New York, NY (My Sportsbook) - Viktor Kozlov's third-period tally was the game-winner, as the New York Islanders bested the rival New York Rangers, 5-3, at Madison Square Garden. Mike Sillinger scored twice, Sean Hill and Randy Robitaille registered two assists each and Miroslav Satan picked up a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who snapped a season-high six-game skid. Brendan Witt scored his first of the season and first as an Islander while Rick DiPietro made 28 saves in the win. The Islanders have won five in a row over their perennial foes, including all four games this season. Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka both tallied a goal and two assists, while Michael Nylander posted a pair of helpers for the Rangers, whose four-game winning streak came to an end. Brendan Shanahan scored the other Rangers goal, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots in another painful loss to the bitter cross-town rivals.

Final Score: Washington 6, Philadelphia 2

Washington, DC (My Sportsbook) - Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals and added an assist as the Washington Capitals continued their dominance over the Philadelphia Flyers this season with a 6-2 victory. Washington won all four meetings with Philadelphia this year for its first season sweep over the Flyers in franchise history. Olaf Kolzig made 31 saves while Dainius Zubrus and Chris Clark each added two helpers for the Capitals, who have won three straight. Kyle Calder scored two goals in the third period for the Flyers, who lost their fourth straight. Robert Esche got the start between the pipes for Philadelphia and allowed six goals on 31 shots.

Final Score: St. Louis 4, Columbus 3 (SO)

Columbus, OH (My Sportsbook) - Lee Stempniak was credited with the game- winning goal in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-3, at Nationwide Arena. Bill Guerin, Keith Tkachuk and Martin Rucinsky scored in regulation for the Blues, who have won four of their last six games. Goaltender Manny Legace made 19 saves while Stempniak also notched two assists in the win. Dan Fritsche, Aaron Johnson and Manny Malhotra netted the goals for the Blue Jackets, who fell to 2-4-1 in their last seven contests overall. Fredrik Norrena allowed three goals on 24 shots in the losing effort.

Final Score: Montreal 4, Atlanta 2

Montreal, QC (My Sportsbook) - Michael Ryder scored two goals and added an assist to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers at the Bell Centre. Tomas Plekanec and Guillaume Latendresse each scored a goal and Cristobal Huet made 28 saves for the Canadiens, who stopped a three-game slide. Saku Koivu notched his 500th career point with an assist. Greg De Vries and Brad Larsen each scored a goal and Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves for the Thrashers, who have lost their last four games.

Final Score: Carolina 4, Toronto 1

Toronto, ON (My Sportsbook) - Cam Ward stopped 29 shots to pick up his 20th win of the season, as the Carolina Hurricanes upended the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1, at Air Canada Centre. Ray Whitney and Cory Stillman notched two assists apiece for the Hurricanes, who have won two in a row following a three-game losing streak. Scott Walker, Eric Belanger, Eric Staal and Justin Williams lit the lamp for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Bryan McCabe picked up the lone goal and Andrew Raycroft made 25 saves for the Maple Leafs, who have dropped two straight and seven of 10.

Final Score: Ottawa 5, Boston 2

Ottawa, ON (My Sportsbook) - Daniel Alfredsson scored the go-ahead goal with under eight minutes remaining, and Ottawa posted five goals in the final period, on the way to a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. Mike Comrie, Dany Heatley, Patrick Eaves and Peter Schaefer also scored for the Senators, who won for the seventh time in their last nine games. Chris Kelly had a pair of assists and Ray Emery stopped 23 shots for Ottawa, which had lost all three previous meetings against the Bruins this season. This was Ottawa's second victory in the last nine matchups against the Bruins, who were dealt their fourth defeat in five games overall. The Bruins welcomed back forward Phil Kessel to the parent club, less than a month after he underwent surgery to treat testicular cancer on December 12. Kessel had one shot on goal in 10 minutes of ice time. Marco Sturm and Paul Mara scored for Boston, while Tim Thomas made 31 saves in a losing effort.

