WASHINGTON: Matt Bradley had a goal and an assist as the Washington Capitals held off a Buffalo comeback and beat the Sabres 4-2 in the NHL Wednesday. It was Bradley's first multiple-point game of the season. Nicklas Backstrom and David Steckel also scored as the Capitals took a 3-0 lead early in the second period. Washington, which has a league-high 29 points, is 10-1-0 at home. Derek Roy and Jordan Leopold scored less than a minute apart in the second period for Buffalo. Washington's Alexander Semin had an empty-net goal in the final seconds and an assist to extend his point-scoring streak to nine games, the longest by a Capital this season. Red Wings 7, Blues 3: In Detroit, Dan Cleary's second goal of the game broke a third-period tie and began a four-goal rally to lift Detroit over St. Louis. Cleary also stretched his goal streak to six games, Drew Miller and Justin Abdelkader each had a goal and an assist. Penguins 3, Canucks 1: In Pittsburgh, the hosts beat Vancouver in regulation for the first time in 10 years. Blue Jackets 5, Kings 3: In Los Angeles, the hosts perfect run of home wins to start the season was ended at eight by Columbus. Bruins 3, Rangers 2: In New York, Tim Thomas made 15 of his 34 saves in the third period, turning away three shots when Boston was down two men, helping the Bruins beat New York. Wild 2, Ducks 1, OT: In St. Paul, Minnesota, Antti Miettinen scored at 3:36 of overtime to lift Minnesota over Anaheim. Avalanche 4, Sharks 3, OT: In Denver, Kevin Porter scored on a breakaway with 2:53 remaining in overtime as Colorado fought back to beat San Jose. Hurricanes 7, Senators 1: In Raleigh, North Carolina, Eric Staal had three goals, including the 200th of his career, and two assists as Carolina routed Ottawa. Coyotes 3, Flames 1: In Calgary, Phoenix won its fourth straight game, overcoming Calgary. Panthers 2, Thrashers 1: In Atlanta, Stephen Weiss and Radek Dvorak scored second-period goals as Florida beat Atlanta. Blackhawks 5, Oilers 0: In Edmonton, a Jonathan Toews' hat trick helped Chicago trounce Edmonton. Lightning 4, Islanders 2: In Uniondale, New York, Tampa Bay sent New York spiralling to its 11the straight loss, spoiling the debut of new coach Jack Capuano.
