RESULTS, SCHEDULE

at Pittsburgh 7, Buffalo 3: Ty Conklin beat the Sabres for the fourth time this season, and the Penguins withstood Sidney Crosby’s absence because of an ankle injury flareup.

at Washington 3, Calgary 2: Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 55th and 56th goals, including the tiebreaker with 1:54 left, and Olie Kolzig earned his 300th win.

at Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 2: Defenseman Karlis Skrastins broke a tie 8:22 into the third period to help the Panthers win their fifth in a row. New York has lost six of its last seven.

Carolina 3, at Chicago 0: Cam Ward made 25 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and Eric Staal had a goal and two assists in the Hurricanes’ fifth straight victory.

Toronto 3, at Philadelphia 2: Pavel Kubina scored his second straight winning goal in the third period to lift the Maple Leafs to their second win over the Flyers in two nights.

at Ducks 4, Vancouver 1: The Ducks broke a club record with their eighth straight home victory.