The New Jersey Devils tied up the New York Islanders Tuesday 4-4 when Sergei Brylin scored a power-play tally just 17 seconds after Blake gave the Islanders their first lead with a short-handed goal.
Blake put New York ahead at 13:55, and Yashin scored at 14:25. The Islanders are 4-0-0-1 since a seven-game losing streak and took three of four points from the Stanley Cup champion Devils in a six-day span.
Michael Peca, Trent Hunter, and Kenny Jonsson also scored for the Islanders.
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"We've had a good start to December, and we have to sustain it," Peca said.
Michael Rupp had two goals, and John Madden added one for the Devils, who lost for the first time in six games.
Flames 3, Flyers 2, OT
In Philadelphia, Dean McAmmond scored his second goal with 1:27 left in overtime, leading Calgary over Philadelphia.
The Flyers have lost two straight at home after opening the season 12-0-2 at the Wachovia Center.
Jarome Iginla also scored for the Flames, who have lost just once (6-1-2) in their last nine games.
Jeremy Roenick and John LeClair scored for Philadelphia.
Penguins 2, Sabres 1
In Pittsburgh, Konstantin Koltsov, one of the worst shooters on a poor-shooting team, scored early in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins won consecutive games for only the second time this season.
Koltsov, who had scored on only two of 49 previous shots, took Tomas Surovy's pass as he skated across the Sabres' blue line and beat goalie Mika Noronen on a backhander as defenseman Henrik Tallinder tried to push him off the puck.
Buffalo dropped its sixth in a row and seventh in eight games and has scored only nine goals in six games. Miroslav Satan scored the lone goal for the Sabres.
Brian Holzinger added Pittsburgh's other goal.
Capitals 5, Thrashers 0
In Atlanta, Maxime Ouellet, appearing in his first NHL game in three seasons, made 37 saves for his first NHL shutout and Robert Lang had two goals and two assists to help Washington beat Atlanta.
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