Islanders' Biron earns 200th win, blanks Sabres

Biron made 38 saves in his first victory with the Islanders since joining the club during the offseason.

Red Wings 3, Flames 1

At Calgary, Alberta, Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom scored 59 seconds apart in the second period, and Alberta native Chris Osgood made 20 saves to help Detroit get the win. Kirk Maltby added an empty-net goal for Detroit.

Coyotes 3, Ducks 2, SO

At Glendale, Arizona, Radim Vrbata scored in the shootout to give the Coyotes the victory.

Flyers 6, Hurricanes 1

At Philadelphia, Braydon Coburn scored twice to help Philadelphia snap a two-game losing streak and send Carolina to its eighth straight loss.

Wild 2, Penguins 1

At Pittsburgh, Niklas Backstrom made 34 saves as Minnesota won on the road for the first time this season.

Kyle Brodziak and Eric Belanger scored in the first period for the Wild, who avoided being the first NHL team in 17 years to start 0-9 on the road. Including Minnesota's victory over the New York Rangers on Friday, the Wild won consecutive games for the first time this season.

Bruins 2, Oilers 0

At Boston, rookie Tuukka Rask turned aside 19 shots for his second shutout in eight NHL starts, and Vladimir Sobotka and Blake Wheeler set each other up for goals to lead Boston over Edmonton.

Thrashers 3, Senators 1

At Ottawa, Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves, and Rich Peverley had a goal and assist for Atlanta, which broke a four-game losing streak by beating Ottawa.

Devils 2, Lightning 1, SO

At Tampa, Florida, David Clarkson scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round of the tiebreaker and New Jersey extended its road winning streak to seven games.

The run at the start of the season equals the second longest in NHL history, matching Toronto (1940-41), Philadelphia (1985-86) and Detroit (2005-06). Buffalo holds the league record of 10 in a row, set at the beginning of the 2006-07 season.

Panthers 4, Blues 0

At St. Louis, Tomas Vokoun stopped all 34 shots for his 32nd NHL shutout and Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist as Florida beat St. Louis.

Cory Stillman, Stephen Weiss and Dennis Seidenberg also scored for the Panthers, who won Friday night in a shootout at Dallas. The back-to-back wins matched Florida's win total for the month before Friday.

Predators 4, Stars 2

At Nashville, Tennessee, Patric Hornqvist and Kevin Klein scored goals 1:43 apart midway through the third period to lead Nashville over Dallas.

Dallas took a 2-1 lead at 2:15 of the second on a goal by Brian Sutherby, but Nashville tied it early in the third on Steve Sullivan's first goal since the season opener in Dallas.

Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 4, SO

At Montreal, Mike Cammalleri and Scott Gomez scored in a shootout to lift Montreal over Toronto after squandering a two-goal lead in the third period.

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