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Red Wings in showdown between league’s top teams OTTAWA (AP) – Daniel Alfredsson scored his second power-play goal of the game with 2:56 remaining to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams.
Alfredsson restored Ottawa’s lead with his 28th goal of the season after the Senators blew a 2-0 advantage earlier in the period. He also scored on a slap shot from the point past former teammate Dominik Hasek to open the scoring just 1:04 in.
Mike Fisher also scored for Ottawa as he and Alfredsson extended their scoring streaks to nine games.
Devils 3, Sabres 2, SO
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Patrik Elias and Zach Parise scored shootout goals to help New Jersey extend the Sabres’ winless streak to nine games.
David Clarkson capped the Devils’ two-goal comeback by scoring on a wraparound with 67 seconds left in regulation. In the shootout, Devils goalie Martin Brodeur stopped both Ales Kotalik and Thomas Vanek, allowing Elias to seal the win by sneaking a backhander through Ryan Miller’s legs.
Paul Martin also scored for the Devils, who improved to 8-2 in their past 10 games, and are 19-5-1 in their past 25.
Rangers 4, Canadiens 1
NEW YORK – Petr Prucha and Nigel Dawes had a goal and an assist apiece, Henrik Lundqvist got back on track and the Rangers ended their five-game losing streak.
Avalanche 5, Hurricanes 4
RALEIGH, N.C. – Marek Svatos capped a third-period rally with two goals in about 2 minutes, and Colorado rallied three times from two-goal deficits to beat Carolina.
Lightning 5, Panthers 3
SUNRISE, Fla. – Nick Tarnasky and Brad Richards each scored two goals to help Tampa Bay get the win.
Bruins 4, Flyers 3, OT
PHILADELPHIA – Aaron Ward scored 43 seconds into overtime to give the Bruins the victory.
Marco Sturm, Marc Savard and Peter Schaefer also scored for Boston, which snapped a two-game skid.
Kings 4, Stars 3, SO
LOS ANGELES – Patrick O’Sullivan scored the deciding goal in a shootout, and Alexander Frolov and Derek Armstrong scored 67 seconds apart in the first period for Los Angeles.
Anze Kopitar also scored and Jason LaBarbera made 23 saves for the Kings, who evened the season series at three games apiece.
Blue Jackets 2, Predators 1, SO
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nikolai Zherdev scored the lone shootout goal and set up the tying goal in regulation to help the Blue Jackets end a 12-game losing streak against Nashville.
Pascal Leclaire stopped all three shooters in the tiebreaker and made 26 saves in regulation and overtime for Columbus.
Rostislav Klesla pulled Columbus even at 10:45 of the third period with a snap shot from the slot.
Zherdev set up the goal with a pass after Dan Hamhuis’ giveaway.
Copyright Associated Press 2008