Devils down Islanders 2-1
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The Associated Press - Published: November 7, 2009
NEWARK, N.J. — Yann Danis made 23 saves and stopped four in-close attempts in the third period against his former Islanders teammates, helping the New Jersey Devils beat New York 2-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.
Brian Rolston scored the winner on a power play and defenseman Cory Murphy added his first goal as a Devil. New Jersey has won 10 of its last 12 games.
Frans Nielsen scored for New York, and Martin Biron made 29 saves.
Capitals 4, Panthers 1
SUNRISE, Fla. — Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and Washington — playing without injured star Alex Ovechkin for the second straight game — beat Florida to end a three-game losing streak.
Brendan Morrison scored twice and Tyler Sloan added a goal for the Capitals (9-3-4).
Nathan Horton scored for Florida.
Flyers 5, Sabres 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Daniel Carcillo scored twice and Ray Emery made 28 saves to lead Philadelphia Flyers to its fifth straight victory over Buffalo.
Chris Pronger had a goal and assist, and James van Riemsdyk and Darroll Powe also scored. The Flyers (8-4-1) have won three straight by a combined score of 17-5.
Derek Roy had a power-play goal and assist, rookie Tyler Myers also scored with the man advantage for Buffalo, and Ryan Miller made 32 saves. The Sabres (9-3-1) have lost two of their last three after an 8-1-1 start.
Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 2
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left, and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves in Toronto's second win in 14 games this season.
John Mitchell and Nikolai Kulemin also scored for Toronto. The Maple Leafs (2-7-5) have earned points in their last six games.
Brandon Sutter and Sergei Samsonov scored for Carolina. Last in the NHL at 2-10-3, the Hurricanes are winless in their last 11 games.
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