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TAMPA, Fla. - Niklas Hagman had two goals and Matt Stajan scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 last night.

Nikolai Kulemin also scored to help the Maple Leafs improve to 5-11-7. Rookie defenceman Carl Gunnarsson had three assists in his sixth career NHL game.

Tampa Bay got goals from Andrej Meszaros, Vincent Lecavalier and Ryan Malone. The Lightning, 5-1-4 at home, entered as the last Eastern Conference team without a home loss in regulation.

In other NHL action:

Penguins 3 Canadiens 1

At Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby scored a goal and set up another with an no-look pass and the Penguins matched a franchise record for most victories in their first 25 games.

The Penguins are 17-8 with five victories in six games since losing four in a row and five of six. The only other seasons they won 17 of their first 25 were 1995-96 (17-5-3) and 1994-95 (17-6-2), when there were tie games.

Devils 3 Senators 1

At Newark, N.J., Niclas Bergfors, Patrik Elias and Jamie Langenbrunner scored, and Martin Brodeur made 24 saves to help New Jersey end a three-game losing streak.

Capitals 2 Sabres 0

At Washington, Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for his first regular-season shutout, and Alex Ovechkin scored his team-high 17th goal before drawing a third-period ejection in the Capitals' victory over Buffalo.

Thrashers 2 Red Wings 0

At Detroit, Ondrej Pavelec made 40 saves for Atlanta for his second shutout of the season and his career, and Vyacheslav Kozlov had a goal and an assist.

Rangers 2 Panthers 1 (SO)

At Sunrise, Fla., P.A. Parenteau scored in a shootout for New York, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped all three Florida shooters.

Flyers 2 Islanders 1

At Uniondale, N.Y., Scott Hartnell scored from the high slot with 5:27 left, and Brian Boucher made 28 saves for Philadelphia.

Bruins 2 Wild 1

At St. Paul, Minn., David Krejci scored the shootout winner and rookie goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to help the Boston Bruins win their fourth straight game, 2-1 over the Minnesota Wild.