Nazem Kadri, recalled from the minors the day before, scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres Thursday. James Reimer had 40 saves for Toronto. Kadri, recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League after a 22-game stint, got his first goal of the season when he scored off Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller's glove at 5 minutes 52 seconds of the third period. Predators 6, Blue Jackets 5: Martin Erat scored with 8.4 seconds left to complete host Nashville's comeback against Columbus. Jeff Carter scored three goals in the first period and Ryan Johansen had the other two goals for the Blue Jackets, who have lost four straight games. The Predators have won six of their last seven. Senators 4, Panthers 3: Bobby Butler scored 2:02 into overtime as host Ottawa beat Florida for its third straight win. Daniel Alfredsson scored his 399th goal and had two assists for Ottawa, which gave up leads of 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2. Jets 4, Canadiens 0: Blake Wheeler scored a goal in each of the first two periods and Ondrej Pavelec made 27 saves as Winnipeg defeated visiting Montreal. Kings 3, Ducks 2 (SO): The Los Angeles Kings gave new coach Darryl Sutter a few early scares before delivering him a triumphant welcome with a shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks. In Sutter's first game in charge, the Kings came from a goal down to lead 2-1 and then, after conceding an equalizer late in the third period, inflicted a fourth successive loss on their struggling division rivals. Other results: NY Rangers 4, NY Islanders 2; Calgary 3, Detroit 2; Edmonton 4, Minnesota 1.
