Andreychuk Reaches 600-Goal Milestone

Dave Andreychuk became the 14th member of the NHL’s 600-goal club by scoring two third-period goals to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning over the New Jersey Devils, 3-1, Saturday night at East Rutherford, N.J.

“It kind of blows me away, some of the names that are there,” Andreychuk said. “Someday I’ll be sitting on a boat somewhere and I’ll think about it. Right now, it’s hard to fathom.”

Andreychuk got the 600th goal of his career and ended a 1-1 tie on a power play at 33 seconds of the final period. Like many of his goals, it wasn’t pretty. It was a bad-angle shot that beat Corey Schwab.

“I kind of ran out of options, Scotty [Stevens] made a good play,” said Andreychuk, who also scored his 500th goal at East Rutherford against Washington on March 15, 1997, playing for the Devils. “He didn’t come to me. I’m looking to pass it to the middle. I just had to throw it on goal as a last resort.”

Andreychuk tied Jari Kurri for 13th place among career goal scorers when he got No. 601 on a deflection at 2:53.

New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 1 -- Brad Isbister scored twice and rookie Mattias Weinhandl had three assists in the third period to rally the Islanders at Madison Square Garden.

Minnesota 4, Nashville 2 -- Marian Gaborik scored three goals at St. Paul, Minn.

Gaborik’s second hat trick this season and fourth of his career moved him into the league lead with 15 goals.

Ottawa 5, Columbus 2 -- Marian Hossa scored three goals, including the game-winner, at Ottawa and the Senators extended their unbeaten streak to six games.

Washington 6, Atlanta 3 -- The Capitals scored three goals in an 88-second span of the second period at Washington and ended a five-game winless streak.

Boston 4, Buffalo 1 -- Steve Shields made 22 saves and the Bruins scored three power-play goals to win their sixth consecutive home game.

Carolina 7, Montreal 3 -- Erik Cole had the second hat trick of his career and Carolina tied a franchise road record by scoring five times in the second period.

Toronto 6, Philadelphia 0 -- Ed Belfour made 25 saves at Toronto for his second consecutive shutout and the 61st of his career, tying him with Colorado’s Patrick Roy for the most among active goaltenders.

Pittsburgh 4, San Jose 1 -- Martin Straka scored twice during a four-goal second period at Pittsburgh, and the Penguins ended a seven-game winless streak against the Sharks.

Colorado 3, St. Louis 1 -- Eric Messier, Joe Sakic and Milan Hejduk scored, and Patrick Roy made 19 saves at St. Louis to end a three-game winless streak.

Calgary 3, Chicago 1 -- Roman Turek made 32 saves and Denis Gauthier scored the tiebreaking goal at Calgary, Canada, and the Flames ended a seven-game losing streak.

Detroit 1, Edmonton 1 -- Tommy Salo stopped 36 shots for host Edmonton and counterpart Curtis Joseph made 26 saves. Salo faced 26 shots in the first two periods.