Roberto Luongo turned the tables on his nemesis Thursday. The veteran goaltender, who lived through a nightmare for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup finals and came in 14-15-1 lifetime against Boston in the regular season, made 34 saves and backstopped the Florida Panthers into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-1 victory over the sliding Bruins. Devils 3, Penguins 0 Devils goalie Scott Wedgewood stopped 39 shots to shut out the NHL's hottest team in only his second career game, Kyle Palmieri scored twice in the first period and New Jersey beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0. Wedgewood, who allowed only one goal in his first two starts, halted two streaks: the Penguins' six-game winning streak and captain Sidney Crosby's 12-game scoring run. Hurricanes 3, Blue Jackets 2 The Carolina Hurricanes broke out of a two-period malaise with a flurry of goals early in the third, jumping the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 3-2 win in Nationwide Arena. Viktor Rask, Chris Terry and Elias Lindholm scored for the Hurricanes, all in a 98-second span, with Lindholm's goal giving Carolina a 3-1 lead only 2:30 into the period. Maple Leafs 6, Ducks 5 (OT) Nazem Kadri scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 at Air Canada Centre . After Toronto blew a 4-1 lead in a 9:23 span and fell behind by a goal, Connor Brown tied the game 5-5 with his first career NHL goal at 15:37 of the third period. Red Wings 4 Canadiens 3 Riley Sheahan scored two goals and the Detroit Red Wings held off the Montreal Canadiens for a 4-3 win at Joe Louis Arena. Luke Glendening also scored and Anthony Mantha got his first career goal for Detroit. Mike Green had two assists and Petr Mrazek made 26 saves. Wild 6, Flames 2 Zach Parise ended a monthlong slump with a first-period hat trick, and that was all the offense the Minnesota Wild needed Thursday. Minnesota jumped out to an early lead and held off the Calgary Flames, winning 6-2 to gain a critical two points in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Jets 4, Kings 1 Defensemen Dustin Byfuglien and Paul Postma scored less than three minutes apart on nearly identical point shots early in the third period to power the Winnipeg Jets to an improbable 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Only 15 seconds into the final frame and the game tied 1-1, Byfuglien's hard drive from just inside the blue line near the wall eluded goaltender Jonathan Quick, whose view of the shot might have been blocked when right winger Nikolaj Ehlers cruised in front of him. Predators 3, Canucks 2 (SO) Rallying from a two-goal, third-period deficit, the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shootout. Other results: Flyers 4, Avalanche 2; Coyotes 3, Stars 1; Oilers 6, Sharks 3.
