NHL roundup: Crosby scores 3, leads Penguins to 10th victory

Published: Thursday, Oct. 29 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had his third career hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins became the first NHL team to reach 10 victories this season, snapping the Montreal Canadiens' four-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory Wednesday night.

ISLANDERS 3, RANGERS 1: At Uniondale, N.Y., Islanders captain Doug Weight, in his first game back following a bout with swine flu, earned an assist on Kyle Okposo's tiebreaking, power-play goal late in the second period.

BLUES 5, HURRICANES 2: At Raleigh, N.C., David Perron had two goals, Yan Stastnyand Jay McClement scored 16 seconds apart.

SABRES 4, DEVILS 1: At Newark, N.J., Ryan Miller made 31 saves to help Buffalo improve to 4-0 on the road.

COYOTES 4, BLUE JACKETS 1: At Columbus, Ohio, Martin Hanzal, Zbynek Michalek and Robert Lang scored power-play goals.

SENATORS 4, PANTHERS 3: At Sunrise, Fla., Nick Foligno and Jarkko Ruutu scored in a 38-second span late in the second period for Ottawa.

PREDATORS 4, WILD 3: At St. Paul, Minn., Jerred Smithson scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period to give Nashville its second regulation victory of the season.

STARS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3, OT: At Dallas, James Neal scored for Dallas with 2:03 left in overtime, beating Toronto rookie Jonas Gustavsson off a rebound.

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