended their winning streak to a season-high four games. Cam Ward continued his recent surge for the Hurricanes, making 25 saves. The Carolina goalie won all three of his starts last week and posted a 1.33 goals against-average with a .944 save percentage. Paul Martin scored a power-play goal for the Devils in the third period to break Ward’s shutout. Patrik Elias added another with 21.5 seconds left to bring the Devils within one. New Jersey had won four of its past five.

Capitals 2, Flyers 1, SO

WASHINGTON — The Capitals avenged the only loss they’ve had in a month and eased some of the sting from last year’s first-round playoff series loss. Jose Theodore made 33 saves and stopped all three shots in the shootout, strengthening his claim to the No. 1 goaltender spot. Nicklas Backstrom scored in the first period for the Capitals, and Viktor Kozlov was the only player in the shootout to find the net. Washington has won seven straight, 12 of 13 and 18 of 20, its last defeat a 7-1 drubbing at Philadelphia on Dec. 20.

Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2

TORONTO — Stephen Weiss, Ville Peltonen, Michael Frolik and Gregory Campbell scored goals to lead Florida. Former Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe added an assist and goaltender Tomas Vokoun stopped 24 shots. Alexei Ponikarovsky and Jason Blake scored for the Maple Leafs. Vesa Toskala made 30 saves.

Sabres 4, Senators 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Derek Roy had a goal and two assists and the Sabres avoided blowing a three-goal lead to beat the slumping road-weary Senators. Matt Ellis, Drew Stafford and Thomas Vanek with a game-sealing empty-netter in the final minute also scored for the Sabres, who won their third straight and snapped a four-game home losing streak.

Associated Press