Down by two goals in the opening period, the Devils did not give up. Instead, they waited for their opportunities, exploited spotty defense and used their patented trap to make things miserable for the Washington Capitals. David Clarkson scored in the fourth round of the shootout, after Johan Hedberg made a pad save on Nicklas Backstrom, and the visiting Devils rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Capitals Saturday. Second-period goals by Petr Sykora and Ryan Carter got the Devils even in a game in which they had a 19-17 edge in shots after being outshot in the opening period, 9-8. “It would have been easy to sit back, but the group of guys around here don't give up,” Carter said. “The second period was a statement for us.” With the game tied, the Devils relied on their trap. That strategy got them to overtime and eventually a road win. Bruins 6, Sabres 2: Tyler Seguin scored twice and had an assist as Boston increased its season-high winning streak to five with a victory over visiting Buffalo. Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists, Rich Peverley and Chris Kelly had a goal and an assist each and Zdeno Chara assisted on two goals for Boston (8-7), which has scored 30 goals during its longest streak since winning seven straight last spring. Red Wings 5, Stars 2: Johan Franzen, Darren Helm and Brad Stuart scored in the third period to send host Detroit past Dallas. With the game tied at 2-2, Valtteri Filppula drove to the net from the left. After his backhanded attempt, Franzen was on the opposite side to poke the puck across the goal line. Helm scored by redirecting a nice pass from Jiri Hudler with 10:41 left, and Stuart added another goal 73 seconds later. Blues 3, Lightning 0: Brian Elliott stopped 19 shots and defenseman Kris Russell scored in his St. Louis debut to lead the Blues over visiting Tampa Bay. St. Louis is 5-0-1 in its last six home games. The Blues have earned five points in three games under new coach Ken Hitchcock, who replaced Davis Payne on Sunday. Blue Jackets 2, Jets 1: The rookie Ryan Johansen, a healthy scratch in the previous game, had his first two-goal effort and Steve Mason made 35 saves to help struggling Columbus end a three-game losing skid with a victory over visiting Winnipeg. Hurricanes 5, Penguins 3: Eric Staal scored for the first time in a month and Carolina beat visiting Pittsburgh. Other results: Senators 5, Maple Leafs 2; Canadiens 2, Predators 1; Calgary 4, Colorado 3; Los Angeles 5, Minnesota 2; Phoenix 3, San Jose 0.
