Brandon Dubinsky had two goals and an assist Saturday to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Marian Gaborik added a goal and an assist and now has three points in two games since signing a free agent contract with the Rangers, who were lost to Pittsburgh in their season opener Friday.

Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots and was perfect over the final 54 minutes Thursday, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa. The Bruins won their fifth straight, reached 50 victories for the season and inched closer to clinching the No.

Rookie Ottawa goaltender Brian Elliott recorded his first NHL shutout Sunday, blocking 20 shots in a 3-0 Senators win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dany Heatley, Ryan Shannon and Jason Spezza scored for Ottawa, which has won six of eight games but trails Montreal by 10 points for the eighth and last

Dany Heatley capped a four-goal second period Saturday with his 34th goal of the season, helping the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 5-2. The Senators have won seven straight at home. The other second period goals were scored by Chris Neil, Filip Kuba and Mike Fisher.

Brendan Bell scored two of three Ottawa power-play goals Tuesday to key the Senators' 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and an assist, and Dany Heatley also scored for Ottawa, which has won six of its last seven games.