Price makes 38 saves for Montreal

Canadiens 4, Devils 0: Carey Price made 38 saves for his second shutout, and Bryan Smolinski and Saku Koivu scored first-period goals as host Montreal beat New Jersey to move ahead of the Devils into first place in the Eastern Conference.

Avalanche 5, Thrashers 2: Andrew Brunette scored 2 goals, and Joe Sakic and rookie David Jones each had a goal and 2 assists as visiting Colorado moved into a tie for first place in the Northwest Division .

Lightning 8, Islanders 4: Vincent Lecavalier scored 3 goals and Michel Ouellet added 2, leading host Tampa Bay past New York. Lightning coach John Tortorella moved past Bob Johnson to become the winningest American-born NHL coach with 235 victories.

Senators 4, Bruins 1: Dany Heatley scored 3 goals and set up another for host Ottawa in a win over Boston. After scoring just 3 goals in 13 games, Heatley has 4 goals in his past two contests, both wins for the Senators.

Maple Leafs 4, Flyers 3, (OT): Pavel Kubina scored 4:04 into overtime to complete host Toronto's comeback from a 3-goal deficit against Philadelphia. Mats Sundin, Kubina and Jeremy Williams scored third-period goals for the Maple Leafs.