Ottawa 3, Boston 2
Bobby Ryan scored the decisive goal in the third round of the shootout as visiting Ottawa handed Dave Cameron his first victory as the team's coach.
Philadelphia 5, Carolina 1
Jakub Voracek recorded a goal and an assist to raise his team-leading point total to 37 as host Philadelphia handed Carolina its fifth straight loss.
Buffalo 4, Florida 3
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov scored 29 seconds into overtime as Buffalo recorded its fifth straight victory at home.
Toronto 4, Detroit 1
Richard Panik scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway late in the second period as host Toronto skated to its season-high fourth victory in a row.
NY Islanders 3, Chicago 2
Defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky scored the go-ahead goal 51 seconds after Kyle Okposo tied it midway through the third period as New York snapped visiting Chicago's eight-game winning streak.
Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2
Nicklas Backstrom recorded his first career hat trick and host Washington held off a late comeback attempt to extend its point streak to five games.
Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3
Ryan Johansen scored the decisive shootout goal in the second round and Sergei Bobrovsky denied Brandon Sutter on Pittsburgh's final attempt as host Columbus posted its sixth straight victory to start the month.
Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 1
Captain Ryan Getzlaf scored one goal and set up another as visiting Anaheim matched a season high with its seventh consecutive victory,
Minnesota 4, Arizona 3
Zach Parise and captain Mikko Koivu scored in the shootout as visiting Minnesota defeated Arizona for the fourth straight time.
Dallas 4, New Jersey 3
Red-hot Tyler Seguin scored a goal and set up another as host Dallas won for only the second time in seven games.
St. Louis 3, Colorado 2
T.J. Oshie decided not to wait for the shootout to become the hero, scoring 63 seconds into overtime to extend visiting St. Louis' winning streak to four games.
NY Rangers 5, Vancouver 1
Mats Zuccarello scored twice while captain Ryan McDonagh and fellow defenseman Marc Staal each netted their first goal of the season as visiting New York posted its fifth straight victory over Vancouver.
San Jose 2, Nashville 0
Antti Niemi posted his 29th career shutout while Joe Thornton recorded a goal and an assist as San Jose extended its home winning streak to six games.