With 3-2 Win, Devils Gain on Senators

Maple Leafs manage OT defeat of Bruins, Lightning fizzles against Capitals

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 17, 2008 5:14 AM CST

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With 3-2 Win, Devils Gain on Senators — Toronto Maple Leafs' Darcy Tucker celebrates his third period goal against the Boston Bruins during NHL hockey action in Toronto, Saturday Feb. 16, 2008. Tucker also scored the game-winner in overtime for a 4-3 win. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (Associated Press)

New Jersey moved to the top of the Atlantic Division, and now threatens to soon assume the Eastern Conference crown, after holding on for a 3-2 victory over Ottawa. The suddenly struggling Senators now retain a slim two-point lead over the Devils and the Canadiens, the National Post reports. Elsewhere in the world of hockey:

Boston dropped its third of the last four games when it couldn't turn frequent shooting into enough scoring to stave off a 4-3 Toronto win in overtime.
"It's not over till it's over," said Tampa Bay's Dan Boyle, but the Lightning will have a tough playoff chase ahead of them after a 3-2 loss to Washington.

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