NHL: Hurricanes rally against Islanders for OT win

Cory Stillman, second left, of the Carolina Hurricanes is congratulated after his overtime goal against the New York Islanders by teammates Rod Brind'Amour, second right, and Ray Whitney, right, on Monday at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. PHOTO: AFP

Defensemen Mike Commodore and Niclas Wallin scored in the third period, and Cory Stillman netted the power-play winner in overtime for the Carolina Hurricanes to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in the NHL on Monday.

Andy Hilbert and Miroslav Satan scored second-period goals for the Islanders, who were in control carrying a 2-0 lead into the third period, but Commodore and Wallin each broke 11-game goal droughts to even the score.

Stillman a pass in front from Eric Staal, during Andy Sutton's cross-checking penalty, and scored past Rick DiPietro with 52 seconds into overtime.

The Islanders had been 15-0 when leading after two periods.

Coyotes 6, Sabres 2

At Glendale, Arizona, Phoenix scored three goals in a five-and-a-half minute span and Buffalo set a franchise record with its eighth consecutive road loss with five more left on a seven-game trip.

Shane Doan scored a goal and had an assist, extending his career-best points streak to 11 games. Phoenix matched its highest-scoring game of the season.

Predators 6, Blues 3

At Nashville, Tennessee, Alexander Radulov and Martin Gelinas each scored two goals and Nashville beat slumping St. Louis.

Brad Boyes, Dan Hinote and Keith Tkachuk scored for the Blues, who have lost five straight.

Capitals 6, Penguins 5, OT

At Pittsburgh, Alexander Ovechkin finished off an exceptional game by teaming with Alexander Semin to beat Pittsburgh goalie Ty Conklin with backhanders in the shootout as Washington came from behind to win.

Ovechkin Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist apiece in a matchup of Russian stars.

Pittsburgh get the winning goal despite a rare two-man advantage being on the power play for nearly three minutes.