Red Wings 3, Sabres 1

Jonas Gustavsson made 21 saves, and Detroit handed Buffalo its fourth straight loss with a 3-1 win on Sunday.

Johan Franzen, Daniel Alfredsson and Darren Helm scored for the Red Wings. Henrik Zetterberg had an assist for his 700th career point.

Cody Hodgson scored Buffalo's only goal. The Sabres are winless since a victory in interim coach Ted Nolan's first game on Nov. 15.

Detroit improved to 7-3-1 on the road. Buffalo has lost 11 of 13 home games.

Ryan Miller made 32 saves for the Sabres. He is 2-8-2 against Detroit in his career.

Hurricanes 4, Senators 1

Staal had a goal and two assists for Carolina, and Cam Ward stopped 35 shots.

Jason Spezza put Ottawa in front with his 10th goal just 67 seconds into the game, but Carolina scored three times in the second period.

Patrick Dwyer, Tuomo Ruutu and rookie Elias Lindholm scored for the Hurricanes, who have won 10 of 11 at home against Ottawa. Staal had an empty-net goal with 2:29 left.

Ottawa goalie Robin Lehner was solid except for a costly 6-minute stretch in the second period, finishing with 33 saves.