Nielsen and Okposo scored on the Islanders' only shots in the
shootout as New York completed a perfect three-game homestand by
winning its fourth straight game.
Mikhail Grabovski scored in the second period for the Islanders and
Thomas Greiss finished with 31 saves.
Kevin Shattenkirk scored for the Blues, who have lost two in a row
and seven of 11. Brian Elliott had 24 saves.
Panthers 2, Blue Jackets 1 (SO)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Aleksander Barkov scored off his backhand in the
fourth round of a shootout, leading Florida over Columbus before
14,062 in Nationwide Arena.
The Panthers have won five straight for the first time since Dec.
10-19, 2013. The Blue Jackets lost three straight for the first time
since coach John Tortorella took over on Oct. 21.
Vincent Trocheck scored his eighth goal of the season for Florida,
while Al Montoya -- giving starter Roberto Luongo a breather --
finished with 22 saves. Michael Chaput scored for the Blue Jackets,
while Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 30 saves.
Flyers 4, Devils 3 (OT)
NEWARK, N.J. -- Matt Read's goal with 1:36 left in overtime lifted
Philadelphia over New Jersey at the Prudential Center.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux also
scored for Philadelphia, which won a season-high four in a row.
Jakub Voracek finished with two assists and Michal Neuvirth made 15
saves.
Stefan Matteau, Kyle Palmieri and Mike Cammalleri scored for the
Devils and Cory Schneider stopped 21 of 25 shots.
Sabres 5, Coyotes 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. Evander Kane scored two goals to lead Buffalo over
Arizona.
Sam Reinhart, Jamie McGinn and Marcus Foligno also scored for the
Sabres, while Chad Johnson made 18 saves.
Max Domi scored twice for the Coyotes and Mike Smith made 23 saves.
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Oilers 2, Stars 1 (OT)
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Jordan Eberle scored 45 seconds into overtime
and Edmonton topped Dallas.
The Oilers, having just beaten the Boston Bruins, posted their
second upset in three days and won back-to-back games for only the
second time this season. The win came in large part to the efforts
of goaltender Anders Nilsson, who made 42 saves.
Taylor Hall scored in regulation for the Oilers and Mattias Jankmark
scored for the Stars.
Flames 5, Bruins 4 (OT)
CALGARY, Alberta -- Johnny Gaudreau scored his third goal of the
night with 1:40 remaining in overtime to give Calgary a win over
Boston at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Jiri Hudler had tied the game during a scramble with 1.2 seconds
remaining in regulation time while Mark Giordano also scored for
Calgary.
Brad Marchand scored two goals and Matt Beleskey, Zdeno Chara scored
one each for Boston.
Ducks 1, Sharks 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Santorelli scored early in the third period
to give Anaheim a victory over San Jose at the Honda Center.
John Gibson made 23 saves for his second shutout in three games as
the Ducks gave the Sharks their third loss in four games.
Santorelli scored his fourth goal of the season 2:49 into the final
period. Nate Thompson secured the puck behind the net and passed to
Santorelli, who dragged a wrist shot from the right circle inside
the right post.
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