Martin Biron earned his 200th NHL win and 26th career shutout, and Jeff Tambellini scored three goals for his first career hat trick as the Islanders routed the Sabres 5-0 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to three games, according to an Associated Press report.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice to add to his NHL-leading total, Varlamov turned away 38 shots and the first-place Capitals survived a wild finish for their sixth straight win, 4-3 over the Thrashers on Thursday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Alexander Semin returned from a two-game absence with a tiebreaking goal and two assists, Jose Theodore stopped Darroll Powe?s penalty shot later in the third period, and the Capitals came back to beat the Flyers 4-2 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory, as reported by the Associated Press.

Niklas Hagman scored three of Toronto?s five power-play goals, and the Maple Leafs finally earned their first win of the season, 6-3 over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night, as reported by the Associated Press. Tomas Kaberle scored a career-high five points and Lee Stempniak added a career-best four as the Maple Leafs finally slowed the worst start in the Original Six franchise?s history.

Nicklas Bergfors, Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each had goal and an assist and the Devils snapped the Penguins? winning streak at seven with a 4-1 win Saturday night, according to an Associated Press report. Mark Fraser added his first career goal, and Martin Brodeur made 32 saves for the Devils.

Sidney Crosby had a power-play goal and a short-handed score in the third period, and had the only goal in a shootout to help the Penguins win their seventh straight game, 3-2 over the Panthers on Friday night, as reported by the Associated Press. ?We struggled in the first half, but we were able to rebound,? said Crosby, who has 407 career points. ?We stuck with things, and that shows a lot.?

Adrian Aucoin scored at 1:57 of overtime to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Devin Setoguchi scored two of San Jose?s six consecutive goals and the Sharks took advantage of New York backup goalie Steve Valiquette in a 7-3 comeback victory Monday night that snapped the Rangers? seven-game winning streak, according to an Associated Press report.

The Rangers won their seventh straight game on Saturday night with a 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs. Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist in the win. The Maple Leafs and the Islanders are the only NHL teams that haven't won a game this season.

Nicklas Lidstrom reached a mileston, and helped the Red Wings get back to .500 on Thursday night. Lidstrom became the first European defenseman and eighth overall to reach 1,000 points, assisting on two goals in Detroit?s 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings, according to an Associated Press report.