Gaborik’s overtime goal lifts Rangers
Marian Gaborik scored a power-play goal 42 seconds into overtime, and the New York Rangers rallied for a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
Gaborik took a feed in the high slot from Rick Nash, who got the Rangers even at 1 with 5:23 left in regulation, and fired in a shot for his eighth of the season and first in nine games.
The Rangers got their third power play of the night — the only advantages for either team — when Michael Del Zotto was hauled down as he crashed in on Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov 21 seconds into the extra session.
Gaborik’s goal stretched the Rangers’ winning streak to a season-high four games.
Penguins 5, Flyers 4: Chris Kunitz scored his second goal just 18 seconds into the third period to cap a four-goal rally and lift visiting Pittsburgh.
Pascal Dupuis, James Neal and Tyler Kennedy also scored goals for the Penguins, who won their third straight game.
Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2: Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist and Patrice Bergeron had one of each as host Boston defeated Toronto.
Anton Khudobin stopped 25 shots for Boston, which blew leads in each of its previous two games and lost both.
Devils 3, Sabres 2: David Clarkson and Patrik Elias scored in a shootout as host New Jersey snapped a season-high six game winless streak.
Elias tied it in regulation on a rebound with 66 seconds left.
Canadiens 4, Hurricanes 2: Brandon Prust and Lars Eller each had a goal and two assists for visiting Montreal.
Eller’s goal at 6:09 of the third gave Montreal the lead for good.
Blue Jackets 2, Canucks 1: Matt Calvert’s rising wrist shot in overtime won it for host Columbus.
Calvert whipped the puck high over the glove side of goalie Cory Schneider.
Red Wings 3, Oilers 0: Jimmy Howard made 22 saves, and Jakub Kindl and Cory Emmerton scored in the second period for host Detroit.
Justin Abdelkader’s empty-net goal put the game out of reach.
Jets 2, Lightning 1: Bryan Little scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period and Al Montoya made 28 saves in visiting Winnipeg’s victory.
Little slid the puck from in-close past goalie Anders Lindback with 4:08 to play.
Capitals 7, Panthers 1: John Erskine, Wojtek Wolski, John Carlson and Mike Ribeiro all scored before the game was 8½ minutes old for host Washington.
Florida’s Jacob Markstrom allowed two goals on two shots and was pulled after 3 minutes, 10 seconds — the fastest yanking of an NHL goalie for something other than an injury in more than a year, according to STATS LLC.