NHL : Guerin gets hat trick in Islanders’ win

Bill Guerin scored his first three goals with the Islanders, two on the power play, to lead New York to a 5-2 victory over the Capitals in Washington on Thursday night.

Guerin, who has a team-high six assists, netted one goal in the first period and two in the third. The Islanders went 3 for 5 on the power play and rallied for three late goals after blowing a 2-0, third-period lead.

Rick DiPietro made 27 saves as the Islanders snapped a two-game losing streak.

Thrashers 5, Rangers 3: At Atlanta, the Thrashers had a new coach, and something else was different: They won.

One day after Bob Hartley was fired, Atlanta scored two goals in the first 61/2 minutes, overcame an injury to goalie Kari Lehtonen and finally picked up its first victory of the season by beating New York.

The Thrashers lost their first six games, leaving them as the only winless team in the NHL and leading general manager Don Waddell to fire Hartley. The GM is serving as interim coach, just as he did after dismissing the only other coach in franchise history, Curt Fraser.

Flyers 4, Devils 0: At Philadelphia, Martin Biron made 38 saves in his second straight shutout and Philadelphia proved again it is back as a Stanley Cup contender by beating New Jersey.

Bruins 4, Lightning 1: At Boston, Marco Sturm scored two goals as the Bruins beat Tampa Bay in their home opener.

Senators 4, Canadiens 3: At Ottawa, Jason Spezza scored his first goal of the season, Nick Foligno scored his first career goal and the Senators beat Montreal.

Maple Leafs 3, Panthers 2: At Toronto, Nik Antropov’s goal with 27.6 seconds left lifted the Maple Leafs to a comeback win over Florida.

Flames 4, Kings 3: At Calgary, Alberta, Daymond Langkow scored twice and added an assist as the Flames roared back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat Los Angeles.

Oilers 4, Coyotes 2: At Glendale, Ariz., Raffi Torres scored twice, including the go-ahead goal on a circus shot with 8:05 to play, and Edmonton beat Phoenix.

Red Wings 4, Sharks 2: At San Jose, Calif., Matt Ellis put Detroit ahead with his first NHL goal on a no-look backhand with 12:26 to play, and the Red Wings went on to victory.