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Brian Pothier (2) and Mathieu Perreault (85) of the Washington Capitals' celebrate Pothier's goal that Perreault assisted on against the Minnesota Wild in the third period of their game at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday, November 13, 2009.

Photograph by : Reuters

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Final Score: NY Islanders 4, Carolina 3 (OT)

Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - Kyle Okposo picked off an errant clearing pass and rifled the game-winner past Manny Legace with 14.4 seconds to go in overtime, as the Islanders extended Carolina's abysmal losing streak with a 4-3 triumph. The Hurricanes' prospects of snapping an epic 13-game skid looked promising after Tim Gleason's goal with 2 1/2 minutes left in regulation forced overtime. Carolina nearly won it moments before faltering as Tuomo Ruutu was stopped point-blank in the low slot by Martin Biron. Then, with the contest seemingly destined for a shootout, Okposo intercepted a Bryan Rodney clearing attempt and skated down the left side. He let the puck drag behind his body before whipping it past Legace on the stick side. John Tavares scored twice for the Islanders and leads all rookies with seven goals on the season, while Matt Moulson had a strong game and picked up two assists. Mark Streit also scored for New York, which came in having lost three of four. Biron finished with 25 saves in the victory. Ruutu and Ray Whitney also for the Hurricanes, who set yet another record of futility with the loss, matching the club's longest stretch without a win at 14 games. Legace allowed four goals on 25 shots.

Final Score: Columbus 3, Anaheim 2 (SO)

Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - Kristian Huselius and Rick Nash each scored in regulation and the shootout, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Huselius, who had missed Columbus' last four games with an upper body injury, also recorded an assist. Antoine Vermette had two assists, as the Blue Jackets rebounded from a 9-1 loss to Detroit on Wednesday. They have won three of four overall. Mathieu Garon made 32 saves in the victory. Ryan Getzlaf had two assists for the Ducks to extend his streak of games with an assist to nine, setting a team record in the process. Bobby Ryan and Todd Marchant had the goals for Anaheim, which has dropped two in a row. Jean- Sebastien Giguere had 27 stops in the setback. Nash sealed the Blue Jackets' victory by beating Giguere with an interesting move. He skated through the slot on the right side, but appeared to lose an edge and approached the crease on his right skate, with his left leg lifted in the air. Nash then crossed to the left side and lifted a wrister into the upper-left corner of the goal, ending the contest.

Final Score: Washington 3, Minnesota 1

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Brian Pothier's third-period tally proved to be the game-winner, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Minnesota Wild, 3-1, at Verizon Center. Mike Green and Brooks Laich also scored for the Capitals, who have won four straight. Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves to improve his record this season to 7-1-0. Cal Clutterbuck potted the lone goal for the Wild, who have dropped three of five. Josh Harding, making his third start of the season, absorbed the loss despite a 38-save performance.

Final Score: Buffalo 2, Calgary 1 (SO)

Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Jason Pominville netted the shootout winner and Ryan Miller was solid with 25 saves, as the Sabres posted a 2-1 win and kept the Flames winless in Buffalo over a 13-plus year stretch. Derek Roy scored the equalizer in regulation for Buffalo, which won its second in a row and remained undefeated against the Western Conference this season (5-0-0). Daymond Langkow had the lone goal for Calgary, which had a season-high, four- game win streak come to an end. Miikka Kiprusoff recorded 32 saves in the setback. The Flames were hoping to halt a seven-game winless drought in Buffalo dating back to 1996. Calgary also suffered its first loss against the Eastern Conference, having won its first three games against them.

Final Score: Atlanta 7, Los Angeles 0

Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov both registered two goals and collected two assists, as the Atlanta Thrashers came away with a resounding 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Philips Arena. Impressive rookie Evander Kane, the fourth overall pick in this year's draft, scored twice and set up another tally for the Thrashers, who have won three straight. Nearly lost in Atlanta's offensive surge was goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who made 38 saves. Jonathan Quick started for Los Angeles and was pulled after yielding three goals on 14 shots. Erik Ersberg turned away just three of the seven shots he faced the rest of the way.

Final Score: Chicago 3, Toronto 2

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Cristobal Huet was sharp with 29 saves and Troy Brouwer's second-period goal wound up as the game-winner, as Chicago got by Toronto, 3-2, at United Center. Patrick Kane and John Madden had first-period goals for the Blackhawks, who won their sixth in a row at home, improving to 3-0 on a four-game homestand in the process. Phil Kessel notched both goals for the Maple Leafs, who lost their second straight game after gaining at least a point in the previous seven. Vesa Toskala nearly matched the effort of Huet with 31 saves.