Sabres win, 3-0, and are a perfect 10

Maxim Afinogenov had a goal and an assist, Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots, and Buffalo defeated the New York Islanders, 3-0, Thursday night at Uniondale, N.Y., to win their 10th game in a row and match the best start in NHL history.

The Sabres tied the 1993-94 start of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Sabres can break the record at home Saturday against Atlanta.

Buffalo, which lost in the Stanley Cup finals last season, has a team-record 15 consecutive regular-season victories.

Montreal 3, Boston 2 -- Andrei Markov scored the tiebreaking goal with 1.2 seconds left, giving the Canadiens a victory at Boston and prompting a shower of cups and trash from fans amid the celebration that convinced the officials to call the game at that point.

Phoenix 6, Edmonton 2 -- David LeNeveu made 32 saves and the Coyotes defeated the Oilers, ending a four-game losing streak at Glendale, Ariz.

Nashville 4, San Jose 3 -- Scott Hartnell scored two goals at Nashville and the Predators held off the Sharks in the first game between the teams since San Jose knocked Nashville out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season.

Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 2 -- Peter Forsberg and Simon Gagne each scored in a shootout, lifting the Flyers over the Thrashers at Philadelphia.

New Jersey 2, Carolina 0 -- Martin Brodeur tied Hall of Famer Jacques Plante for fourth place on the shutout list with 82 and the Devils rolled at East Rutherford, N.J., to end a three-game losing streak.

Ottawa 7, Toronto 2 -- Dany Heatley extended his goals streak to four games with his fourth career hat trick and Jason Spezza and Joe Corvo each had five points, leading the Senators over the Maple Leafs at Ottawa.

Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 1 -- Martin St. Louis broke his team record for the three fastest goals, completing a hat trick in a 6:17 span of the second period in the Lightning’s win at Tampa, Fla.