Predators 2, Islanders 1
At Nashville, Tennessee, Steve Sullivan scored twice to lead Nashville over the New York Islanders.
Sullivan broke a 1-1 tie on his second goal of the game with 3:17 left in the third period. Scott Walker passed the puck to him behind the net and Sullivan skated around the left side of the goal and backhanded the shot past Islanders goaltender Wade Dubielewicz.
Sullivan gave Nashville a 1-0 lead in the first period.
New York tied the game in the second period on Shawn Bates goal.
Senators 7, Coyotes 2
At Ottawa, Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and two assists in his return from a rib injury and Bryan Smolinski added three assists to lead the Senators past Phoenix.
Dominik Hasek made 22 saves and Dany Heatley, playing with Alfredsson and Smolinski, also scored as Ottawa's top line accounted for eight points.
Mike Fisher, Zdeno Chara, Chris Neil and Patrick Eaves also scored for Ottawa, which had lost two in a row in regulation for the first time this season to close out a 1-3 road trip.
Zbynek Michalek and Jamie Lundmark scored for Phoenix, which tied a season-high with its fourth straight loss. The Coyotes are 4-0-9 since their 2-1 win in Boston on Dec. 11.
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