German Titov scored Pittsburgh's first short-handed goal thisseason and the Penguins beat the visiting Boston Bruins 4-2 Tuesdaynight for their third straight victory under new coach Herb Brooks.
The Penguins were six games under .500 before Brooks replacedKevin Constantine on Thursday but have cut the margin in half.
The Penguins again played the up-tempo, crisscrossing Europeanstyle that Brooks prefers but limited Boston's scoring chances asJean-Sebastien Aubin played his fourth consecutive strong game bymaking 24 saves.
Aubin allowed six goals while going 3-1 during Tom Barrasso's four-game suspension for slashing Toronto's Yanic Perreault.
Oilers 4, Islanders 2: Bill Guerin had a goal and an assist forvisiting Edmonton to help Tommy Salo earn his first win against hisformer team. Salo, in his first start against the Islanders sincebeing traded last season, made 24 saves.
Flames 1, Blues 1: Fred Brathwaite made 49 saves for Calgary asthe Flames tied host St. Louis. Brathwaite had a shutout until thefinal minute, when Chris Pronger rushed the net and batted home arebound with 38.1 seconds remaining to forge the tie.
Predators 4, Lightning 4: Steve Guolla scored with just more thansix minutes left in the third period to complete a four-goal comebackas host Tampa Bay tied Nashville.
Sabres 3, Flyers 1: Host Buffalo took advantage of the absence ofPhiladelphia center Eric Lindros (left hand) and goaltender JohnVanbiesbrouck, who was given a rest.
Devils 7, Kings 1: Claude Lemieux and Patrik Elias scored in a 48-second span early in the first period as host New Jersey matched itsseason high for goals.
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