PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz each had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their first home victory of the season, beating the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Saturday. Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo scored his first NHL goal, Brandon Sutter got his first with Pittsburgh and Kris Letang also found the back of the net for the Penguins, who handed the Devils their first loss in regulation this season. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 15 shots for the win, while Evgeni Malkin and Pascal Dupuis had two assists apiece. Andy Greene scored a short-handed goal for the Devils. Martin Brodeur was sharp through two periods, stopping 17 of 19 shots, but allowed three goals in the third as the Penguins turned a one-goal game into a rout. Canadiens 6, Sabres 1: Rene Bourque and David Desharnais each scored twice to lead Montreal to a win over Buffalo. Carey Price made 30 saves for the Canadiens for his fifth win of the season. Lars Eller added a goal and two assists, while rookie Brendan Gallagher also scored. Avalanche 3, Oilers 1: P.A. Parenteau and Jamie McGinn scored goals 3 minutes, 29 seconds apart in the second period to help Colorado rally past Edmonton. Paul Stastny also scored and Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for Colorado, which remained unbeaten in three home games. Matt Duchene and McGinn added assists. Devan Dubnyk stopped 37 shots and Nail Yakupov scored for the Oilers. Rangers 3, Lightning 2: Rick Nash scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay. Steven Stamkos of the Lightning has seven goals and 16 points during a season-opening, eight-game point streak. Rangers goalie Martin Biron made 30 saves in his first start of the season. Bruins 1, Maple Leafs 0: Chris Bourque scored his first goal with the Bruins and Boston held on to edge Toronto. The Bruins threatened throughout the tightly played game, but James Reimer stopped 33 shots from all angles as Boston came at him in waves. The Bruins (6-1-1) limited the Leafs to 21 shots and killed off two penalties in the last nine minutes to hang on to beat Toronto (4-4). Flyers 5, Hurricances 3: Claude Giroux and Danny Briere each had a goal and an assist to help Philadelphia beat Carolina. Kurtis Foster, Brayden Coburn and Mike Knuble also scored for the Flyers, who won for just the third time in nine games. Joni Pitkanen, Eric Staal and Patrick Dwyer had Carolina's goals. Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 2: Artem Anisimov scored twice in the second period, and Steve Mason stopped 32 shots to lead Columbus past Detroit. Coyotes 2, Stars 0: Mike Smith stopped 17 shots, and Phoenix was at its tight-checking best in a win over Dallas. Ducks 7, Kings 4: Nick Bonino scored his third goal on a power play with 11:21 to play, and surging Anaheim beat Los Angeles in the first Freeway Faceoff of the season. Predators 2, Sharks 1, SO: Craig Smith scored the lone goal in the shootout and Pekka Rinne stopped all three San Jose attempts to help Nashville hand the Sharks their first loss of the season. Blackhawks 3, Flames 2, SO: Marian Hossa scored the tying goal with 2.3 seconds left in the third period, and Patrick Kane added a goal and then had the shootout winner in Chicago's victory over Calgary. Ray Emery had 45 saves for the Blackhawks (7-0-2). — Agencies
