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WASHINGTON – Zach Parise scored the lone shootout goal and Martin Brodeur made three saves in the tiebreaker, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby posted his 100th career NHL goal and his 200th assist in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

DETROIT – Marian Hossa’s first goal with the Detroit Red Wings, scored 23 seconds into overtime, gave the defending Stanley Cup champions a 5-4 comeback win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies recorded their first win of the 2008-09 season Saturday night, 4-1 over the visiting Hartford Wolf Pack.Kris Newbury scored his first two goals of the season and added an assist.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves in the Florida Panthers’ 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.Nick Boynton and Cory Stillman scored for the Panthers, who won all four meetings between the teams last season.

CAPTION 1MONTREAL – Alex Tanguay scored twice and Saku Koivu had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 in a rough NHL matchup Saturday night at the Bell Centre.

OTTAWA – Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist Saturday night as the Boston Bruins went into Ottawa and handed the Senators a 4-2 loss at Scotiabank Place.

VANCOUVER – A day after being put on waivers by the Canucks, centre Kyle Wellwood was re-assigned Saturday to Vancouver’s AHL affiliate, the Manitoba MooseThe 26-year-old Windsor, Ont.

DALLAS – Milan Hejduk scored two goals and the Colorado Avalanche held on for a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday.Darcy Tucker, John-Michael Liles and Tyler Arnason also scored for the Avalanche (2-3-0) in their first road win of the season.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers have changed the start time for their Oct. 25 game against New Jersey to 4 p.m. to avoid a conflict with Game 3 of the World Series.

OTTAWA – Steve Yzerman was handed the reins for the 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team Saturday and a strong management staff will help in the quest for gold in Vancouver.

MONTREAL – Christopher Higgins and Francis Bouillon will have to wait another game before getting back into the Montreal Canadiens lineup.Coach Guy Carbonneau said the two injured players have not been cleared by the team doctor and will not play Saturday night against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.

LOS ANGELES – Perfect penalty killing and strong third periods have given the Los Angeles Kings consecutive victories after an 0-2 start.Michal Handzus scored 56 seconds after the opening faceoff and again at 3:21 of overtime, leading the Kings to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 38 saves for his 30th career shutout and the Anaheim Ducks’ first victory of the season, a 4-0 decision over the previously unbeaten San Jose Sharks on Friday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Phoenix LW Daniel Carcillo for two games as a result of an altercation during an Oct.

CALGARY – A lethal Edmonton Oilers power play made the Calgary Flames pay dearly Friday night for its undisciplined play.Erik Cole, Lubomir Visnovsky, and Robert Nilsson scored consecutive second period power-play goals as Edmonton remained perfect in three games this season with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

HAMILTON – Marc Denis made 27 saves as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the Hartford Wolf Pack 2-0 Friday night in AHL action.Ben Maxwell scored an even-strength goal in the first period for Hamilton (3-0-0), and Yanick Lehoux added a power-play marker in the third.

VANCOUVER – Kyle Wellwood is back on waivers.The Vancouver Canucks placed the 26-year-old centre on waivers Friday, a sports news station reported.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Thomas Vanek scored his NHL-leading sixth goal and added two assists, and Ales Kotalik scored twice in the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

NEW YORK – Steve Valiquette outduelled Toronto’s Vesa Toskala in a goalie showdown, and Fredrik Sjostrom scored the deciding goal in a shootout to lift the New York Rangers to a 1-0 victory over the Maple Leafs on Friday night.