Patrik Elias had a goal and assist, Martin Brodeur made 29 saves, and Ilya Kovalchuk scored in his return from a groin injury in the New Jersey Devils' 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday. Playing in his fourth game since a shoulder injury forced him to miss six, Brodeur's best save came with 6 minutes left in the second period when he snagged Jason Pominville's shot from point-blank range with his glove. Brodeur has allowed 10 goals since his return. Zach Parise, Mark Fayne, and David Clarkson also scored for the Devils (9-7-1), who won for the second time in three games. New Jersey lost 4-3 at Boston on Tuesday. Tyler Myers scored twice after a one-game benching, Jordan Leopold added a goal, and Jhonas Enroth allowed five goals on 19 shots. Canadiens 4, Hurricanes 0: At Montreal, Carey Price made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season and P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist to lead Montreal over Carolina. Price, who earned a secondary assist on Michael Cammalleri's goal 7:15 in, recorded his first regular-season shutout since March 12. It was his 13th NHL blanking. Yannick Weber and Travis Moen also scored for Montreal (8-7-3), and Tomas Plekanec had two assists. The Canadiens are 7-2-1 in their past 10 games. Cam Ward stopped 32 shots for Carolina, which lost 5-3 to Philadelphia on Monday. The Hurricanes are 3-8-2 in their last 13 games. Blackhawks 5, Canucks 1: The Chicago Blackhawks pounded Vancouver 5-1 Wednesday to earn their fourth consecutive win and mete out some revenge for a lopsided defeat to the Canucks earlier this month. The NHL-leading Blackhawks (12-4-3) fell 1-0 behind to Jannik Hansen's goal early in the second period but were unstoppable once they switched through the gears to score five times without reply. Chicago, who had been blown out 6-2 by the Canucks (9-9-1) on Nov. 6, will enjoy the sweet taste of victory over the team that also ended their 2010-11 campaign in a thrilling seven-game playoff series last April. “We're just happy to pay them back a little bit for what they did to us in our own barn,” Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews told reporters. In another game it was: Los Angeles 2, Anaheim 1 (SO).
