ANAHEIM, California — Pittsburgh won 3-2 at Anaheim after a shootout in Friday's clash of the NHL's two divisional leaders, with Evgeni Malkin scoring the Penguins' tying goal during a power play in the third period and Brandon Sutter netting the winner in a six-round shootout. The victory moved Pittsburgh three points ahead of Boston in the fight for top spot in the Eastern Conference, while Anaheim's point eked out its lead in the West to three points over St. Louis. Behind those leaders, the fight over playoff spots in the East intensified, with Detroit crushing New Jersey and the New York Rangers beating Carolina. Anaheim's Corey Perry twice put the Ducks ahead but Pittsburgh responded both times, with defenseman Deryk Engelland scoring a tying goal in the first period before Malkin's late equalizer. Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf assisted on both Perry's goals, but missed a chance to extend the shootout with a shot over the net — making him 0 for 6 this season in tiebreakers. Rangers 4, Hurricanes 2: Center Derek Stepan scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 2:46 remaining as the New York Rangers rallied for a win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes appeared in good shape with a 2-1 lead after center Jeff Skinner scored on a penalty shot with 7:53 to play, before New York scored three times in the last seven minutes. Red Wings 7, Devils 4: Right winger Johan Franzen had two goals and two assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a win over the New Jersey Devils. The Red Wings led 5-3 after a wild second period in which seven goals were scored. New Jersey goalie Cory Schneider stopped 25 shots but also allowed seven goals for the first time in his career. Panthers 2, Sabres 0: Goalie Roberto Luongo, playing his first game with Florida since 2006, led the Panthers to a home victory over the Buffalo Sabres. The Panthers also got power-play goals from center Jesse Winchester and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov in a battle of the two bottom teams in the Eastern Conference. Luongo was traded to the Panthers this week from the Vancouver Canucks. Flames 4, Islanders 3: The Calgary Flames came from behind to beat the New York Islanders, who frittered away a two-goal lead, for the second successive night. Right winger Joe Colborne scored twice for Calgary in the third period, the first two-goal effort of his NHL career. — Agencies
