Globe and Mail Update Published on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 1:51AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 9:17PM EDT
Devils 3, Panthers 1
At Newark, N.J., Patrik Elias and Brian Gionta each had a goal and an assist, and Scott Clemmensen made 23 saves as New Jersey beat Florida.
Defenceman Paul Martin also scored to help New Jersey win its second straight game after losing four in a row. Michael Frolik scored his first NHL goal for Florida.
Penguins 3, Thrashers 2
At Atlanta, Petr Sykora redirected Sidney Crosby's slap shot on a power play with 2:40 remaining to give Pittsburgh a victory over the Thrashers.
It was the Penguins' seventh win in their last eight games.
Crosby scored his seventh goal to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead 12:24 into the second period. He also was credited with a pair of assists, including his 18th on Sykora's fourth goal of the season.
Atlanta has lost two straight following a five-game winning streak. Slava Kozlov, scoring a goal in his third straight game, gave the Thrashers a 1-0 lead on a power play 4:41 into the first with his 11th of the season.
Miroslav Satan's ninth goal, a tip-in at the 10:57 mark of the first, forced a 1-1 tie for the Penguins. Jim Slater made it 2-2 with his second goal, a wide wraparound from the right side 1:14 after Crosby scored.
Blackhawks 6, Stars 3
At Dallas, Kris Versteeg scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 30 seconds left in the second period, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 31 shots for Chicago.
Patrick Kane had a pair of goals for the Blackhawks, who had lost three of their previous four, and Martin Havlat, Ben Eager and Brian Campbell added goals.
Brenden Morrow, Mike Modano and rookie James Neal scored for Dallas. Modano has 534 career goals, extending his record for U.S.-born players.
Kings 5, Capitals 2
At Los Angeles, Patrick O'Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and Dustin Brown added a power-play goal for the Kings.
Rookie Drew Doughty also scored for the Kings, who outshot Washington 32-21 and snapped Alex Ovechkin's five-game goal streak. Michal Handzus and Anze Kopitar had empty-net goals in the final 40 seconds.
Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich scored for the Capitals, who had won six of their previous seven games.
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