Devils cool down streaking Ducks

NEWARK, N.J. -- Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored shootout goals and the New Jersey Devils beat the red-hot Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night.

Martin Brodeur made 36 saves and preserved the shootout win with a pad save on Ryan Getzlaf as the Devils won for the seventh time in nine games and handed the Ducks only their seventh loss (14-3-4) since the start of the year.

Getzlaf appeared to score in overtime, but the goal was waved off after a review showed he kicked the puck into the net.

Adam Henrique and Alexei Ponikarovsky scored in regulation for the Devils, 10-3 in shootouts.

Red Wings 2, Predators 1: Pavel Datsyuk scored with five seconds left to give Detroit its 22nd consecutive home victory.

Two nights after breaking the NHL single-season record for consecutive home victories, the Red Wings tied Boston's multiple-season mark. The Bruins closed the 1929-30 season with 20 victories at home and won their first two the next season.

Detroit can break the record Sunday against San Jose.

Capitals 2, Panthers 1: Alexander Semin scored the tiebreaking goal and Tomas Vokoun made 22 saves against his former team as the visiting Capitals beat Florida.

Alex Ovechkin also scored as the Capitals moved two points behind the first-place Panthers in the Southeast Division.

Tomas Fleischmann scored for Florida and Jose Theodore stopped 39 shots.

Canadiens 4, Sabres 3: Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais scored shootout goals and Carey Price stopped both attempts he faced in Montreal's victory over host Buffalo.

Chris Campoli, Scott Gomez and Tomas Kaberle scored in regulation to help the Canadiens win their third straight road game and improve to 5-1-1 in their past seven overall. Montreal (24-25-10) also jumped out of a logjam of three teams with 56 points and alone into 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Notes:

Crosby skates with team: Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby skated with his teammates for the first time in more than two months on Friday but remains bothered by concussion-like symptoms.

Montreal adds another Geoffrion: The Montreal Canadiens will have a "Geoffrion" in their lineup again.

Blake Geoffrion, the grandson of Canadiens legend Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, is on his way to Montreal from Nashville along with a second-round draft pick for defenseman Hal Gill and a conditional fifth-round pick.