Ilva Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored shootout goals and the Devils beat the red-hot Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, at Prudential Center Friday. Martin Brodeur made 36 saves and preserved the shootout win with a pad save on Ryan Getzlaf. The Devils won for the seventh time in nine games and handed the Ducks only their seventh loss (14-3-4) since the start of the year. Red Wings 2, Predators 1: Pavel Datsyuk scored with five seconds left to help Detroit top Nashville for its 22nd consecutive home victory. Two nights after breaking the NHL single-season record for consecutive home wins, the league-leading Red Wings tied Boston's multiple-season mark. The Bruins closed the 1929-30 season with 20 victories at home and won their first two the next season. Datsyuk beat Pekka Rinne with a high wrist shot from the slot after making a move to elude defenseman Ryan Suter. It was Datsyuk's 16th goal. Datsyuk also had an assist on Johan Franzen's goal. Capitals 2, Panthers 1: Alexander Semin scored the tie-breaking goal and Tomas Vokoun made 22 saves against his former team as Washington beat host Florida. Alex Ovechkin also scored as the Capitals moved 2 points behind the first-place Panthers in the Southeast Division. Tomas Fleischmann scored for Florida and Jose Theodore stopped 39 shots. Jets 4, Bruins 2: Bryan Little scored twice in the third to help lift host Winnipeg. Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists, and Alexander Burmostrov also scored for the Jets. Jordan Caron and David Krejci scored for Boston. Hurricanes 3, Sharks 2: Jussi Jokinen scored on a deflection with 8:05 left to lift host Carolina past San Jose. Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk scored 3:03 apart in the first period for the Hurricanes, who let a two-goal lead slip away before regrouping to beat the Sharks, the Pacific Division leaders. Candiens 4, Sabres 3: Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais scored shootout goals, and Carey Price stopped both attempts he faced in visiting Montreal's victory. Chris Campoli, Scott Gomez and Tomas Kaberle scored in regulation to help the Canadiens win their third straight road game. Avalanche 3, Oilers 1: Gabriel Landeskog and Mark Olver each had a goal and an assist, and Ryan O'Reilly added three assists to lift visiting Colorado.
