PITTSBURGH – Andrei Markov scored in the eighth shootout round and Montreal beat Pittsburgh after blowing an early three-goal lead.

Markov, Mathieu Dandenault and Michael Ryder had the goals in regulation for Montreal, which won its fourth consecutive game.

Evgeni Malkin had three assists for the Penguins, who got a Ryan Whitney goal with 1:52 to play in regulation to earn a point.

The Penguins also got goals from Petr Sykora and Sidney Crosby.

Sabres 4, Lightning 3, OT

TAMPA, Fla. – Thomas Vanek scored late in overtime and Buffalo rallied to beat Tampa Bay.

During a 2-on-1, Vanek tried to pass the puck from along the right-wing boards to teammate Nathan Paetsch in the slot, but the puck deflected off a Tampa Bay defender into the net with 40.5 seconds left.

Vincent Lecavalier gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead on a wrist shot from the right circle during a 5-on-3 power play at 6:14 of the third. Vinny Prospal and Michel Ouellet also scored for the Lightning.

The Sabres pulled even at 3 when Paetsch stopped a personal 22-game goal-scoring drought from the low left-circle with 6:47 remaining in the period.

Maxim Afinogenov and Paul Gaustad had the other Buffalo goals.

Blue Jackets 2, Sharks 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sergei Fedorov scored the decisive goal late in the second period, and Pascal Leclaire made 16 saves to help Columbus win its third straight.

Dan Fritsche also scored for Columbus, off to the best start in franchise history at 6-3-1. Manny Malhotra added two assists.

Leclaire allowed only Joe Thornton’s goal, sending San Jose to its second straight loss. On Friday night in Detroit, the Red Wings routed the Sharks 5-1.

The road-weary Sharks, held to just five shots in the third period, have played eight of their first 11 games away from home.

Maple Leafs 4, Rangers 1

NEW YORK – Pavel Kubina’s first of the season woke up the Maple Leafs in the second period and started a three-goal binge against the stingy Rangers that carried Toronto to the victory.

The defenseman lifted the Leafs into a 1-1 tie at 8:35, just 2:51 after Jaromir Jagr gave the Rangers the lead. Until then, New York held the advantage on the scoreboard and shot clock with a 20-7 edge.

Toronto, which entered with the most goals in the NHL (42) and most allowed (44), grabbed a 2-1 edge on John Pohl’s first with 4:14 left. Nik Antropov pushed the lead to two goals, sweeping a shot past Lundqvist as he stood untouched in front.

Chad Kilger added an empty-netter with 15.8 seconds left.

Hurricanes 8, Islanders 3

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Rod Brind’Amour notched his third career hat trick, Ray Whitney and Justin Williams each scored twice and Carolina scored six times on its first 13 shots.

Eric Staal also scored for Carolina, which got three power-play goals and another just as a power play ended.

Backup goalie John Grahame picked up his first win of the season by making 25 saves.

Ruslan Fedotenko, Marc-Andre Bergeron and Mike Sillinger scored for New York, which lost for the second time at home (3-2-0).

Rick DiPietro started, and stopped just seven shots before being relieved by Wade Dubielewicz, who made 11 more saves.

Senators 4, Devils 1

NEWARK, N.J. – Ottawa spoiled New Jersey’s first game in the new Prudential Center, scoring three times in the third period.

Brian Gionta scored on a deflection for the Devils, who played their first nine games on the road while waiting for the $380 million arena to be completed.

Martin Gerber made 31 saves for Ottawa (9-1), while Martin Brodeur stopped 23 shots for New Jersey.

Ottowa’s Andrej Meszaros scored the arena’s first goal 5 minutes into the second period with a slap shot from just inside the blue line that squeezed through a crowd in front to beat Brodeur. The Senators also got goals from Shean Donovan, Mike Fisher and Daniel Alfredsson.