Travis Turnbull scored his first NHL goal, with some help from Ranger forward John Mitchell's skate, and the Buffalo Sabres earned another big win in their playoff quest by beating host New York, 4-1, Friday. Drew Stafford had goals in the second and third periods, Tyler Ennis added one in the third, and Ryan Miller made 26 saves for Buffalo, which is 12-2-4 in its last 18 games. The Sabres tied Washington for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the win. The Rangers missed a chance to tie St. Louis atop the overall NHL standings, and now are in a precarious position in the East. They still lead Pittsburgh by 1 point, but the Penguins have a game in hand. Jets 4, Capitals 3: Tim Stapleton scored 2:37 into overtime, and Winnipeg rallied from three goals down and stayed in the playoff hunt with a victory in Washington. Spencer Machacek scored his first NHL goal with 3:45 remaining in regulation to tie it as the Jets broke a two-game losing streak and pulled within 4 points of the final postseason spot in the East. Canadiens 5, Senators 1: Erik Cole scored three goals in the first 5:41 and host Montreal routed fading Ottawa. Cole has 30 goals this season. Patteri Nokelainen also scored in the first period, and Lars Eller added one in the third for Montreal. Ottawa, seventh in the Eastern Conference, is only 2 points ahead of Buffalo and Washington. Oilers 2, Panthers 1: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' goal in the fourth round of a shootout in Sunrise, Fla. gave Edmonton the victory. Blue Jackets 5, Hurricanes 1: R.J. Umberger had three goals for the third time in his career and Steve Mason stopped 39 shots to lead host Columbus over Carolina, dealing a critical loss to the Hurricanes' diminishing playoff hopes. Maple Leafs 4, Devils 3: James Reimer made 43 saves and all three Toronto players scored in the shootout to lead the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Tyler Bozak Tim Connolly and Nazam Kadri tallied against Martin Brodeur in the shootout. The Leafs blew a two-goal lead in the third period before winning for only the fifth time in 22 games. Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise scored against Reimer on the Devils' first two shootout shots, but Reimer made a pad save on Patrik Elias, and Kadri got the winner with a spectacular side to side move against Brodeur.
