Senators Pull Even With Hurricanes

Peter Schaefer and Bryan Smolinski each had a goal and an assist, and host Ottawa defeated Buffalo, 4-2, Saturday night to tie Carolina for the Eastern Conference lead and end the Sabres’ winning streak at eight games.

The Senators won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 9-1-1 in their last 11 games.

Boston 4, Carolina 2 -- Rookie Brad Boyes scored three third-period goals for his first hat trick to lead the host Bruins.

Tim Thomas made 38 saves after signing a three-year contract extension earlier in the day.

New York Rangers 5, Toronto 2 -- Jaromir Jagr hit the 100-point mark, scoring his NHL-leading 46th goal and setting up three others at New York.

Jagr passed Rod Gilbert for points in a season by a Ranger right winger.

Detroit 4, Edmonton 3 -- Jason Williams and Henrik Zetterberg beat Dwayne Roloson in a shootout at Edmonton, Canada, to give the NHL-leading Red Wings their fifth win in a row.

Dallas 4, San Jose 3 -- Mike Modano had a goal and two assists and the first shootout goal in the victory at San Jose, which gave the Stars a league-best 10-0 record in the tiebreaker.

Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 2 -- Antero Niittymaki made 25 saves and helped turn back eight of nine Thrasher power-play opportunities at Atlanta.

Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 4 -- Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 42 shots for the Penguins, including 18 in the second period, as the host Canadiens outshot Pittsburgh, 19-5, in the period and 46-23 overall.

Florida 4, Washington 3 -- Joe Nieuwendyk scored the only shootout goal to lift the Panthers at Washington and give Florida a 6-0 record against the Capitals this season.

Nashville 9, Calgary 4 -- Paul Kariya scored two power-play goals for the host Predators, who scored three power-play goals in nine tries while the Flames were four for nine with the man advantage.