| Capitals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NEWARK, N.J. — The Capitals were busy at the trading deadline this week and, for one game, everything worked out great.
Cristobal Huet stopped 18 shots in his first start and fellow newcomer Sergei Fedorov made a sensational no-look pass to help break a scoreless tie in a 4-0 victory over the Devils on Friday night.
"These guys were just as advertised," Washington coach Bruce Boudreau said.
First Period—None. Penalties—Washington bench, served by Ovechkin (too many men), 4:04; Fedorov, Was (roughing), 15:32.
Second Period—1, Washington, Green 17 (Semin, Fedorov), 11:27 (pp). Penalties—Greene, NJ (tripping), 10:36; Steckel, Was (delay of game), 12:08.
Third Period—2, Washington, Kozlov 13 (Ovechkin, Backstrom), :43. 3, Washington, Semin 20 (Poti, Backstrom), 8:59 (pp). 4, Washington, Brashear 4 (Bradley, Poti), 17:05. Penalties—Elias, NJ, double minor (high-sticking), 5:47. Shots on Goal—Washington 4-12-13—29. New Jersey 6-10-2—18. Power-play opportunities—Washington 2 of 3; New Jersey 0 of 3. Goalies—Washington, Huet 22-12-6 (18 shots-18 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 35-20-5 (29-25). A—16,580 (17,625). T—2:12. Referees—Don Van Massenhoven, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen—Derek Amell, Pierre Champoux.
| Canadiens | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sabres | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tomas Plekanec had three power-play goals for his first hat trick.
First Period—1, Montreal, Plekanec 22 (Kovalev, Hamrlik), 1:24 (pp). 2, Montreal, Streit 11 (Grabovski, Ryder), 10:15. Penalties—Kotalik, Buf (tripping), :20; Lapierre, Mon (interference), 11:57.
Second Period—3, Buffalo, Vanek 27 (Pominville, Roy), 3:56 (pp). 4, Montreal, Plekanec 23 (Kovalev, Streit), 5:34 (pp). 5, Montreal, Plekanec 24 (Streit, Kovalev), 16:50 (pp). Penalties—Koivu, Mon (tripping), 3:48; Gaustad, Buf (boarding), 4:28; Plekanec, Mon (interference), 9:40; Grabovski, Mon (hooking), 13:44; Latendresse, Mon, major (fighting), 16:21; Pratt, Buf, major (fighting), 16:21; Mair, Buf (interference), 16:21.
Third Period—6, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 19 (Kovalev, Plekanec), 2:39. 7, Buffalo, Connolly 7 (Vanek, Roy), 11:03 (pp). 8, Montreal, S.Kostitsyn 8 (Grabovski), 17:32. Penalties—O'Byrne, Mon (interference), 4:38; Komisarek, Mon (interference), 10:21. Shots on Goal—Montreal 12-11-10—33. Buffalo 7-13-13—33. Power-play opportunities—Montreal 3 of 3; Buffalo 2 of 6. Goalies—Montreal, Price 14-9-3 (33 shots-31 saves). Buffalo, Miller 29-21-7 (33-27). A—18,690 (18,690). T—2:24. Referees—Kerry Fraser, Mick McGeough. Linesmen—Mark Pare, Tony Sericolo.
| Sharks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Wings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
DETROIT — Joe Pavelski scored on the first shot of the game for the Sharks.
First Period—1, San Jose, Pavelski 14 (Rissmiller), 1:40. Penalties—Cheechoo, SJ (holding), 7:57; Draper, Det (slashing), 15:35.
Second Period—2, San Jose, Setoguchi 10 (Marleau, Ehrhoff), :52. 3, Detroit, Zetterberg 36 (Kronwall, Datsyuk), 2:26 (pp). Penalties—Roenick, SJ (tripping), 1:58; Meech, Det (hooking), 17:01.
Third Period—4, San Jose, Setoguchi 11 (Rivet, Marleau), 9:17 (pp). 5, Detroit, Samuelsson 10 (Zetterberg, Kronwall), 12:53 (pp). Penalties—Ericsson, Det (hooking), 7:32; Nabokov, SJ, served by Setoguchi (slashing), 11:08; Ehrhoff, SJ (interference), 12:43. Shots on Goal—San Jose 6-10-6—22. Detroit 7-6-9—22. Power-play opportunities—San Jose 1 of 3; Detroit 2 of 4. Goalies—San Jose, Nabokov 35-20-7 (22 shots-20 saves). Detroit, Hasek 19-8-3 (22-19). A—20,066 (20,066). T—2:15. Referees—Paul Devorski, Tom Kowal. Linesmen—Lonnie Cameron, Darren Gibbs.
| Wild | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Panthers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
SUNRISE — The Wild beat the Panthers for the sixth straight time.
First Period—1, Minnesota, Koivu 9 (Gaborik, Demitra), 9:43. Penalties—Montador, Fla (cross-checking), 3:25; Johansson, Fla (holding), 15:42.
Second Period—2, Florida, Montador 7 (Campbell, Murphy), 5:34. 3, Minnesota, Veilleux 7 (Burns), 7:54. 4, Minnesota, Burns 11 (Rolston, Bouchard), 10:32 (pp). Penalty—Campbell, Fla (hooking), 9:22.
Third Period—5, Florida, Horton 21 (Booth, Murphy), 6:02 (pp). Penalties—Veilleux, Min (delay of game), :42; Fedoruk, Min (hooking), 4:11; Belanger, Min (holding), 11:10; Schultz, Min (roughing), 19:53; Horton, Fla, minor-misconduct (roughing), 19:53. Shots on Goal—Minnesota 10-9-6—25. Florida 10-8-16—34. Power-play opportunities—Minnesota 1 of 3; Florida 1 of 3. Goalies—Minnesota, Backstrom 25-12-4 (34 shots-32 saves). Florida, Vokoun 25-26-7 (25-22). A—16,927 (19,250). T—2:21. Referees—Dan O'Halloran, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen—Scott Driscoll, Jonny Murray.
PENGUINS: Marian Hossa (sprained knee) will miss about a week. The forward was hurt Thursday against Boston, 13 shifts into his debut after arriving from Atlanta in a trade.
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