BUFFALO, N.Y. — Steve Ott had a goal and an assist, and the Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 Friday night in coach Ted Nolan's first game in 16 years behind the Buffalo bench. Marcus Foligno scored the go-ahead goal, and Christian Ehrhoff sealed it with an empty-netter in the final minute. The Sabres (5-15-1) won their second consecutive game for the first time since closing last season with two victories. They also won their second straight at home after opening the season 0-8-1 in Buffalo. The win came two days after Sabres owner Terry Pegula fired coach Ron Rolston and general manager Darcy Regier. Capitals 4, Red Wings 3, SO: Nicklas Backstrom scored the only goal of the shootout, and Washington rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Detroit. Brooks Laich, and Alex Ovechkin added goals, and Michale Latta scored his first in the NHL for Washington. Braden Holtby made 30 saves. Johan Franzen had two goals and an assist, and Danny DeKeyser had a goal and an assist for Detroit, which lost its seventh straight at home and its 11th consecutive overtime decision there. Kings 2, Devils 0: Dwight King and Anze Kopitar scored third-period goals, and Ben Scrivens made 26 saves to lift Los Angeles over New Jersey. It was the Kings' first visit to New Jersey since they beat the Devils in the 2012 Stanley Cup finals. Penguins 4, Predators 1: James Neal and Brandon Sutter each had a goal and an assist, and Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Nashville. Playing in his fourth game of the season, Neal — a former 40-goal scorer — netted his first of the season late in the first period to give the Penguins a lead they didn't relinquish against the road-weary Predators. Senators 4, Bruins 2: Jason Spezza, Jared Cowen and Bobby Ryan scored third-period goals, and Ottawa earned a comeback victory against Boston. The Senators ended the Bruins' 11-game winning streak in Ottawa. Chris Neil also scored for the Senators (8-7-4). Loui Eriksson and Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins (12-6-1). Tuukka Rask made 27 saves. Wild 3, Panthers 2: Charlie Coyle put Minnesota ahead with 8:22 remaining after Florida scored twice in the third period to tie it, and the Wild hung on to beat the Panthers for their sixth win in seven games. Josh Harding stopped 22 shots to improve to 9-0 at home. Tim Thomas made 17 saves for the Panthers. The Wild improved to 9-1-2 at home this season for 20 points, the most by any NHL team. At 12-4-4, they set a franchise record for most points (28) through 20 games. Hurricanes 3, Ducks 2, SO: Chris Terry scored the winner in the shootout to lift Carolina over Anaheim. Other results: Canadiens 3, Blue Jackets 2, SO; Jets 3, Flyers 2, SO; Sharks 3, Oilers 1. — Agencies
