Marc Savard scored his second goal of the game with 1:23 left in overtime Wednesday, giving the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup of first-place teams.
Slava Kozlov and Shawn McEachern gave Atlanta a 3-2 lead, but Joseph Corvo found the net with just 4.8 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.
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"Everyone knows what type of year we've had," Savard said. "We have worked through everything and that's a credit to the people we have in here. We are going to keep striving ahead."
Byron Dafoe stopped 29 shots to win for the second time in five days. Before that, he had gone nearly 10 months between victories.
"He made a lot of great saves that saved the game for us," Thrashers coach Bob Hartley said. "I'm very proud of Byron. I haven't played him very much this year and he had every reason to whine, but he kept a good attitude."
Winning its third successive game, Atlanta stretched its lead in the Southeast Division to three points over Tampa Bay. Los Angeles leads the Pacific Division.
Devils 1, Islanders 0, OT
In New Jersey, Patrik Elias, stopped on a penalty shot early in overtime, scored at 2:09 of the extra period to give New Jersey a victory over the New York Islanders. Martin Brodeur made 18 saves in his league-high sixth shutout of the season and the 70th of his career.
Canadiens 2, Rangers 1
In New York, Jan Bulis broke a third-period tie and set up Montreal's other goal in the Canadiens' victory over New York.
Bulis got free in the right circle, curled around and snapped a wrist shot over Mike Dunham's glove at 6:12. Bulis also assisted on Mike Ribeiro's goal in the first period that gave Montreal a 1-0 lead.
Bruins 1, Panthers 1
In Sunrise, Florida, Ted Donato scored a short-handed goal with 9:08 left in the third period to help Boston salvage a tie against Florida. Valeri Bure scored on a nice individual effort in the first period for Florida, which had its winless streak extended to six games at 0-3-3.
Blue Jackets 1, Flyers 1
In Columbus, Ohio, Sami Kapanen scored with 1:08 left in regulation to lift Philadelphia into a tie with Columbus.
Columbus' Fred Brathwaite was brilliant all night while stopping 40 shots.
Red Wings 7, Sabres 2
In Buffalo, New York, Pavel Datsyuk had two goals and an assist, and Curtis Joseph made 23 saves in Detroit's victory over Buffalo.
Daniel Briere and Jochen Hecht scored for the Sabres, who lost their third straight game and are 1-4 in their last five.
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