Niclas Havelid scored his second goal of the NHL season 4:09 into the third period to snap a tie and lift the Atlanta Thrashers over the New York Rangers 3-1 on Saturday in New York.
The defenseman took the puck at the right point and skated all the way down to the right post and flicked a shortbackhander that pinballed off goalie Henrik Lundqvist and between his pads.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored to give the Thrashers a 1-0 lead in the first period before Jaromir Jagr tied it just more than three minutes later.
Marian Hossa sealed it with an empty-netter with 23.2 seconds left for his NHL-leading 30th goal this season.
Kari Lehtonen made 29 saves and won for the third time in four starts.
The Rangers have killed 16 consecutive opposition power plays but haven't connected on their past 16.
Devils 4, Flyers 3, SO
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Brian Gionta scored the tying goal with 20.8 seconds remaining in regulation and and then went on to put in the only goal in the shootout to lead New Jersey over Philadelphia.
Gionta, first up for the Devils in the shootout, whipped the puck past Antero Niittymaki to cap New Jersey's comeback.
Simon Gagne, first for the Flyers in the shootout, fired wide.
Martin Brodeur then made saves on Peter Forsberg and Mike Richards.
Scott Gomez and Jamie Lang-enbrunner also scored for the Devils in regulation.
New Jersey enters the All-Star break with a 13-point lead atop the Atlantic Division.
Ryan Potulny, Kyle Calder and Gagne scored for the Flyers, losers of eight straight.
Panthers 4, Capitals 1
At Washington, Martin Gelinas scored twice and Ville Peltonen added a goal and an assist for Florida's victory.
The Panthers enjoyed a 42-18 advantage in shots. Olie Kolzig stopped 38 shots and Dainius Zubrus scored the game's first goal for Washington, but the Panthers took charge after that.
Jozef Stumpel also scored for Florida.
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