Gilmour, Sabres Looking Sharp

Three weeks ago, the Buffalo Sabres were a team desperate for offense. Then Doug Gilmour showed up.

Gilmour and Miroslav Satan each had a goal and three assists as the surging Sabres won their fourth in a row, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, Monday night at Raleigh, N.C.

Gilmour, acquired from Chicago before theMarch 14 trade deadline, became the 20th NHL player to record 1,300 career points with his third-period assist and he added Buffalo’s final goal with 8:29 left. Gilmour has scored in all seven games since the March 10 trade.

Edmonton 2, San Jose 1--Alexander Selivanov and Ethan Moreau scored third-period goals for the visiting Oilers as they moved into sixth place in the Western Conference with 82 points, leaving the Sharks in the eighth and final playoff spot with 80 points.

Colorado 3, Chicago 1--Milan Hejduk scored his second game-winning goal in as many nights and Joe Sakic extended his career-best point streak to 13 games with two assists to lead the Avalanche over the Blackhawks at Denver.

Detroit 6, New York Rangers 0--Chris Osgood made 40 saves and Steve Yzerman scored twice to lead the Red Wings over the Rangers at New York. In a two-day, home-and-home series, the Red Wings outscored the Rangers, 14-2.

Around the League

Nashville center Darren Turcotte retired, ending his 12-year NHL career. Turcotte, 32, had 195 goals and 216 assists in 635 games with the New York Rangers, Hartford, Winnipeg, San Jose, St. Louis and Nashville. He had a career-high 32 goals for New York in 1989-90. . . . Donald Brashear practiced for the first time since Boston’s Marty McSorley’s stick attack left the Vancouver forward with a concussion. Brashear hasn’t played since McSorley hit him over the head Feb. 21. He will join the team for a three-game trip that opens Wednesday in Detroit and could play as soon as next week.