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ISLANDERS 4, STARS 2
DALLAS • John Tavares scored with 1:24 to go and Brock Nelson added an empty-netter, leading the streaking New York Islanders to a 4-2 victory over the slumping Dallas Stars on Sunday.
Kyle Okposo had two goals in New York's fourth consecutive victory. The Islanders (18-22-7) also have won seven straight road games.
The Islanders rallied past the Stars after trailing 2-0 after one period for the second time in a week. This time, New York scored three goals in the final 4:16.
Dallas (20-18-7) has lost six in a row for the first time since March 2011.
Ray Whitney and Sergei Gonchar scored first-period goals for the Stars against goalie Kevin Poulin, who finished with 29 saves.
Dallas goaltender Dan Ellis stopped 27 shots.
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SABRES 2, CAPITALS 1, SO
WASHINGTON • Cody Hodgson decided a lackluster game with the only goal in the shootout, and Buffalo avoided matching the longest road losing streak in franchise history.
Hodgson, returning after missing eight games with a hand injury, beat Philipp Grubauer in a skills contest that mirrored the rest of the game — not many quality chances, hardly any pucks in the net.
Tyler Ennis scored in the first period, and Ryan Miller made 28 saves for the Sabres, whose 11-game road skid was the second-longest in club history, behind a 12-game streak in the 2011-12 season.
Jason Chimera also scored in the opening period, and Grubauer made 30 saves for the Capitals, who have lost five of seven.
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MAPLE LEAFS 3, DEVILS 2 SO
TORONTO • The Toronto Maple Leafs finally got their first win since the Winter Classic, though it wasn't without its tense moments.
First, the Maple Leafs gave up the lead on a breakaway, and then later had a power-play goal waved off.
However, when Jonathan Bernier stopped New Jersey's Reid Boucher in the shootout, Toronto coach Randy Carlyle and the players got a chance to exhale with a 3-2 victory over the Devils on Sunday night that snapped the Leafs' four-game losing streak.
Bernier made 36 saves on 38 shots in regulation and overtime and stopped all three he faced in the shootout to do his part to end the skid.
Plenty of stress had been building up for the Leafs, who hadn't won since beating Detroit on Jan. 1. They still have just two regulation victories in 26 games dating to Nov. 21 and aren't yet back in a playoff spot.
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DUCKS 1, RED WINGS 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. • Jonas Hiller made 22 saves in his 14th consecutive victory, and the steamrolling Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 Sunday night for their 17th victory in 18 games.
Andrew Cogliano scored for the NHL-leading Ducks (35-8-5), who improved to 19-0-2 at home this season despite playing without injured scoring leader Ryan Getzlaf.
All they needed was a second-period goal by Cogliano and 60 outstanding minutes from Hiller, who earned his third shutout of the year and the 19th of his career.
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BLACKHAWKS 5, OILERS 3
CHICAGO • Marian Hossa celebrated his 35th birthday by picking his teammates after an unlucky break.
Hossa had a power-play goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Hossa's 17th goal came during a 5-on-3 advantage in Chicago's dominant second period, and just 29 seconds after teammate Patrick Kane inadvertently bounced a pass off the boards and into an empty net during a delayed penalty call. Edmonton's Boyd Gordon was credited with a fluke short-handed goal that tied it at 2.
Ben Smith, Andrew Shaw, Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook also scored for Chicago, which had 15 goals in a three-game sweep of the season series against Edmonton. The Blackhawks picked up their play after a slow start and outshot Edmonton 41-21.
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RANGERS 4, FLYERS 1
NEW YORK • Daniel Carcillo, Rick Nash and Derick Brassard scored less than 10 minutes in, and Lundqvist made 37 saves as the Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday night.
Chris Kreider got his team-leading 12th goal in the second period to help the Rangers win their third straight and fourth in five (4-0-1). Lundqvist has allowed just eight goals in New York's past four games.
New York, 8-2-1 in its last 11, is tied in points with Washington for second place in the Metropolitan Division — one ahead of Philadelphia. The Rangers have won seven straight against the Flyers at home, outscoring them 28-8.
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WILD 4, PREDATORS 0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. • A big milestone for Darcy Kuemper came in a big win for the Minnesota Wild.
Dany Heatley had a goal and an assist, Kuemper made 23 saves for his first career shutout, and the Wild beat the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night.
Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six.
Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookie's best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side.