Ryan Smyth scored two goals 19 seconds apart in the first period as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 Wed-nesday.
York made it 3-0 with a power-play goal at 9:17 of the first. The Oilers finished the period with just four shots, scoring on three.
Todd Marchant had two assists for the Oilers, unbeaten in five games (4-0-1), while extending his points streak to five games (3 goals, 5 assists).
Rookie Rick Nash scored for Columbus, which lost its third straight.
Canucks 3, Hurricanes 2
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Vancouver set a franchise record with their eighth straight win as Daniel Sedin scored the go-ahead goal in the final 11:15 to lead the Canucks over Carolina.
The Canucks broke their previous best winning streak of seven set in February 1989, despite going 0-for-7 on the power play.
Dan Cloutier earned his NHL-leading 13th win as the Canucks improved to 10-1 in November.
Ed Jovanovski and Trevor Linden also scored for Vancouver.
Carolina's Rod Brind'Amour scored his team-leading 10th goal 39 seconds into a power play, and Bret Hedican had the other Hurricanes goal.
Capitals 4, Flames 2
In Washington, Michael Nylander had a goal and three assists, and Sergei Gonchar scored twice as Washington beat Calgary.
Nylander assisted on the Capitals' first three goals and scored the final one. He has five assists and six points the last two games.
Injuries sidelined both Jaromir Jagr (groin) and Peter Bondra (back spasms), and their absence was felt on Washington's struggling power play. Glen Metropolit scored the other Capitals goal.
Rob Niedermayer and Steve Begin scored for Calgary.
Lightning 1, Sabres 1
In Buffalo, New York, Kevin Hodson stopped 22 shots to record his first standings point in more than three years, allowing Tampa Bay to rally for a tie against Buffalo.
Fredrick Modin, set up by Martin St. Louis, scored the tying goal 4:37 into the third period as the Lightning improved to 3-4-2-1 when trailing after two periods.
Vaclav Varada scored for the Sabres, who squandered their fourth third-period lead of the season and have managed just one win in 15 games (1-10-3-1).
Hodson had been out of hockey the last two seasons, serving as an assistant coach in the Ontario Hockey League before rejoining the Lightning last May.
Senators 2, Islanders 2
In Uniondale, New York, Radek Bonk's power-play goal in the third period helped Ottawa extend its unbeaten streak at Nassau Coli-seum to 15 games.
Magnus Arvedson also scored for the Senators, who haven't lost on Long Island since Jan. 6, 1996 (10-0-5). The Senators have lost to the Islanders only once in the last 27 meetings (19-1-7).
Senators goalie Patrick Lalime made 26 saves.
Brad Isbister and Mattias Weinhandl scored for the Islanders, unbeaten in five games (3-0-2). Chris Osgood turned aside 33 shots, four in overtime.
Red Wings 3, Devils 2, OT
In Detroit, Kris Draper scored 1:55 into overtime to give Detroit the win, just over a minute after New Jersey had a goal disallowed.
Brett Hull and rookie defenseman Dmitri Bykov also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who broke a three-game winless streak. New Jersey failed to win for the third straight game.
It appeared that John Madden gave New Jersey a victory 28 seconds into overtime, but a pass was directed into the net by Madden's skate and was waved off.
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