Derek Roy scored 44 seconds into overtime as the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League on Thursday. Drew Stafford, Adam Mair and Thomas Vanek scored for Buffalo, which boasts the best NHL record in the early stages of the new season. The Sabres' only loss came in a shootout at Atlanta. Benoit Pouliot, Stephane Veilleux and Brent Burns scored for Minnesota. With the Sabres trailing 3-1, Mair and Vanek scored 46 seconds apart late in regulation time to force overtime. Penguins 4, Hurricanes 1: In Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby and Ruslan Fedotenko scored 32 seconds apart as Pittsburgh scored four times in the third period to sink Carolina and notch a third straight win. The Penguins overcame Carolina rookie Brandon Sutter's first NHL goal. Sutter put Carolina up 1-0 in the first - a lead that held up for nearly 2-1/2 periods. After Crosby and Fedotenko put the home team in front, Maxime Talbot scored Pittsburgh's third goal in four minutes to make it 3-1. Evgeni Malkin scored into an empty net during the final minute. Avalanche 4, Oilers 1: In Denver, Colorado recorded its fourth straight win by downing Edmonton. Ian Laperriere scored his first goal of the season and Peter Budaj stopped 25 shots for the Avalanche. Joe Sakic, Paul Stastny and Cody McLeod added goals for Colorado, the highest-scoring team in the new season. Shawn Horcoff scored the Oilers' lone goal, his third of the season. The Oilers have struggled in successive losses after a four-game winning streak. Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 2: In Boston, visiting Toronto snapped a five-game losing streak with victory over Boston. Anton Stralman scored with 9:14 left to break a third-period tie, and Vesa Toskala stopped 26 shots for the Maple Leafs. Mike Van Ryn and Nik Antropov also scored for Toronto, which had lost twice in regulation and three times in shootouts since opening the season with a victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champions Detroit. Patrice Bergeron scored his first goal in over a year after missing all but 10 games last season due to a severe concussion and broken nose. Blake Wheeler scored 31 seconds later to give Boston a 2-0 lead late in the first period, but the Maple Leafs came back with four straight goals. Flames 5, Predators 3: In Nashville, Tennesee, Jarome Iginla scored three goals, and Dion Phaneuf set up two others as Calgary beat Nashville. Other results: Coyotes 2, Capitals 1; Stars 5, Islanders 3.
