Capitals Extend Lead in Southeast Division

Brendan Witt ended a 65-game goal-scoring drought, and the Washington Capitals extended their lead in the Southeast Division with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night over the Buffalo Sabres at Washington.

Jaromir Jagr and Peter Bondra also scored for Washington.

The Capitals are three points ahead of Tampa Bay in the division.

Curtis Brown and Dmitri Kalinin had goals for Buffalo.

Jagr, who has 35 career goals against Buffalo, put the Capitals ahead at 4:58 of the first period. He patiently skated across the crease waiting for Buffalo goalie Martin Biron to commit before snapping a wrist shot behind him.

Witt scored nearly 10 minutes later, lifting a backhander over Biron. It was the first goal for Witt since March 26, 2002, at Buffalo.

Phoenix 4, Carolina 2 -- Sean Burke made 33 saves in earning his first victory since Jan. 3 to lead the Coyotes over the Hurricanes at Phoenix. It was Burke’s second straight start after missing 19 games because of a sprained knee.

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Edmonton Oiler forward Mike York broke his right wrist and will be out indefinitely. York was injured during the third period of Edmonton’s 4-2 loss at Colorado on Tuesday.... Vancouver Canuck goaltender Dan Cloutier has a sprained right knee and will not play tonight against the San Jose Sharks.