PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a bloody injury to Sidney Crosby for their 15th straight NHL victory, beating the New York Islanders 2-0 in Jarome Iginla's debut Saturday. They moved within two wins of the NHL record of 17 straight victories set by Mario Lemieux and the 1992-93 Penguins. Pittsburgh won all 15 of its games in March, the first perfect month in league history. The Penguins also won a franchise best 12th straight at home. Flyers 3, Bruins 1: Mike Knuble, Matt Read and Ruslan Fedotenko scored goals and Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves and as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 to snap a three-game losing streak. Nathan Horton had Boston's lone goal. The Flyers (14-17-3) entered the game six points behind the New York Rangers and New York Islanders, who were tied for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. Maple Leafs 4, Senators 0: Nazem Kadri collected his second hat trick of the season and Joffrey Lupul continued his torrid scoring pace chipping in with a goal and three assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs crushed the Ottawa Senators 4-0 at Scotiabank Place. James Reimer stopped 32 shots for the shutout as Toronto moved into a tie with the Senators for fifth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Kadri's hat trick brought his season goal-scoring tally to a team best 17 while Lupul has eight goals in six games. Canadiens 3, Rangers 0: Carey Price made 34 saves to notch his third shutout of the season leading the Montreal Canadiens to 3-0 win over the slumping New York Rangers. Michael Ryder, Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher each potted a goal for the Canadiens while P.K. Subban picked up three assists. With the victory the Canadiens extended their Northeast Division lead with 49 points, three ahead of Boston while the Rangers lost for the seventh time in 10 games. Capitals 4, Sabres 3 (SO): Alex Ovechkin and Matt Hendricks scored in the shootout to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres at the First Niagara Center. Hurricanes 3, Jets 1: Netminder Justin Peters stopped 34 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 to snap a seven losing skid and vault back into the Eastern Conference playoff race. Panthers 3, Devils 2: Dmitry Kulikov scored his first goal of the season with 3:17 left in overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. Avalanche 1, Predators 0: Tyson Barrie scored 50 seconds into overtime and Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Colorado Avalanche battled to a 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators. In other games it was: Wild 4, Kings 3 (SO); Edmonton 4, Vancouver 0; San Jose 3, Phoenix 2. — Agencies
