Whitney's backhander in the slot was his first goal with the Red Wings. He was signed as a free agent from the Columbus Blue Jackets during the offseason.

Detroit, which is 3-0, also got goals from Brendan Shanahan and Nicklas Lidstrom.

Dan Cloutier made 28 saves for Vancouver (2-2-0-0), which got goals from Markus Naslund and Marek Malik.

DEVILS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 2

At East Rutherford, N.J., Sergei Brylin scored with two seconds left in regulation as New Jersey salvaged a tie after raising its Stanley Cup championship banner.

THRASHERS 0, RANGERS 0

At New York, Pasi Nurminen stopped 29 shots for Atlanta, and New York counterpart Mike Dunham turned aside 30.

PREDATORS 4, BLUES 1

At Nashville, Tenn., Jordin Tootoo -- the NHL's first player of Inuit descent -- got the first point of his career in Nashville's victory.

BLUE JACKETS 2, CHICAGO 1

At Columbus, Ohio, Rick Nash had a goal and an assist as Columbus won its third straight at home.

CANADIENS 4, PENGUINS 1

At Montreal, Mike Ribeiro had a goal and two assists as the Canadiens won their third straight.

AVALANCHE 5, WILD 2

At St. Paul, Minn., Teemu Selanne scored his first goal for Colorado in the win.

LIGHTNING 5, COYOTES 1

At Tampa, Fla., Martin St. Louis and Jassen Cullimore scored 25 seconds apart in the second period.

SHARKS 0, FLYERS 0

At San Jose, Calif., Jeff Hackett made 27 saves for Philadelphia and Evgeni Nabokov had 26 for San Jose.

OILERS 4, SABRES 1

At Edmonton, Alberta, Ales Hemsky and Raffi Torres each recorded a goal and an assist for the Oilers.