Nhl

Islanders 4, Sharks 2

Uniondale, N.Y.

Zigmund Palffy and Marty McInnis scored early in the first period Saturday to lead New York to a win over San Jose.

San Jose 1 0 1 - 2

N.Y. Islanders 2 1 1 - 4

First period-1, New York, Palffy 24 (Straka, Kasparaitis), 2:12. 2, New York, McInnis 6 (Flatley, King), 7:31. 3, San Jose, Donovan 9 (Pederson, Racine), 13:53. Second period-4, New York, Bertuzzi 12 (Sweeney, McCabe), 18:08. Third period-5, San Jose, Donovan 10 (Racine, Friesen) 19:22. 6, New York King 12 (Schneider, Fichaud), 19:41 (en). Shots on goal-San Jose 8-3-3-14. New York 8-8-10-26.Power-play opp.-San Jose 0 of 4; New York 0 of 2.Goalies-San Jose, Terreri 11-23-1 (25 shots-22 saves). New York, Fichaud 4-2-0 (1their way to a 4-1 victory Saturday night.

4-12).A-12,127 (16,297).

Lightning 5, Flyers 2

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Brian Bradley had two goals and an assist and Tampa Bay improved to 10-1 in the last 11 games he’s scored with a win over Philadelphia.

Philadelphia 2 0 0 - 2

Tampa Bay 2 2 1 - 5

First period-1, Philadelphia, LeClair 29 (Lindros), 5:45. 2, Philadelphia, Mac Tavish 4 (Desjardins, Klatt), 6:59. 3, Tampa Bay, Bradley 14 (Zamuner), 9:42. 4, Tampa Bay, Hamrlik 10 (Klima, Bradley), 11:59 (pp). Second period-5, Tampa Bay, Zamuner 11 (Shaw), 8:40. 6, Tampa Bay, Burr 9 (Cullen, Selivanov), 17:09. Third period-7, Tampa Bay, Bradley 15 (Andersson), 16:53.

Shots on goal-Philadelphia 8-9-9-26. Tampa Bay 10-12-7-29.Power-play opp.-Philadelphia 0 of 5; Tampa Bay 1 of 5.Goalies-Philadelphia, Snow 8-5-4 (29 shots-24 saves). Tampa Bay, Reese 8-6-1 (26-24).A-21,007 (28,000).

Whalers 2, Sabres 1 (OT)

Hartford

Geoff Sanderson scored 1:49 into overtime to give Hartford a win over Buffalo.

Buffalo 0 0 1 0 - 1

Hartford 0 0 1 1 - 2

First Period-None.

Second Period-None.

Third Period-1, Hartford, Shanahan 27 (Brown, Cassels), :24 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Peca 8 (Galley, Zhitnik), 2:27 (sh).

Overtime-3, Hartford, Sanderson 24 (Cassels), 1:49.

Shots on goal-Buffalo 6-10-13-0-29. Hartford 11-12-9-3-35.Power-play opp.-Buffalo 0 of 7; Hartford 1 of 6.Goalies-Buffalo, Hasek 15-21-5 (35 shots-33 saves). Hartford, Burke 19-20-4 (29-28).A-15,291 (15,635).

Canadiens 5, Flames 1

Montreal

Valeri Bure scored two goals as Montreal skated to a win over Calgary.

Calgary 0 1 0 - 1

Montreal 2 2 1 - 5

First period-1, Montreal, Bure 15 (Popovic, Damphousse), 5:21. 2, Montreal, Turgeon 28 (Damphousse, Bure), 10:48 (pp). Second period-3, Calgary, Fleury 32 (Roberts, Huscroft), 9:24. 4, Montreal, Recchi 16 (Damphousse, Turgeon), 17:15 (pp). 5, Montreal, Bure 16 (Rucinsky), 18:44. Third period-6, Montreal, Fraser 1 (Turgeon, Recchi), 3:57.

Shots on goal-Calgary 7-9-21-37. Montreal 16-12-5-33.Power-play opp.-Calgary 0 of 5; Montreal 2 of 3.Goalies-Calgary, Kidd 11-18-8 (33 shots-28 saves). Montreal, Thibault 16-10-3 (37-36).A-17,959 (16,259).

Rangers 2, Senators 1 (OT)

Ottawa Mark Messier’s second goal of the game at 2:31 of overtime gave New York a win over Ottawa.

New York 0 0 1 1 - 2

Ottawa 0 1 0 0 - 1

First Period-None.

Second Period-1, Ottawa, Alfredsson 19 (Yashin, Duchesne), :49 (pp).

Third Period-2, New York, Messier 38 (Robitaille, Karpovtsev), 6:49.

Overtime-3, New York, Messier 39 (Driver), 2:31.

Shots on goal-New York 14-11-17-1-43. Ottawa 6-5-3-0-14.Power-play opp.-New York 0 of 4; Ottawa 1 of 3.Goalies-New York, Healy 15-5-8 (14 shots-13 saves). Ottawa, Rhodes 7-13-3 (43-41).A-18,500 (18,500).

Bruins 4, Canucks 1

Vancouver, British Columbia

Bill Ranford and Boston held Vancouver to just four shots in the third period on its way to a win.

Boston 0 1 3 - 4

Vancouver 1 0 0 - 1

First period-1, Vancouver, Oksiuta 16 (Mogilny, Murzyn), 13:05. Second period-2, Boston, Donato 16 (Stumpel, Oates), 8:24 (pp). Third period-3, Boston, Heinz 8 (Bork), 5:46. 4, Boston, Donato 17 (Heinz, Bork), 17:13. 5, Boston, McLaren 2, 18:57 (en).

Shots on goal-Boston 11-15-7-33. Vancouver 8-10-4-22.Power-play opp.-Boston 1 of 3; Vancouver 0 of 2.Goalies-Boston, Ranford 6-6-1 (22 shots-21 saves). Vancouver, Hirsch 12-9-6 (32-29).A-18,422 (18,422).

Ducks 2, Kings 1 (OT)

Inglewood, Calif.

Paul Kariya’s centering pass bounced in off the stick of Los Angeles defenseman Marty McSorley 4:07 into overtime as Anaheim beat Los Angeles.

In the Kings’ lineup for the first time were the newly-acquired Shane Churla and Doug Zmolek. They were obtained earlier in the day in a trade with Dallas for Darryl Sydor and a fifth-round draft pick.

Anaheim 0 0 1 1 - 2

Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 - 1

First Period-1, Los angeles, Khristich 20 (Perreault, Yachmenev), 1:21 (pp).

Second Period-None.

Third Period-2, Anaheim, Olausson 2 (Selanne, Kariya), 2:38 (pp).

Overtime-3, Anaheim, Kariya 31, 4:07.

Shots on goal-Anaheim 14-10-7-3-34. Los Angeles 9-12-8-1-30.Power-play opp.-Anaheim 1 of 5; Los Angeles 1 of 7.Goalies-Anaheim, Shtalenkov 5-13-2 (30 shots-29 saves). Los Angeles, Hrudey 5-9-7 (34-32).A-16,005 (16,005).