NHL roundup Saturday’s games

Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 2

COLUMBUS — Rick Nash scored the Columbus Blue Jackets’ third goal in a 2:41 span of the third period to beat Carolina, the Hurricanes’ franchise-record 12th consecutive game without a win. Nikita Filatov and Jared Boll also scored goals for the Blue Jackets, who have picked up points in their last five games. Goalie Steve Mason, who had 24 saves, assisted on Boll’s go-ahead goal. Erik Cole and Tim Gleason had goals for Carolina, which lost goalie Cam Ward who was cut by a skate during the first period and taken by ambulance to a hospital for further evaluation.

Devils 3, Senators 2

OTTAWA — Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the Devils won their eighth straight road game. The Devils are 8-0 away from New Jersey, the second-longest road winning streak to open a season in NHL history. The Buffalo Sabres started 10-0 on the road to start the 2006-07 season.

Bruins 4, Sabres 2

BOSTON — Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Bruins halted a rough stretch, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive loss of the season. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Bruins.

Flyers 2, Blues 1, SO

PHILADELPHIA — Mika Pyorala scored in the shootout to lead the Flyers. Pyorala’s goal in the fourth round was the difference as the Flyers won their fourth consecutive game.

Lightning 3, Canadiens 1

MONTREAL — Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist to lead the Lightning. James Wright also scored for Tampa Bay, which went 2-0-1 after dropping the opener of a four-game road trip at Philadelphia on Monday. Antero Niittymaki made 36 saves in his third straight start for the Lightning (6-4-5).

Predators 3, Kings 1

LOS ANGELES — Francis Bouillon, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead the Predators. Dan Ellis made 27 saves in his first start since Oct. 28, when he was pulled by coach Barry Trotz early in the second period after giving up three goals on 10 shots in a game the Predators rallied to win 4-3.

Capitals 7, Panthers 4

WASHINGTON — Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Capitals earned a sweep of their home-and-home series. Washington played a third straight game without two-time NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin, who has an upper body injury.

Maple Leafs 5, Red Wings 1

TORONTO — Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs. Wayne Primeau, Jeff Finger, John Mitchell and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored for Toronto. Daniel Cleary scored for the Red Wings.

Islanders 6, Thrashers 3

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought. The Islanders (6-6-5) have been streaky. They went winless in their first six (0-3-3). But they had won four straight before taking a two-game losing streak into this game.

Associated Press