Final Score: Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 2

Tampa, FL (My Sportsbook) - Marty St. Louis tallied a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Pete Times Forum. Vincent Lecavalier and Andreas Karlsson also scored for Tampa Bay, which swept this home-and-home series following a 3-2 shootout victory in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Johan Holmqvist allowed two goals on 31 shots for the Lightning, who have won four of their last six overall. Sidney Crosby, who earlier Tuesday was named as the youngest player to ever start the All-Star Game (January 24 in Dallas), and Colby Armstrong scored for the Penguins, who had won three straight before this two-game set. Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves in the losing effort. Pittsburgh, which will visit Florida on Wednesday, fell to 3-5-2 in its last 10 games overall.

Final Score: Nashville 5, Anaheim 4 (OT)

Nashville, TN (My Sportsbook) - Steve Sullivan scored with 1:48 left in overtime to help the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks at Gaylord Entertainment Center. In the extra frame, Kimmo Timonen received a pass at the blue line and skated behind the net. As he came out the left side, Timonen flicked a centering pass to Sullivan, who one-timed it over the glove of Ilya Bryzgalov to win the game. Timonen and Paul Kariya each had a goal and an assist while Marek Zidlicky added three assists for the Predators, who have won three straight and 11 of their last 14 games. Tomas Vokoun stopped 27 shots in the win. Vokoun made his first start in net since November 23. He had undergone surgery on his left thumb and Chris Mason started 21 consecutive game in his place. Dustin Penner had a goal and an assist while Bryzgalov was shelled for five goals on 24 shots for the Ducks, who have lost five of their last six games.

Final Score: Phoenix 5, Dallas 2

Dallas, TX (My Sportsbook) - Ed Jovanovski scored a goal and added an assist, as the Coyotes defeated the Dallas Stars, 5-2, to give Phoenix its first seven-game winning streak since the 1999 season. The Coyotes seven-game streak is the best since the team rattled off eight in a row from November 16 to December 2, 1999. Shane Doan scored two goals and Mikael Tellqvist made 29 saves for Phoenix, which defeated Dallas for the first time in the last six meetings in the all-time series. Niklas Hagman and Jere Lehtinen tallied goals for the Stars, who have lost four of their last five. Marty Turco allowed four goals on 27 shots in the loss.

Final Score: Calgary 3, Minnesota 0

Calgary, AB (My Sportsbook) - Miikka Kiprusoff turned aside all 26 shots fired his way to record his fifth shutout of the season, as the Calgary Flames blanked the Minnesota Wild, 3-0, at Pengrowth Saddledome. Kiprusoff also recorded his 100th career victory and 22nd shutout of his career. Daymond Langkow, Mark Giordano and Byron Ritchie all scored for the Flames, who have won three straight. Niklas Backstrom allowed three goals on 25 shots for the Wild, who have dropped three consecutive games. Minnesota has also dropped 11 straight games on the road this season and has just one win in its last 15 visits to the Saddledome.

Final Score: Detroit 4, Colorado 3 (SO)

Denver, CO (My Sportsbook) - Henrik Zetterberg's beautiful double-deke move led to the game-winning goal in the shootout, as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, in a battle of Western Conference rivals at Pepsi Center. Zetterberg also scored in regulation along with Pavel Datsyuk and Robert Lang, as Detroit snapped a three-game skid. Dominik Hasek allowed three goals on 25 shots in the victory. Milan Hejduk scored his 14th goal for Colorado and in the process became the first player to reach the career 500- point mark for a player who entered the NHL since the 1998-99 campaign. Wojtek Wolski and Ben Guite also scored for the Avalanche, who saw their three-game win streak halted. Goaltender Peter Budaj was very strong and made 40 saves in the loss. Detroit has now won seven consecutive games over Colorado. These two clubs have a bitter rivalry that dates back to various grueling playoff series over the past decade.