Devils Edge Capitals Behind Gomez, Elias

Scott Gomez scored twice, Patrik Elias got three assists in his first game since the Olympics, and the New Jersey Devils won a five-round shootout Friday night to beat the Washington Capitals, 4-3, at Washington.

Viktor Kozlov, Gomez and Sergei Brylin scored for the Devils in the shootout, decided when goalie Martin Brodeur stopped Ben Clymer in round five.

In other games: Rick DiPietro stopped Darcy Tucker in the shootout right on the goal line, and the New York Islanders beat Toronto, 2-1, at Uniondale, N.Y.... Daniel Alfredsson opened a three-goal flurry in the first 5:02 and Ottawa rolled to a 3-1 victory over host Atlanta.... Olli Jokinen scored two goals at Sunrise, Fla., and Florida got its first victory in six meetings this season against Carolina with a 5-3 win.... Rookie Lee Stempniak scored on a deflection 25 seconds into overtime, helping host St. Louis improve to 7-1-2 in its last 10 games after a 2-1 win over Minnesota.