The New Jersey Devils' game against the Tampa Bay Lightning was suspended Friday when a lighting failure during the second period could not be fixed. The teams waited more than an hour and 40 minutes before the Devils announced the game would be rescheduled. The Lightning led 3-0 with 9:12 left in the period when the lights dimmed at the Devils end and could not be relit. The game will resume at the point it was stopped, putting Tampa Bay in a strong position to end its run of 10 straight losses to the Devils. Steve Downie, Brandon Bochenski and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning. It was the first time in four years that an NHL game had to be stopped. On that occasion, Detroit's Jiri Fischer had a seizure on the bench against Nashville. Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 2: In Buffalo, New York, rookie defenseman Tyler Myers scored two of Buffalo's three power-play goals and assisted on the other, helping defeat Toronto. Tim Kennedy also scored in Buffalo's sixth straight victory and 10th in a row against the Maple Leafs. Matt Stajan and John Mitchell scored third-period goals for Toronto. The 19-year-old Myers, second among NHL rookies with 26 points, became the first Sabres defenseman with a multigoal game this season. Blue Jackets 3, Flames 2: In Calgary, Alberta, Antoine Vermette had a goal and two assists as Columbus pipped Calgary. Raffi Torres added a goal and an assist and Jan Hejda also scored for Columbus. The Flames got goals from Mark Giordano and Rene Bourque. Stars 4, Islanders 3: In Dallas, Brad Richards scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period as Dallas hung on to beat New York and win its first game in four. The defeat spoiled New York goalie Rick DiPietro's return from a knee injury that sidelined him more than a year. Toby Petersen, Loui Eriksson and Brenden Morrow also scored for the Stars. The Islanders' goals came from Josh Bailey, Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen. Hurricanes 2, Avalanche 1: In Raleigh, North Carolina, Ray Whitney scored both Carolina goals in a fight-strewn win over Colorado. Cam Ward made 29 saves, conceding with only 15 seconds left, beaten by Brandon Yip.
