By The Associated Press

OTTAWA – Scott Stevens scored early in the third period, Martin Brodeur made 26 saves for his 66th career shutout and the New Jersey Devils edged the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Saturday night.

It was the teams’ first meeting since the Devils eliminated the Senators in seven games in the Eastern Conference finals last season.

Blues 2, Panthers 0

ST. LOUIS – Keith Tkachuk scored twice, and Chris Osgood made 21 saves for his 39th career shutout in the St. Louis Blues’ 2-0 victory over the Florida Panthers.

Flyers 2, Rangers 1

NEW YORK – Tony Amonte scored the tying goal in the third period and then fed Marcus Ragnarsson for the game-winner 1:01 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers.

Hurricanes 3, Kings 2

RALEIGH, N.C.- Rookie Eric Staal scored with 2:16 left in overtime, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Ron Francis and Danny Markov each scored a power-play goal in the second period for the Hurricanes.

Kevin Weekes finished with 33 saves.

Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 1

TORONTO – Alexander Mogilny scored twice and had an assist, and Ed Belfour made 34 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.

Mats Sundin and Robert Reichel also scored for the Maple Leafs, 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Lightning 9, Penguins 0

TAMPA, Fla. – Vincent Lecavalier had three goals and Nikolai Khabibulin made 15 saves for his 33rd career shutout to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 9-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Lecavalier scored two second-period goals and completed his third career hat trick with 14:29 left in the third. Khabibulin was rarely tested, but did make a save on a shot by Rico Fata from close range midway through the second.

Thrashers 4, Islanders 3

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Serge Aubin scored with 8:32 left, finishing off another Atlanta Thrashers rally and sending the New York Islanders to a rare home loss, 4-3.

Canadiens 3, Sabres 0

MONTREAL – Jose Theodore got his NHL-leading fourth shutout and drew an assist on Chad Kilger’s goal, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Predators 4, Red Wings 3

DETROIT – Scott Walker’s power-play goal with 57 seconds left capped a four-goal third period, giving the Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Scott Hartnell, Vladimir Orszagh and Martin Erat also scored for the Predators, who trailed 3-0 going into the third period.

Sharks 3, Capitals 2

WASHINGTON – Jonathan Cheechoo’s goal snapped a second-period tie, and the San Jose Sharks edged the Washington Capitals 3-2.

The Sharks, who broke a three-game winless streak, have beaten Washington eight straight times. San Jose had just one win in its previous 10 games (1-5-5-1).