John Tavares tipped in Matt Moulson's shot for a late tiebreaking goal, Evgeni Nabokov stopped 32 shots, and the Islanders ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory Saturday over the host Boston Bruins. Josh Bailey and Moulson had also scored for the Islanders, who won for just the second time in seven games and for the first time in six road games. The Bruins' Tyler Seguin tied the game, 2-2, with his 22nd goal early in the third period, but Tavares's tip slid between Tim Thomas's pads with 4 minutes 39 seconds left. The defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins have dropped five of eight games and hold a 3-point lead over Ottawa atop the Northeast Division. The Islanders sit last in the Atlantic Division and are 7 points out of the last playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Predators 3, Panthers 1: Mike Fisher's 19th goal gave Nashville a 2-0 lead early in the second period, and Pekka Rinne made 39 saves against host Florida. David Legwand and Andrei Kostitsyn also scored, and Kostitsyn added an assist as the Predators won for the fifth time in seven games. Wojtek Wolski scored for the Panthers, who lost for the fifth time in six home games. The Predators took a 1-0 lead when Kostitsyn scored 11:35 into the game. It was the 100th NHL goal for Kostitsyn, who was acquired at the trade deadline last week. Paul Gaustad and Hal Gill, also new additions to the Predators, were credited with assists on the goal. Lightning 4, Hurricanes 3: Steven Stamkos's second goal, on a power play at 2:41 of overtime, lifted visiting Tampa Bay and increased his league-leading total to 47. Tampa Bay's Teddy Purcell extended his career-best point streak to nine games with a power-play goal in the third period. Mathieu Garon made 20 saves in the victory. Anthony Stewart had two goals in his first multipoint game for Carolina, and the Hurricanes captain Eric Staal, who had two assists, extended his NHL-best point streak to 11 games and his assist streak to 10. Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1: Mikhail Grabovski broke a 1-1 tie with two goals in the third period as visiting Toronto gave Randy Carlyle a victory in his first game as the coach. The Maple Leafs fired Ron Wilson on Friday night and hired Carlyle, the former Toronto defenseman who was fired by Anaheim in December. Matt Frattin also scored and Jonas Gustavsson made 21 saves to help Toronto end a six-game winless streak and win for only the second time in 12 games. Erik Cole scored for Montreal. Blue Jackets 5, Coyotes 2: Rick Nash had two goals and an assist for Columbus, which won a second straight road game for the first time this season. Other results: Penguins 5, Avalanche 1; Sabres 5, Canucks 3; LA Kings 4, Ducks 2; Blues 3, Sharks 1.
