Sorokin has 27 saves, Islanders top Blues

Islanders 2, Blues 1: Oliver Wahlstrom and Brock Nelson each scored, Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves and the host New York Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Sorokin had 14 stops in the third period as the Islanders snapped a two-game skid.

Robert Thomas scored for St. Louis and Jordan Binnington recorded 18 saves, but the Blues fell for the second straight game despite a late push.

Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3: Cam Atkinson had two goals and an assist, Joel Farabee chipped in three assists and the host Philadelphia Flyers earned a victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Oskar Lindblom and Derick Brassard also scored for the Flyers.

Coyotes 8, Senators 5: Nick Schmaltz scored twice and had five assists for a franchise-record seven points as the host Coyotes recovered from a five-goal Ottawa rally.

Schmaltz helped set up four straight goals in the third period after the Coyotes fell behind. Carson Keller scored twice, including a goal that made it 5-all.

Panthers 6, Red Wings 2: Anton Lundell scored twice, Aleksander Barkov had three assists and the Panthers beat the Red Wings to close a five-game homestand.

Mason Marchment, Anthony Duclair and Lundell scored in the first period as the home side built a commanding 3-1 lead.

Capitals 5, Kraken 2: Alex Ovechkin took another step toward tying Jaromir Jagr on the NHL career goals list, linemate Tom Wilson scored his 18th goal of the season and the Capitals beat the Kraken.

The Capitals have now won two in a row at home after losing their previous six games in Washington.

Canucks 6, Maple Leafs 4: Alex Chiasson had the go-ahead score in Vancouver’s three-goal third period, Thatcher Demko made 34 saves and the Canucks rallied to beat the Maple Leafs.

J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser, Travis Hamonic and Tanner Pearson each had goal and an assist for Vancouver.

Canadiens 5, Oilers 2: Nick Suzuki scored the game-winner and added two assists as the Canadiens remained on a hot streak, defeating the Oilers.

Brendan Gallagher and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for Montreal.

Predators 8, Sharks 0: Juuse Saros made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season, Matt Duchene scored twice and the Predators handed San Jose its most lopsided shutout loss at the Shark Tank.

Bruins 5, Blue Jackets 4 (SO): David Pastrnak scored in the shootout and had an assist to lift the surging Bruins over the Blue Jackets. Boston has won seven of eight.

Flames 4, Avalanche 3 (OT): Johnny Gaudreau scored 37 seconds into overtime, Elias Lindholm had two goals and the red-hot Flames beat the Avalanche in a matchup between two of the Western Conference’s top teams.

Gaudreau took a pass off the boards from Lindholm and beat Pavel Francouz to the glove side for the winner.

AP Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin looks on during a game against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.