Streaking New Jersey Prevails Dramatically

Patrik Elias scored with 1.7 seconds left to give New Jersey a 3-2 victory over Florida on Wednesday night at Sunrise, Fla., extending his Devil-record point streak to 14 games.

Martin Brodeur made 21 saves to extend his winning streak to 10 games and tie his franchise record of 14 games in a row without a loss. He is 12-0-2 in his last 14. In 1997, he went 8-0-6.

The Devils, first in the NHL with 70 points, have won five consecutive games, six in a row on the road and are 12-1-2 in their last 15 games. The Devils’ only loss, 3-2 to Washington on Jan. 14, came in overtime.

Elias intercepted Robert Svehla’s clearing pass to the right of goalie Mike Vernon. The Czech standout skated in, faked, and slipped the puck past Vernon’s glove side for the dramatic victory.

Elias has 20 goals in his last 21 games, and 15 goals and eight assists during the streak.

Washington 2, Calgary 1--Ken Klee scored the winning goal at Washington as the Capitals extended their unbeaten streak to nine games.

Brendan Witt also scored and Olaf Kolzig made 26 saves for Washington, 8-0-1 during the streak and 10-1-3 since dropping three consecutive road games in December. The nine-game streak is Washington’s longest since late in the 1986-87 season.

St. Louis 4, Ottawa 1--Stephane Richer scored his 400th career goal and Scott Young added two goals to help the visiting Blues prevail.

Chris Pronger also scored and Pierre Turgeon had three assists for St. Louis, 11-0-2 against Canadian teams.

Detroit 4, Toronto 2--Sergei Fedorov scored his first goal since Dec. 20 and Chris Osgood made 30 saves as the Red Wings won at Detroit.

Around the League

Philadelphia center Eric Lindros plans to return to the Flyer lineup tonight against the Florida Panthers, confident he’s fully recovered from a Jan. 14 concussion. The game also will mark the debut of center Keith Primeau, acquired from Carolina on Sunday for Rod Brind’Amour. . . . Buffalo Sabre goalie Dominik Hasek practiced with the team for the first time since October. Hasek, scheduled to retire from hockey at the end of the season, still might not play until February. . . . The Atlanta Thrasher-Phoenix Coyote game was postponed when the Coyotes were unable to travel out of North Carolina. The Coyotes’ game against Carolina on Tuesday night was postponed because of an East Coast snowstorm and rescheduled for 10 a.m. PST today. The Thrasher-Coyote game will be made up March 29 in Atlanta.