Devils hit milestone with comeback

The New Jersey Devils came from 2-0 down to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 and move clear in first in the Eastern Conference.

The victory, which came with goals from Colin White, Jamie Langenbrunner, Zach Parise, Matt Halischuk and Cory Murphy, was the Devils' 1,000th since they moved to New Jersey in 1982.

Henrik Zetterberg scored a hat-trick and added two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-4.

Zetterberg, who had a career-high five points, kept coming up with an answer to the Ducks in a wild third period that featured eight goals.

The Ducks three times came from behind to tie the game before Zetterberg finally put them away.

Bill Guerin scored with 0.4 seconds left to force overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins finished the job with a 6-5 overtime win over the Boston Bruins.

The Penguins were lifted by the return of Evgeni Malkin as they snapped a four-game losing streak.

Henrik Sedin's first career hat-trick helped the Vancouver Canucks rout the Colorado Avalanche.

The Canucks have struggled to score in recent games but let out their frustration on the Avalanche with Steve Bernier grabbing two goals.

Rookie PA Parenteau, playing in only his eighth NHL game, got the decisive goal in the seventh round of the shootout as the New York Rangers clinched a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Jarome Iginla scored twice and Miikka Kiprusoff came up with 38 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2.

The Philadelphia Flyers saw their five-game winning streak come to an end as they went down 3-2 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Tyler Ennis got his first NHL goal for Buffalo in the win.

Nathan Horton's goal in the fourth round of the shootout eventually settled a topsy-turvy game in favour of the Florida Panthers as they beat the New York Islanders 5-4.

Both teams had wasted two-goal cushions before Horton's wrist-shot ended it.

Dany Heatley and Jed Ortmeyer got goals within 16 seconds of each other in the second period as the San Jose Sharks beat the St Louis Blues 3-1.

Steve Sullivan got both goals for the Nashville Predators in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Anze Kopitar got the only goal of the shootout as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1.

David Schlemko's first career NHL goal helped the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars.