Pens Double Caps – NHL News And Notes For February 4th

UNDATED (AP) — Chris Kunitz's hat trick helped propel the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 road win over the Washington Capitals 6-3. Sidney Crosby contributed three assists as the Atlantic Division leaders notch their third straight victory. Tomas Vokun stopped 21 shots to earn a win against his old club. Washington falls to 2-6-1 under first-year Caps coach Adam Oates.

Elsewhere on the ice

— David Desharnais (day-hahr-NAY') and Erik Cole scored first-period goals and the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators. The win completed a sweep of weekend matinees at home after a 6-1 win Saturday over the Buffalo Sabres. The Canadiens have won five straight at home after dropping their home opener to Toronto on Jan. 19.

— Defenseman Brian Campbell scored on the power play with 10:33 remaining to cap Florida's three-goal rally and the Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3. Peter Mueller, George Parros and Shawn Matthias also scored for the Panthers, who won their first road game of the season and snapped a seven-game road winless drought.

— Johan Hedberg made 22 saves for his 22nd career shutout and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 3-0. Steve Bernier scored for New Jersey in the third period and David Clarkson added an empty-netter to help the Devils snap a four-game winless streak.