New York, NY (Betting Express) - Petr Prucha scored in the shootout and Henrik Lundqvist sparkled in net, as the New York Rangers edged the cross-river rival New Jersey Devils, 2-1, at Madison Square Garden. Prucha, the Blueshirts' second skater, sped toward the net, faked a shot, then roofed the puck over the glove of Martin Brodeur into the top right corner. Lunqvist was up to the task at the other end, denying shots by Zach Parise, Brian Gionta and John Madden to seal the victory for New York. Parise's shot went high, Lundqvist stacked the pads on Gionta's wrister and Madden's attempt sailed wide, sending the Rangers pouring onto the ice to congratulate their netminder on another solid performance. Lundqvist finished the night with 28 saves, and was coming off Thursday's 2-0 shutout of Washington. Scott Gomez scored the lone tally in regulation, as the Rangers earned their third straight win and returned to the .500 mark on the season (6-6-1). They are also 4-1-0 on what has been a highly successful six-game homestand that concludes Monday night against Philadelphia. Sergei Brylin notched a goal and Brodeur ended with 26 saves for New Jersey, which had a two-game win streak halted and fell to the Rangers at MSG for the second time in nine days.

Final Score: Toronto 3, Montreal 2

Montreal, QC (Betting Express) - Matt Stajan's goal with 1:34 left in regulation lifted Toronto past Montreal, 3-2, at the Bell Centre. Tomas Kaberle and Mats Sundin also scored for the Maple Leafs, who halted a two- game losing streak and have now won three of five. Alexei Ponikarovsky added two assists and Vesa Toskala made 32 stops for the win. Mike Komisarek and Chris Higgins tallied for the Canadiens, who had won five of their last six games. Cristobal Huet allowed three goals on 31 shots in defeat.

Final Score: NY Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 2

Uniondale, NY (Betting Express) - Miroslav Satan scored two goals, both in the third period, as the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, at Nassau Coliseum. It was a good result in the return of legendary Islanders coach Al Arbour, who was brought back in place of head coach Ted Nolan for one game, his 1,500th with the club. Trent Hunter added a goal, and Rick DiPietro and Wade Dubielewicz combined to make 23 saves for the Islanders, who have won four of their last five. Josef Vasicek and Marc- Andre Bergeron had assists for New York, which went ahead of Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Division standings. Ryan Malone and Tyler Kennedy scored for the Penguins, who have now dropped four of their last five games. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 36 shots for Pittsburgh.

Final Score: Carolina 4, Florida 2

Raleigh, NC (Betting Express) - Matt Cullen had a goal and an assist to the lead the Hurricanes past the Florida Panthers, 4-2, at the RBC Center. Rod Brind'Amour and Jeff Hamilton each collected a pair of assists for Carolina, which has won two of three. Trevor Letowski, Chad LaRose and Cory Stillman also scored, while John Grahame made 22 saves in his first start at home. Jay Bouwmeester and Richard Zednik scored for Florida, which had two-game winning streak broken. Tomas Vokoun allowed four goals on 40 shots.

Final Score: Ottawa 3, Boston 2

Ottawa, ON (Betting Express) - Mike Fisher scored a pair of goals -- including the deciding marker late in the third -- to guide the Ottawa Senators past the Boston Bruins, 3-2, at Scotiabank Place in the opener of a home-and- home series. Joseph Corvo donated three assists and Dany Heatley had the other goal and added a helper for the Senators, who have won six straight and are 11-1-0 on the season, tops in the Eastern Conference. Martin Gerber turned away 17 shots in a winning effort. Chuck Kobasew netted two goals to pace the Bruin attack and Tim Thomas made 43 saves for Boston, which has dropped three of five. The second installment of this home-and-home will be played in Boston on Sunday night

Final Score: Atlanta 6, Tampa Bay 4

Tampa, FL (Betting Express) - Ilya Kovalchuk recorded his second straight hat trick as the Atlanta Thrashers scored five unanswered goals in a 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum. Kovalchuk, who also had an assist, scored three times in Atlanta's 6-4 loss to Ottawa on Thursday and recorded the ninth hat trick of his career. Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist while Pascal Dupuis and Tobias Enstrom each scored a goal for the Thrashers, who have won three of four. Ondrej Pavelec made the first start of his career in net and finished with 30 saves for Atlanta, which finished a seven-game road trip with a 4-3 mark. Shane O'Brien had two goals while Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis each had three assists for the Lightning, who have dropped their past five games. Johan Holmqvist made only 16 saves in net for Tampa Bay, which has lost its last two home contests.

Final Score: Minnesota 4, Calgary 1

St. Paul, MN (Betting Express) - Marian Gaborik scored a pair of goals to lead the Minnesota Wild past the Calgary Flames, 4-1, at Xcel Energy Center. Brian Rolston also scored and Branko Radivojevic added an empty-net tally for the Wild, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Niklas Backstrom turned away 23 shots in net. Jarome Iginla had the lone goal for Calgary, which has lost two straight. Miikka Kiprusoff allowed three goals on 16 shots in a losing effort.

Final Score: Chicago 3, St. Louis 2

St. Louis, MO (Betting Express) - Patrick Sharp scored a pair of short-handed goals, including one with 2:21 left in the third period, as the Blackhawks edged St. Louis, 3-2, at the Scottrade Center. Rene Bourque collected two assists for the Blackhawks, who have won two straight after dropping three in a row. Dustin Byfuglien notched his first goal of the season and Nikolai Khabibulin finished the game with 20 saves. David Perron and Paul Kariya scored for St. Louis, which has alternated losses and wins over the last five games. Manny Legace had 19 saves in the loss.

Final Score: Anaheim 5, Phoenix 2

Glendale, AZ (Betting Express) - Corey Perry had two goals and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks downed the Phoenix Coyotes, 5-2, at Jobing.com Arena. Ryan Getzlaf and Mathieu Schneider each had a goal and two assists while Chris Pronger added three helpers for the Ducks, who have won two straight after a four-game losing streak. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 30 saves in the win. Ed Jovanovski and Radim Vrbata each had a goal and an assist while Alexander Auld allowed four goals on 38 shots for the Coyotes, who had won three of four coming into the game.

Final Score: Vancouver 4, Colorado 3

Denver, CO (Betting Express) - Daniel Sedin scored twice and his brother Henrik added three assists to lead Vancouver over Colorado, 4-3, at Pepsi Center. Brendan Morrison and Ryan Kesler added scores for the Canucks, who won for just the second time in their last six contests. Roberto Luongo stopped 29 shots to earn his fifth win of the season. Marek Svatos scored twice for the Avalanche, whose four-game win streak came to an end. Jeff Finger also scored and Paul Stastny added a pair of assists. Peter Budaj allowed four goals on 22 shots, suffering the loss in his 100th NHL game.

Final Score: San Jose 3, Los Angeles 1

Los Angeles, CA (Betting Express) - Jeremy Roenick's 499th career goal was also the game winner as the San Jose Sharks skated off with a 3-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. Roenick, who is currently in his 19th NHL season, now needs just one goal to become the third American- born player to reach the 500 plateau, joining Mike Modano (509) and Joe Mullen (502). Joe Pavelski and Jonathan Cheechoo also scored, while Joe Thornton added two assists for the Sharks, who have won two of their last three games. Evgeni Nabokov finished with 24 saves in the victory. Brad Stuart scored the lone goal, while Jason LaBarbera allowed three goals on 28 shots for the Kings, who posted a 5-2 victory in San Jose on Friday night in the front end of this home-and-home series.