Toronto — Having reached the 50 goal plateau, Pavel Bure says it won't be a big deal if he scores 60. Bure recorded his league-leading 56th goal, and Kevyn Adams scored twice in Florida's 3-1 victory over Toronto.
Bure, who has 11 goals in his last six games, needs four over the last seven to record 60. No NHL player has recorded a 60-goal season in the last four years. Bure has two career 60-goal seasons, both with Vancouver (1992-93 and 1993-94.)
"There's not too many guys who have scored 50 in the last few years either, so 50 is a big mark, not 60," Bure said.
Bure assisted on Adams' second goal, giving Florida a 3-1 lead with 6:07 left in the third.
"Pavel is such a great player because he draws guys to him, and that opened me up, and he found me in the slot," Adams said.
Toronto didn't protect Adams in the 2000 expansion draft. Columbus selected him and traded him to Florida at last week's trading deadline.
"There's no hard feelings. I just go out and play my best," Adams said. "To get this win is huge. We hadn't won since I got here. We've been in a lot of games, and been real close so to get the win is great."
Gary Roberts scored a power-play goal for the Leafs, who have slipped to seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Leafs, who have lost two straight, were booed as the final buzzer sounded.
Senators 5, Coyotes 2
Phoenix Magnus Arvedson scored twice during a four-goal onslaught in the first period as Ottawa beat Phoenix. Ottawa stayed a point behind New Jersey in the race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Hurricanes 1, Sabres 0
Raleigh, N.C. David Tanabe scored late in the second period and Arturs Irbe stopped 26 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as Carolina beat Buffalo. Carolina snapped Buffalo's four-game winning streak and moved four points ahead of Boston for the eighth and final playoff position in the East.
Blue Jackets 1, Canucks 1
Columbus, Ohio Chris Nielsen, called up earlier in the day, scored the tying goal in the third period as Columbus tied Vancouver. Nielsen's backhand flip high over the glove of goalie Dan Cloutier with 10:29 remaining was his fourth of the season and third against Vancouver in as many games.
Stars 8, Mighty Ducks 0
Dallas Brett Hull scored four goals to move into seventh place on the NHL's career list as Dallas routed Anaheim. Hull, who 647 career goals, and Grant Marshall scored on the power play 2:15 apart in the second period. Hull added his second of the night later in the period.
Lightning 4, Thrashers 3
Atlanta Brad Richards scored with 6:15 remaining to lift Tampa Bay over Atlanta. The Lightning continued their late-season surge with their sixth win in seven games. Richards' goal was set up when Martin St. Louis won a battle for the puck behind the Atlanta net. St. Louis passed in front to Richards, whose quick wrister easily beat goalie Norm Maracle. It was Richards' 20th goal of the season.
Predators 0, Wild 0
St. Paul, Minn. Goalies Mike Dunham and Jamie McLennan both had perfect nights as Nashville and Minnesota skated to a tie. It was the second time this season the expansion Wild played a scoreless game and the first in franchise history for Nashville. McLennan had 27 saves for Minnesota, while Dunham had 23 for the Predators.
Devils 4, Rangers 0
East Rutherford, N.J. Alexander Mogilny and Jason Arnott scored second-period goals 92 seconds apart as New Jersey extended its franchise-record winning streak to 12 games and its unbeaten streak against New York to 23.
Oilers 7, Kings 0
Los Angeles Tommy Salo made 28 saves and Mike Comrie scored twice as Edmonton blanked Los Angeles.
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