- Devils 2, Sabres 1 (SO): Aggressive play cost the Devils the win in regulation, but Martin Brodeur, Brian Gionta and Patrik Elias too center stage in the shootout to allow the Devils to continue their home dominance. They have picked up 21 of 22 points at their new Prudential Center in the last 11 games. Things didn't look so rosy when Jason Pominville tied the game with 1:47 to go, but the Devils bounced back. They held out during Buffalo's dominance of the extra session to make use of Brodeur in the shootout.
- Lightning 5, Rangers 3: Spotting the Lightning a three-goal lead didn't seem to be a good move. After Jaromir Jagr opened the scoring, Tampa Bay struck for four straight, and the Rangers couldn't recover.
- Canucks 3, Islanders 2 (SO): The Islanders can't be happy they traveled all the way to the Pacific Northwest only to see that second point disappear after a goal between the legs of Rick DiPietro. But he can't be blamed for this loss. His 43 saves were the only reason the Islanders made it to the extra session and the shootout.
- Bobcats 115, Nets 99: Nothing makes a five-game winning streak go up in smoke faster than a dreadful effort against the lowly Bobcats. Well, maybe a loss against the Knicks would be worse. The only good thing that happened to the Nets was Jason Kidd's third consecutive triple-double. Everything else was atrocious. They allowed the Bobcats to shoot 59 percent from the floor. In a quick turnaround, Seattle visits the Izod Center on Wednesday.
- Knicks 105, Bulls 100: Searching for a team with almost as much chaos as the Knicks. Check out the Second City. Eddy Curry had 29 points, and Jamal Crawford poured in 24 in the rare win.
Photograph of the Sabres' Patrick Kaleta falling on top of the Devils' Vitaly Vishnevski and Martin Brodeur by Bill Kostroun/AP
